Ambassador,
Understand where these people are coming from, most of them have taking the maxinium out for loans out to support there flight training, if a flight school goes out of business a lot could not afford to continue after spending 1000s of dollars, i don't know if you American or English, but flight training in the UK costs anywheres (Fulltime) from $35,000 to $60K+.
I for one went to PPSC 5yrs ago, i could never imagine if the company went out of business then, that i'd be where i am now. Simply because of the amount of money i've would of needed to finish it. Would of been impossible for me to obtain. A flight student has many things to worry about last thing he/she needs to worry about if the airline/school are having financial problems.
My point is SFTs web site says one thing you say another, so what is it. I'd be curious to know has Florida Air started its proving runs with the FAA yet. That would be an indication if the communter airline will takeoff so to say.
Rumours are dangrous like you say, that's why the facts need to be told, before it get's out of control. This is the best article below i could find on Florida Air. there are many of on the web from various news papers. Seems to me there are a lot of questions very few answers.
It would be my opinion that i'd be surprised if Florida Air got there approval by the end of the month. Florida Air was quoted to saying they "hoped" to be back flying by the end of june. And the FAA don't move that quick especially here in S FL in issuing 121 or 135 Certs
Published on July 13, 2001, Bradenton Herald, The (FL)COMMUTER AIRLINE STILL SEEKING APPROVAL Florida Air still is waiting to take flight at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport again.The commuter airline, which briefly operated earlier this year before another airline's labor woes grounded both, had hoped to resume service at the airport in June. But federal regulators have yet to approve Florida Air to fly on its own because of questions surrounding its ownership and finances."Those are the areas we're looking at," said Bill Mosley, spokesman for the U.S. Department of Transportation.
[ 17 August 2001: Message edited by: F900B ]