Will SilverJet rise from the ashes? I would have a serious punt at no.
Would someone invest megabucks in a re-launch of the product? No.

Negativity over:

Can the quality of staff and service levels be utilised? Yes
Can the luxurious aircraft be utilised? Yes
Can the staff deliver the same loyalty to another brand? Up to them to decide

Ready made PrivatAir to be bought out and assets used on a profit making contract to a bigger player with economies of scale

Time will tell, but good luck to you all at SIL, hope it works out for you all.


Bored

a rescue package has been announced, crew will be paid on weds, the investor will relaunch the current product.

i would strongly advise all crew to get what they can and get out.

best of luck

Do you think they can stump up the money to have the funds available for 6 months of operating costs that the CAA will require the company to have? anyone got any idea how much that will run to? cant see it happening got to be in the region of 50 -70 mill at a guess minimum.

someone i know is crew, her boyfriend told me she'd had an email?

I notice that the Telegraph is reporting a rescue by Swiss investors.

Very much hope this is true.

Good luck to all at Silverjet.

Must have money to burn!!! :ugh:

no money has been given to the receivers so the last two weeks have been more lh **** so everyone has been made redundant all cabin crew get NOTHING.

What a joke silverjet...........been shafted again all the crew ,,a load of crap...and a crap company feeding their crew with aload of rubbish,,:=:=:=:=:=:mad::mad::mad:

All 300 workers at collapsed business-class airline Silverjet were laid off after a rescue deal fell through.
Swiss investor Kingplace had provisionally agreed to take over the Luton Airport-based carrier after it fell into administration a fortnight ago.
But administrator Begbies Traynor said that, due to "unusually complex negotiations" with third parties, Kingplace was "no longer in a position to acquire Silverjet as a going concern

http://ukpress.google.com/article/AL...2eTIZxuKN7WjDg

Firstly - I send my thoughts to all those who now face redundancy - It is a horrid set of circumstances and I hope you will all find jobs quickly.

Secondly - to all those who were so rude to the Silverjet crew who had hopes of the airline rekindling its "Silverized" Experience .... I personally am not Silverjet crew, but I have an awful lot of respect for all those crew who were dedicated to there airline till the end. Please do not judge the crew for there loyality as that loyality is exactly what an airline is looking for in there employees, which should make them finding new positions easier as they have good hearts!

Again, to all the Silverjet crew, good luck with your future careers!

DivingDiva,

I dont think anyone has been intentionally "rude" to any ex-Silverjet employees. Realistic I think but not rude. Anyone that keeps up to date with the current trends etc. etc. etc. within the aviation industry could have predicted the foregone conclusion. Anyway, water under the bridge. Alas Silverjet is no more so perhaps it really is time to let it go. :)

Has a number of good factors now that at last the employees can move on. Hard I know by reading some of the posts on pprune with people clutching at straws to their future`s. It was unfair that they kept you hanging on, but you can now claim benefit, and move on to pastures new. Soon as the rumours and then the following shares supended shares the game was up. The name was mud and lets be honest, how many of your passengers were regulars, not jouros, Touchdown, or the birthday specials, hen/stag do, wedding aniversary etc? I`ve just come back from Holiday myself. Charter carrier and tell you dump a glass of free sparkling wine and give the kids a colouring book... your seen the best too, now with an improvement on that to silverjet product thats who you were pleasing..
Good luck with new jobs

Does anyone have any news on what this new newsletter is? Sounds interesting to me...

Surely it's got to be a better time for an airline such as this - with companies looking to cut costs and save money by not flying business / first, but still treat their number 1's with style this could be the top alternative about this time? And yes I am aware we are in the crunch at the moment, but things can only get better from here I guess?

Don't get me wrong, I don't think Silverjet is an amazing business model in the slightest; more of a trying to keep everyone happy at the cost of themselves, and a lot of things such as these need to give.

I think if the right investor was behind it for the long term (with no false promises this time!) it might be a good looker.

Thoughts?

The details of the newsletter are that it was an edition from last june sent out in error. It also included details of Emirates upcoming introduction of the A380 which has long since happened.

Personally I cant think of a worse time to start a business class carrier.

I think its a perfect time to set up a business carrier now. Fuel prices are low......no competition now in this sector.......loads of crew looking for jobs......and aircraft going cheap. No reason why this wouldnt work in this current economic state. Business pax still have to travel no matter what, so no shortage of pax either

Except that business travellers do not still have to travel and in fact are not doing so.

But hey. You go ahead and invest your bundle and we'll watch from the sidelines ;)

Biz pax are flying, but selectively
 

The Washington and Dubai routes were very popular, excellent service, and more importantly great pricing.
The Dubai and Luton Terminal facilites cut the cra% ( mostly). Dubai was getting busy, and over full at times. Luton appeared to be OK. Never did Washington my self so no comment.
Pax could get in and out of DXB airport very very easily, and in comfort.

I feel that Silverjet could rise again, NOW, and serve these two destinations well.


I was involved in a business only service that failed to launch due to 9/11, so have great faith in he model, plus great faith in the new timing.


windy

Washington??

I don't think it could, not as Silverjet anyway, as the brand has been damaged so in the present climate no one is likely to trust giving money to it!