Originally Posted by
CabinCrewe
Some brands (that apart from Laurent Perrier champagne) few will actually have heard of *might* be on board. But Asquith could just as well report that Coca-Cola will be served on board. That does not mean that big-brand Coca-Cola has any confidence in the Global business plan - simply that they haven't actively prevented him from buying their product. And if it's just a matter of 'passing out free [discounted?] samples' - then sure, there'll be takers.
But as William Shakespeare once said ''lining up a supplier of free toothpaste does not an airline make.''
As for Biz Traveler's comments on the 'heavy hitters' on his advisory board...
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The growing advisory board at Global Airlines already features some well-known industry names, including Kevin Billings, former assistant secretary of the US Air Force; former French Air Force fighter pilot and COO at XL Airways Pierre Madrange, and experienced commercial and former military pilot Ian Black; Jacqueline Sutton, former CCO at Rolls Royce and Liam McKay, former London City Airport director of corporate affairs.
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No disrespect to anyone there, but in the big-league, how many of these names really get instant recognition?
And has he got ANYONE with a real revenue / airline-commercial background yet --- before an alleged launch of services 9 or 10 months away?!
Ain't gonna happen in spring 2024. Or if it does somehow struggle off the ground, not in any form that resembles what Asquith promised at Kettners. (Some wet lease sleight-of-hand MAYBE, but even that sounds unlikely).