Bloomberg article...
Silverjet May Buy Boeing, Airbus Planes as Reubens Take Stake
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Silverjet Plc, the business-class-only
airline that started flights in January, may purchase new widebody
planes from Boeing Co. or Airbus SAS after the billionaire Reuben
brothers agreed to invest in the company.
Silverjet may buy Boeing's 787 Dreamliner or the rival A350
from Airbus, Chief Executive Officer Lawrence Hunt said in an
interview. It will also look at the older Airbus A330 or add more
Boeing 767s to the three that make up its fleet now.
David and Simon Reuben agreed to loan Silverjet 10 million
pounds ($20.6 million), convertible into 18.3 million shares by
Feb. 11, the Luton, England-based carrier said a week ago. The
brothers have a net worth of $4.5 billion, according to Forbes
magazine. With assets including Oxford Airport, 40 miles northwest
of London, their involvement will reassure the planemakers of
Silverjet's creditworthiness, Hunt said.