Personally I think both Newlines and Blue Fox have it all wrong, apart from all the other reason discussed here Stansted has another major problem for niche operators.
Its a hell of a long trip round to LHR or LGW to get their passengers another ride if an ac has any major problems....! Much easier to appease them if flying from LHR or LGW.
'Avman' said earlier that he thought Newlines real...
The following comes from Newlines website [not exactly informative is it for an airline just about to launch!].
New face of transatlantic business travel is announced
London, January 30 2001
An airline company offering a completely new concept in transatlantic air travel is set to close a UKP25 million second round of funding within the next month...
Funded by the end of Feb? The ATI article quaoted said end of May... there's a pattern here it seems. Don't hold your breath!
[This message has been edited by Bumpy Landings (edited 27 April 2001).]