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Desk Driver
25th Jun 2001, 19:00
In todays Travel Trade Gazette the make a one line quote "Son of Air Ops has appeared at Manchester" and another quote of "entering the ad hoc charter market with leases at £300k a month might not be too good an idea."
Who are the talking about?
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You fly em we'll fill em!
flugpants
25th Jun 2001, 19:14
Possibly talking about Electra/Skyjet DC10??
The Guvnor
25th Jun 2001, 20:13
Air Scandic??
flugpants
25th Jun 2001, 20:22
Having re-read the column I reckon the "entering the ad-hoc market" would be directed at Prime and the "Son of Air Ops" would be Tr***jet
alfons
25th Jun 2001, 20:30
According to a well informed source it is Thomas Johansson's new baby, ********, that will operate an MD80 (ex Air Littoral) for Gold Crest.
Sure it's not the arrival of Caledonian Wings?
flugpants
26th Jun 2001, 17:01
It is indeed TJ`s new thang! But not for Goldcrest - as there is no such thing anymore! Think it is controlled by Millenium Aviation.
Desk Driver
26th Jun 2001, 19:11
Cheers all!
Flug Millenium aviation is that Brian Hope?
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Flightrider
26th Jun 2001, 19:24
The Transjet MD80 is being controlled by Meridian Aviation (which is Andre Cachia and Graham Rolfe), and yes, Thomas Johansson is running the airline. Money must be on Phil Wyatt being involved in it somewhere.
Millennium Aviation was the forerunner of Excel Aviation, me thinks.
On the subject of TTG, does anyone know who the dig above the mention of Son of Air Ops was aimed at - "Entering the ad-hoc charter market with leases at £300k a month might not be too good an idea." Any ideas what that's all about?
flugpants
26th Jun 2001, 19:54
Prime - it has to be!!
GROUNDHOG
26th Jun 2001, 23:58
Hi Flug...... but prime for what???
flugpants
27th Jun 2001, 12:55
Sounds more like dog-food than an airline to me! And how you can call an ex-TLA A300 Prime I just do not know! Perhaps they didnt finish the paint job!!
The Guvnor
27th Jun 2001, 13:30
£300k per month for an MD80?!?! What is it made of, solid gold?!?! :wow: :wow:
flugpants
27th Jun 2001, 13:41
GUV - the 300K was about the A300 not the MD80 methinks!
Flightrider
27th Jun 2001, 14:35
Either way it's a damn expensive aircraft whichever type it is.
Hot Rod
29th Jun 2001, 03:04
Very much Good Luck TJ - "Father of AIR OPS"!