Back in the 1990s, some idiot was trying to set up his own airline. He was 30 years old with zero experience and his correspondence didn’t even have a proper letterhead. The plan was B727s on the BNE/SYD/MEL golden triangle. “CITY EXPRESS” was the name if anyone remembers the advert for crew in Friday’s Australian.
No AOC application had even been made but he anticipated having all approvals in a couple of months. Please send $500 along with your resume to be considered.
He ended up on “A Current Affair” with a CASA spokesman describing how long they took to process a new start up’s paperwork. Consumer Affairs got involved as well.