Originally Posted by
PAXboy
I'd suggest that 2018 my see closures rather than startups.
The CAA for purposes of repatriation flights must keep an eye on the health of airlines and Flybe went to the top of their list after Monarch.
Can't find it now but someone dropped the famous "If you want to make a small fortune in aviation, start with a big one" line, I think Desmond Norman said it better:
"You can make fortunes out of aviation -I am proof, having made three. You can also lose fortunes out of aviation. I have lost four."