New Airline Based at Stansted- Maxjet
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Found another picture of it below, this one was taken at Marana, Arizona where the aircraft was being prepared prior to delivery
http://www.planepictures.net/netshow.php?id=370219
http://www.planepictures.net/netshow.php?id=370219
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Guys,
Obviously Maxjet have done their market research, if they had not, why go to all the bother of leasing planes,painting them, setting up the airline and do the flights, as you say,looking at the long term picture and being in profit at that point is what is all about, not many airlines actually make major profits in the short term.
The General Public needs a choice, to fly from convieniant airports, or job to congested Heathrow. Continental had the forsight to flying to Stansted from Newark, these flights had good load factors and were a daily basis, there is a big catchment area in East Anglia, with buisness travellers from some high powered companies that have links to USA, even these travellers have to find their way to Heathrow or Gatwick. After 9/11, it sent jitters down the spine of Continental and hastily canx flights, so thanks to the terrorist Stansted was without its trans-atlantic link.
Currently Zoom flies to Canada on a weekly basis, this is full all of the summer, a major selling point that many pax have looked at and actually done, is after arriving in Canada get on low cost airlines that fly into USA, a long drawn out way of getting to USA from Stansted, not ideal, but only way at present.
The big boys that hog Heathrow and Gatwick have not got the bottle to branch out into Stansted and fly to hot-spots of tourist attractions on the trans-atlantic network, there is proof that the market is there, yet no-one is willing to fly from there, I welcome MaxJet, I hope they do manage to achieve this trans-atlantic link, as all us potential passengers will get our bums on their seats and make it work.
Ofcourse history in itself, this kind of venture is highly risky, it is not just the fact that another airline is vying for passengers, the big boys then tend to band together and aim to shut them done by whatever means they can. I remember a certain airline going to the high court over a "dirty tricks campaign" against the other a couple of years back, so these guys are not interested in the fair playing field ..........Watch out Maxjet !!!
Finally, before you lot say another sofa critic, I have been involved in the aviation industry for near on ten years now, so think there is some knowledge about this somewhere ........
Obviously Maxjet have done their market research, if they had not, why go to all the bother of leasing planes,painting them, setting up the airline and do the flights, as you say,looking at the long term picture and being in profit at that point is what is all about, not many airlines actually make major profits in the short term.
The General Public needs a choice, to fly from convieniant airports, or job to congested Heathrow. Continental had the forsight to flying to Stansted from Newark, these flights had good load factors and were a daily basis, there is a big catchment area in East Anglia, with buisness travellers from some high powered companies that have links to USA, even these travellers have to find their way to Heathrow or Gatwick. After 9/11, it sent jitters down the spine of Continental and hastily canx flights, so thanks to the terrorist Stansted was without its trans-atlantic link.
Currently Zoom flies to Canada on a weekly basis, this is full all of the summer, a major selling point that many pax have looked at and actually done, is after arriving in Canada get on low cost airlines that fly into USA, a long drawn out way of getting to USA from Stansted, not ideal, but only way at present.
The big boys that hog Heathrow and Gatwick have not got the bottle to branch out into Stansted and fly to hot-spots of tourist attractions on the trans-atlantic network, there is proof that the market is there, yet no-one is willing to fly from there, I welcome MaxJet, I hope they do manage to achieve this trans-atlantic link, as all us potential passengers will get our bums on their seats and make it work.
Ofcourse history in itself, this kind of venture is highly risky, it is not just the fact that another airline is vying for passengers, the big boys then tend to band together and aim to shut them done by whatever means they can. I remember a certain airline going to the high court over a "dirty tricks campaign" against the other a couple of years back, so these guys are not interested in the fair playing field ..........Watch out Maxjet !!!
Finally, before you lot say another sofa critic, I have been involved in the aviation industry for near on ten years now, so think there is some knowledge about this somewhere ........
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STN
Great connections to Liverpool St or Tube connection from Tottenham Hale Victoria Line. Very nice clean Norman Foster terminal building, good car parking, nice selection of shops, more hotels being built, pleasant countryside around airport.
But why is it just such a depressing area?
everytime I walk into STN it gets me down.
But why is it just such a depressing area?
everytime I walk into STN it gets me down.
