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Independent Aviation Group.
Hot off the press from Blue Fox:
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Blue Fox appoints Mike McTighe as
Chief Operating Officer
Mike McTighe has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of new transatlantic all-business airline, London Stansted-based Blue Fox Executive Airlines. Mike brings some 25 years of airline experience to the start-up carrier with an aviation career which started with Servisair at Edinburgh, Dan-Air and latterly, the UK’s leading charter carrier Britannia Airways.
Mike, aged 43, first joined the London Luton-based airline in 1977 and has held a number of appointments at senior operational level. From 1992 to 1997 he was general manager-cabin service, responsible for the training and management of 1,500 cabin crew. As general manager airport services from 1988, he was responsible for the merging of the airline’s UK and Overseas teams into one.
Most recently, Mike was part of the project team which launched Britannia Germany, one of the first airlines in the country to receive JAR Ops approval. Mike was Managing Director up until July 2001 and was largely credited for the airline’s excellent record in operational efficiency.
“We are delighted to welcome Mike McTighe to the team,” said Blue Fox President Mike Lord-Castle. “He has exceptional knowledge of the airline business and with his strong managerial skills at operational level he will be terrific asset to us.”
Mike commented: “It is very exciting to be part of this dedicated and professional management team at Blue Fox. We have a terrific concept to market, a sound business plan and all of us are working extremely hard toward launch.”
Blue Fox is preparing to launch twice-daily flights to New York JFK from its own dedicated terminal at London Stansted in spring 2002. It plans to fly seven Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, which will be configured for 138 passengers in 50-inch seat pitch. Services to west coast routes – Boston, Washington DC, San Francisco and Los Angeles will follow after New York – whereupon the airline will be supporting five 767s. For more information visit the website at
www.bluefoxairlines.com.