Originally Posted by
MickG0105
In their press release Rex say,
Is that a realistic timetable?
Seems tight. Tiger had 8 weeks on the ground with the aircraft here and 6 months of prior planning. It was pushed back a touch due to tight timing. Yes we are not talking about a new airline here, but they don’t have any jet foundations in place.
I guess this whole thing is essentially Virgin processes etc, and people involved, already familiar to CASA. I’d be interested to know how much of this is from Virgin’s book.
They wouldn’t be the first to not get it on the first go. Only one has successfully managed to get the green light on the first go. Looks like they have plenty of wriggle room until ops start.