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Old 4th Aug 2023, 11:13
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DaveReidUK
 
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Originally Posted by GrimeySky
And another from:

Global Airlines: Officially Calling "BS" (godsavethepoints.com)

EXCERPT FROM ''Officially calling 'BS'"Let me start by saying that in a travel world governed by protecting share price and shareholder value, rather than innovation and driving hospitality standards I admire those that take big swings or find new ways to please all. I don’t think Global Airlines will deliver in either of those avenues.

I’ve never been one to shy away from opinion and I’ve seen more than my fair share of big talking egos in the travel industry over the last decade. Few of these machismo ego types have been have been more easily ignored than James Asquith, the “founder and CEO” of paper airline, Global Airlines. I’d love to be wrong about this, I just so rarely am...................
That article by Gilbert Ott links in turn to another by Seth Miller that, if anything, is even more savage in its criticism of Global's half-baked plans and creative accounting:

Global Airlines pitch deck delivers questionable claims, fuzzy financials in advance of A380 fleet launch
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