Originally Posted by
lgtjanssen
Forgot to ask, but does anyone know if they've an AOC already or whose AOC they're going to use? Some reports are that they don't have one (yet). Or is this also something they're in the progress of getting before June 11th (as no airline is allowed to sell seats if they don't have an AOC or using the AOC from somebody else.
BTW just for those interested, RTM has 2,284 slots left for S12.
I'd be astonished if they had their own AOC or were getting it at this stage. Obtaining your own AOC is a time-consuming and expensive business - it requires among other things that you demonstrate to the authorities that you have employed a number of experienced postholders for key roles. I don't see evidence of that kind of planning and resourcing here. (Note: lack of AOC is not necessarily negative. Starting by wet-leasing aircraft from an AOC holder, and then getting your own AOC later, is a perfectly valid way to start - ask easyJet. Remaining a "ticket agent" rather than a real airline indefinitely is a bit less glorious.)