Vn
Surely Not,
At the risk of being batted down by your pro Virgin opinions, I am afraid to say that once again outsiders have come in and reaped the rewards of an African country.
For all you local pilots, i would not hold your breath for a flying position with VN. Having spoken insiders at an operator in Canada who were asked by VN to operate a fleet of Airbus on their behalf. The contract was a proposed for long term wet lease and not to fill the gap until VN gained operational speed. The Canadian operator declined the offer due to operational reasons.
I wish i could be more positive but the writing is on the wall and unfortunately your hopes will not aspire to anything. We can bad mouth the AON and other operators for questioning the advantagous VN have been given, but they have a point. The fact remains someone else is reaping the benefit and it is not the Nigeria.
I wish you all luck, but i am afraid the Mr. Branson has, once again, used his marketing skills to increase his bank account.
Good luck to you all aspiring aviators in Nigeria.
AC100