Originally Posted by
Cambridge172
Well that Eclipse Sala flew in is down as being privately owned by a Mark Farmer and a Jason Bannister (50% each) through another owner trustee in Delaware - Feggair Inc. So, via what channel(s) did Farmer/Bannister 'loan' the aircraft for the purposes of transporting Sala? Who paid and who flew it? For those thinking 'ah, but it could have been loaned as a favour', I suggest we get real here, unless Farmer/Bannister are in the football transfer business and their fees from this or another Mckay-related transfer deal more than compensated for the costs of lending their privately registered/operated Eclipse for the exercise.
Another twist to the story, the Eclipse 500 has Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden fame's name and logo on the nose along with the Mark Farmer mentioned above. So, is Bruce (who sells Eclipses as one string of his extensive aviation interests) a silent partner in N531EA - or not so silent with his name on the nose?! So who did they lend the aircraft to?
