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A comprehensive summary there Just Plane Mad!
But perhaps the CEO of this 'airline' can solve them all in one step following the newest appointment to his burgeoning 'advisory board'? He just announced that Margaret Dabbs, OBE is the latest to join.
'We can’t thank you enough!' he oozed in a reply to her yesterday on LInkedIn. '’I'm thrilled that you are joining our advisory board. You’re a fantastic and inspiring person to me!''
Looking through his list of advisors the boy Asquith seems to have an obsession with having OBE's and MBE's in his gang. Margaret was awarded her OBE in 2023 - in an awards season still tainted by Boris Johnson's friends-family-felons theme. Absolutely no suggestion however that Margaret herself is anything other than honorable and fully deserving of the OBE.
According to her London website she leads 'The No.1 Retail & Spa Brand For The Best & Most Effective Luxury Products For Feet, Hands and Legs for both men & women.'
But will those listed skills help clearing the long list 'TO DO' items posted above???
Might it be time for Asquith to look for some serious Ops, Regulatory and Revenue Management professionals?
However, I guess if Gatwick ever rented Global some space for a luxury lounge (if they still had $$$ to build one), Margaret would be a great person to have on board for the spa side of things.
But perhaps the CEO of this 'airline' can solve them all in one step following the newest appointment to his burgeoning 'advisory board'? He just announced that Margaret Dabbs, OBE is the latest to join.
'We can’t thank you enough!' he oozed in a reply to her yesterday on LInkedIn. '’I'm thrilled that you are joining our advisory board. You’re a fantastic and inspiring person to me!''
Looking through his list of advisors the boy Asquith seems to have an obsession with having OBE's and MBE's in his gang. Margaret was awarded her OBE in 2023 - in an awards season still tainted by Boris Johnson's friends-family-felons theme. Absolutely no suggestion however that Margaret herself is anything other than honorable and fully deserving of the OBE.
According to her London website she leads 'The No.1 Retail & Spa Brand For The Best & Most Effective Luxury Products For Feet, Hands and Legs for both men & women.'
But will those listed skills help clearing the long list 'TO DO' items posted above???
Might it be time for Asquith to look for some serious Ops, Regulatory and Revenue Management professionals?
However, I guess if Gatwick ever rented Global some space for a luxury lounge (if they still had $$$ to build one), Margaret would be a great person to have on board for the spa side of things.
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Nothing to see here...just another fantasist coaxing people, who clearly know no better, with honeyed words into an industry that they (and he) know nothing about. I predict it will all gradually fizzle out as the true magnitude of what he needs to do and get done dawn on him and the other people he has persuaded to join this ill-fated venture.
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Nothing to see here...just another fantasist coaxing people, who clearly know no better, with honeyed words into an industry that they (and he) know nothing about. I predict it will all gradually fizzle out as the true magnitude of what he needs to do and get done dawn on him and the other people he has persuaded to join this ill-fated venture.
Apparently the 380 was chosen as….there simply aren’t any other aircraft on the market. And no form 4 holders as stated above. The chosen advisors are going to be giving opinion not advice
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The boy Asquith has been rage-posting on LinkedIn. Seems he's not keen on folks questioning the plausibility of his incredible scheme. ('Incredible!' is a word Asquith himself loves to use. It is more appropriate to his 'virtual airline' than he probably realises!)
QUOTE AIRLINE GURU JAMES ASQUITH
Great article Condé Nast and thanks for including Global Airlines - When are the “experts” going to get back in their box? Judge us down the line in 12 months (and we are much further than your guess work may indicate) - why by creating jobs, a great working environment, better product and better competition in one of the most difficult sectors (where no expert commentator has succeeeded otherwise they would do and not judge), would people not be supportive. Most of you have very little idea about the financials of the a380, or indeed what passengers actually want - frankly, between every expert out there you own 0 a380s combined, but ironically speak the loudest critically. Airlines are making you look quite silly now, as they know what passengers want. Some experts will say anything to discredit which is insanity when you’ve got minimal understanding of purchase conditions/depreciation/interest surrounding a380s and what that translates to. As always, open book and happy to explain that, but high time that ‘commentators’ that have never started an airline or own zero aircraft combined pipe down. You look embarrassing when airlines are showing you to be wrong - perhaps take accountability when you do get it wrong too, or falsify your narrative - imagine a food critic that talks about food but has never once cooked a meal - that’s the equivalent of what aviation “experts” look like. Anyway, great article @condenasttraveller 👏👏✈️ #a380
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The Conde Nast article was the usual travel-trade pap - no scrutiny of the plausibility of his 'airline' or its fundamentals.
As for the 'experts' - unsure to whom he refers - but he's ACTUALLY been exposed to remarkably little scrutiny so far. The interviews he's done have mostly been light-weight, soft-ball questions or cut-and-paste from his press releases. I'd love to watch him try and sell his fairytale to Airline Business, The Economist or the FT. I'm still waiting to see that 'open book'!
Asquith directs his anger towards 'experts' that haven't managed/operated the A380 or run an airline. But in fact many/most of those commenting have a heck of a lot more experience than he does.
Last I heard his 'fleet' was still rotting in a field somewhere in France!
QUOTE AIRLINE GURU JAMES ASQUITH
Great article Condé Nast and thanks for including Global Airlines - When are the “experts” going to get back in their box? Judge us down the line in 12 months (and we are much further than your guess work may indicate) - why by creating jobs, a great working environment, better product and better competition in one of the most difficult sectors (where no expert commentator has succeeeded otherwise they would do and not judge), would people not be supportive. Most of you have very little idea about the financials of the a380, or indeed what passengers actually want - frankly, between every expert out there you own 0 a380s combined, but ironically speak the loudest critically. Airlines are making you look quite silly now, as they know what passengers want. Some experts will say anything to discredit which is insanity when you’ve got minimal understanding of purchase conditions/depreciation/interest surrounding a380s and what that translates to. As always, open book and happy to explain that, but high time that ‘commentators’ that have never started an airline or own zero aircraft combined pipe down. You look embarrassing when airlines are showing you to be wrong - perhaps take accountability when you do get it wrong too, or falsify your narrative - imagine a food critic that talks about food but has never once cooked a meal - that’s the equivalent of what aviation “experts” look like. Anyway, great article @condenasttraveller 👏👏✈️ #a380
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The Conde Nast article was the usual travel-trade pap - no scrutiny of the plausibility of his 'airline' or its fundamentals.
As for the 'experts' - unsure to whom he refers - but he's ACTUALLY been exposed to remarkably little scrutiny so far. The interviews he's done have mostly been light-weight, soft-ball questions or cut-and-paste from his press releases. I'd love to watch him try and sell his fairytale to Airline Business, The Economist or the FT. I'm still waiting to see that 'open book'!
Asquith directs his anger towards 'experts' that haven't managed/operated the A380 or run an airline. But in fact many/most of those commenting have a heck of a lot more experience than he does.
Last I heard his 'fleet' was still rotting in a field somewhere in France!
There is almost 'Trumpesque' about his rant!
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Most/all of the 'positive' responses to the boy's rants seem to be from people either hoping for employment at his 'unbelievable' airline, or hoping to sell him services.
My 'expert' advice to any of them: don't quit your day job, and get paid up front!
My 'expert' advice to any of them: don't quit your day job, and get paid up front!
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Maybe the experts will get back in their box when he answers some of the questions raised - come back with an AOC and all the route approvals, and he'll start to look a bit more creditable.
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The CAA issue weekly publications and to date, no AOC / OL has been applied for. He needs Post-holders acceptable to the CAA to do this. He has not appointed one Form 4 PH, only part time (I’m guessing £6-£10k a year) non exec Board Directors/Advisors. He has also not once mentioned where his money is from (Holiday Swap was traceable back to an ME family) He has not stated what amount Global requires, which invariably will be decided by the CAA. He won’t even know this until he presents his business plan to the CAA. They will then place it through a various capital adequacy tests and inform him of the capital figure they need in place to issue the OL. This could be in the order of no income for 3 months and full operational costs. You don’t need to be genius to work out his fixed overhead and his rotational costs of a couple of A380’s a day transatlantic, multiplied by 3 months and he needs that cash! I don’t think he will even be acceptable as the Accountable Manager to the CAA?!
You can have an AOC all day long, but without an OL the AOC is worthless, as you can’t fly anyone. The technical side of the CAA won’t issue the A380 AOC until that department is satisfied that ERG (Economic Regulation Group) are satisfied it’s a workable plan and airline with cash to survive! In order to apply for the AOC he needs an A380 registered in the G-reg. He has yet to do this. He can’t apply for a route licence until he has satisfied all of the above. ‘Should’ he even assemble his industry experienced team soon… he has no chance for 2024!
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On his Instagram he remains busy slating other airlines. Today BA came under flack for poor boarding compared to U2. Then U2 gets criticicised for a 90m delay. Last week he was criticising B6 for its amenity kits and either UA or DL for a delay due to a weight and balance error.
I guess Global will be setting up its own GHA so it can self handle and do everything much better. He must have deep pockets.
The constant criticism of the competition makes him come across as most unprofessional and will not help him engage stakeholders.
I guess Global will be setting up its own GHA so it can self handle and do everything much better. He must have deep pockets.
The constant criticism of the competition makes him come across as most unprofessional and will not help him engage stakeholders.
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I could own an A380 too but does it mean I will operate it ?
He seems to harp on about owning an A380 - so what. It's what you do with it that is important.
My money is on this going nowhere on a UK AOC.
He seems to harp on about owning an A380 - so what. It's what you do with it that is important.
My money is on this going nowhere on a UK AOC.
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On his Instagram he remains busy slating other airlines. Today BA came under flack for poor boarding compared to U2. Then U2 gets criticicised for a 90m delay. Last week he was criticising B6 for its amenity kits and either UA or DL for a delay due to a weight and balance error.
I guess Global will be setting up its own GHA so it can self handle and do everything much better. He must have deep pockets.
The constant criticism of the competition makes him come across as most unprofessional and will not help him engage stakeholders.
I guess Global will be setting up its own GHA so it can self handle and do everything much better. He must have deep pockets.
The constant criticism of the competition makes him come across as most unprofessional and will not help him engage stakeholders.
Well his latest post on LinkedIn does get a ringing endorsement from an Advisory Board Member at Atmosphere Intercontinental Airlines UK ...
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Carl Sagan summed it up best “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence” (his reword of Laplace's principle, “the weight of evidence for an extraordinary claim must be proportioned to its strangeness”).
The boy Asquith *may* have somehow cooked up some airline-alchemy as he claims - a model that in the last century no other airline has stumbled upon. Yeah, it's to be expected that there can and will be genuine 'disruptors' who bring something new to the table.
But if he wants to whine on LinkedIn about the media doubting him, then he needs to provide some evidence that he's actually going to be able to launch a product. Buying some rusting A380s, signing up a toothpaste manufacturer for his inflight amenity kits, and agreeing to sell 'some of the first seats' to Amex cardholders (wow! think about it - is that REALLY the breakthrough and endorsement from Amex that he makes it out to be?!) is NOT evidence of any substance, or anything new.
He styles himself as a 'disrupter', but the only disruption I can so far see is to the travel plans of any passenger who bases their holiday arrangements on getting a flight with Global in spring 2024!
The boy Asquith *may* have somehow cooked up some airline-alchemy as he claims - a model that in the last century no other airline has stumbled upon. Yeah, it's to be expected that there can and will be genuine 'disruptors' who bring something new to the table.
But if he wants to whine on LinkedIn about the media doubting him, then he needs to provide some evidence that he's actually going to be able to launch a product. Buying some rusting A380s, signing up a toothpaste manufacturer for his inflight amenity kits, and agreeing to sell 'some of the first seats' to Amex cardholders (wow! think about it - is that REALLY the breakthrough and endorsement from Amex that he makes it out to be?!) is NOT evidence of any substance, or anything new.
He styles himself as a 'disrupter', but the only disruption I can so far see is to the travel plans of any passenger who bases their holiday arrangements on getting a flight with Global in spring 2024!