i travelled through Gib the other day, and when I disembarked, the aircraft steps were painted up in a new livery,.... GIBAIR (like the old logo),.... I asked the ground agent local chap who told me it was a sticker that had gone up last week sometime,..........
If WW did utter those words, they may be his true thoughts, but they were uttered to devalue GB as a company, highlighting the possibility of a take over by mainline. They need the planes to replace the 73's. Pilots may be disposed to the Orange brigade. Equally with the Groud handling, I hear Big Airlines wants to pull shorthaul out of LGW alltoether,... so by losing the contract, they can legitimately sack a load of engineers and loaders.
I have also heard that GB will start again from Gibraltar, GIBAIR, keeping two aircraft (after the sale), and basing them down there. I hear flygib has really got up JG's nose, and is affecting his monopoly on the rock!
Interesting times ahead for you guys
The Bean