Originally Posted by
PoppaJo
Right so things will magically improve in 5 or 10 years. That worked for Tiger. Only lost a billion in 13 years. In fact, as time went on, things got worse. Same at Ozjet. Same at Strategic.
They are definitely not a Pilot. I know some pilots think they can run airlines but $hit this stuff is off the charts, do us a favour and stay the heck away from this industry with this dribble.
After years of gestation, Tiger were operating profitably with very high load factors. The stupid decision by VA to convert them from A320s to 737s, then stop half way, meant they were losing money with full aircraft. The market exisisted for them to have a profitable business.