By all accounts I think buying Minardi was the best thing Stoddart ever did, he has brought EAC into the international elite market and the VIP B747 seems to be getting a great deal of interest as a result, with Minardi's new deal for 2002 with the Malaysian Government things are looking bright for the whole package.
He should re-brand now though ! and not make the same mistake Branson did ie 'Virgin Atlantic' and limit his global perception . . <img src="wink.gif" border="0"> <img src="wink.gif" border="0">