Excelsis Airways
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Has anyone applied for any of the variety of jobs on offer? If they are looking for Crew wouldnt they need to be on a TR course for the Dash as we speak to meet the suggested start date. I can't see a flood of Flybe Dash Drivers jumping ship....
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Update
Excelsis now updated there web site with ..........."we are in the process of obtain our operating licence"
How long does it take to get one of those ?????
Then what happens after that ????
How long does it take to get one of those ?????
Then what happens after that ????
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Well somebody seems to have roused the Northern Echo:
?I?ll prove air link doubters wrong? (From The Northern Echo)
?I?ll prove air link doubters wrong? (From The Northern Echo)
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Well i hope he enjoyed doing his project watching Jeremy Kyle in the mornings.
10/10 for Effort
10/10 for Imagination
05/10 for Punctuation
01/10 for Copyright
and lastly, 10/10 for fooling the press, mind you, it doesn't take much, they have to have something to write about.
Well, i spose he was only trying to make his dream happen, can't blame him for that, but for now, turn over to channel 5 for Trisha.
10/10 for Effort
10/10 for Imagination
05/10 for Punctuation
01/10 for Copyright
and lastly, 10/10 for fooling the press, mind you, it doesn't take much, they have to have something to write about.
Well, i spose he was only trying to make his dream happen, can't blame him for that, but for now, turn over to channel 5 for Trisha.
Kind of reminds me of when the policeman tried to book the vicar for riding his bike with a dodgy light .. He gave the light a kick, it came on and he said. " You can't get me for that, God is with me". "Gotcha for two on a bike though" said the copper!!
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Not that this matters as such since the popular believe is that it's never going to happen, but if it should, it looks like they'll be a ticketing agency rather than an airline, e.g. Manx2 - piggybacking someone else's AOC.
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This is not going to happen, period.
The whole thing has been a shower of brown stuff from the off and only a couple of people have ever thought otherwise. More chance of Santa Claus arriving, but just a minute, Santa, ScottCalvin, hmmmm
The whole thing has been a shower of brown stuff from the off and only a couple of people have ever thought otherwise. More chance of Santa Claus arriving, but just a minute, Santa, ScottCalvin, hmmmm
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oh dear me, more bovine excrement....
[quote] £10m backing for new air service to London
Aug 28 2009 by Iain Laing, The Journal
A GROUP of businessmen who plan to launch a North East airline to fly between Teesside and London say they have lined up £10m backing.
Excelsis Airways says it has secured backing from European equity funds and hopes to begin a service between Durham Tees Valley Airport and London’s City Airport this year.
The service would be a big boost for the North airport, which has seen passenger numbers fall this year and lost a bmi flight to Heathrow and a Ryanair service to Dublin.
Excelsis is keen to establish its credentials despite not yet having an operating licence, an office or any aircraft. It is currently based in the boardroom of the Thistle Hotel in Middlesbrough. But the company said yesterday the funding would help it lease two 72-seater turbo prop planes and get its operator licence within weeks.
It said it was still in talks to open a permanent base at Morton Palms business park in Darlington and set up a regular service with City Airport.
The company said it could not reveal the names of the investors backing it or give details about its founder, Victor Bassey, beyond confirming he is a Nigerian who has held executive roles with other airlines.
Mr Bassey said: “We have been given clear commitments for financing. They [the funders] are impressed by our business plan.” Mr Bassey and the head of the new management team, CEO Andreas Blass, say they have been involved with the start-up of other airlines around the world but declined to give details.
Flight operations director Andrew Bray is a former test pilot and chief commercial officer Keith Watson was previously head of sales at Eastern Airways
[quote] £10m backing for new air service to London
Aug 28 2009 by Iain Laing, The Journal
A GROUP of businessmen who plan to launch a North East airline to fly between Teesside and London say they have lined up £10m backing.
Excelsis Airways says it has secured backing from European equity funds and hopes to begin a service between Durham Tees Valley Airport and London’s City Airport this year.
The service would be a big boost for the North airport, which has seen passenger numbers fall this year and lost a bmi flight to Heathrow and a Ryanair service to Dublin.
Excelsis is keen to establish its credentials despite not yet having an operating licence, an office or any aircraft. It is currently based in the boardroom of the Thistle Hotel in Middlesbrough. But the company said yesterday the funding would help it lease two 72-seater turbo prop planes and get its operator licence within weeks.
It said it was still in talks to open a permanent base at Morton Palms business park in Darlington and set up a regular service with City Airport.
The company said it could not reveal the names of the investors backing it or give details about its founder, Victor Bassey, beyond confirming he is a Nigerian who has held executive roles with other airlines.
Mr Bassey said: “We have been given clear commitments for financing. They [the funders] are impressed by our business plan.” Mr Bassey and the head of the new management team, CEO Andreas Blass, say they have been involved with the start-up of other airlines around the world but declined to give details.
Flight operations director Andrew Bray is a former test pilot and chief commercial officer Keith Watson was previously head of sales at Eastern Airways
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Here is a link with photographs of the "startup team" Gazette Live - News - Local News - Airline behind planned Tees Valley-London City route claims to be ready for take-off
It gets stranger by the hour.
It gets stranger by the hour.
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Excelsis in trouble
Hi
The Northern Echo was the first paper to go public with fears over Excelsis
As you can see, things have got a darn sight worse today:
Excelsis Airlines NE flight plans in disarray as management team resigns (From The Northern Echo)
The Northern Echo was the first paper to go public with fears over Excelsis
As you can see, things have got a darn sight worse today:
Excelsis Airlines NE flight plans in disarray as management team resigns (From The Northern Echo)
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Cleveland police take an interest in Mr. Bassey
Looks like Cleveland Police are taking a keen interest in Mr Bassey as Excelsis's management team resign.
Excelsis Airlines NE flight plans in disarray as management team resigns (From The Northern Echo)
Oh dear ... well done to all the doubters who saw through this from the beginning
Excelsis Airlines NE flight plans in disarray as management team resigns (From The Northern Echo)
Oh dear ... well done to all the doubters who saw through this from the beginning
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Shirley's son says the cheque's in the post.
I wonder how much money he actually got out of this? From the last picture in the newspapers when they doorstepped him he wasn't wasting it on accomodation costs.
I wonder how much money he actually got out of this? From the last picture in the newspapers when they doorstepped him he wasn't wasting it on accomodation costs.