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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Oct 2023, 16:39
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

I think a number of people who know these things...

I think a number of people who know these things have posted that the remote A380 gate over the bridge has gone the way of all flesh, but I will bow to their excellent wisdom if I have misquoted them.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Oct 2023, 12:04
Replies: 15
Views: 4,447
Posted By TwinAisle

Yes, they do. And in addition to that, the very...

Yes, they do. And in addition to that, the very first stage of getting an AOC and an OL is a meeting with the CAA, wherein they impart some very, very good advice.

Sadly, too many people with more...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Oct 2023, 09:24
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

Mr Jetlag Their investor blurb claims that...

Mr Jetlag

Their investor blurb claims that they already have an AOC and an OL - demonstrably a load of old cobblers, which tells anyone all they need to know about this train wreck.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Sep 2023, 16:27
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

Ah aeropolitics. My favourite subject. If...

Ah aeropolitics. My favourite subject.

If they use an EU (say Maltese or Portuguese) AOC and registry, their chances of doing UK to the US (and indeed a whole load of other third countries) goes...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Sep 2023, 13:01
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

I live and learn. Thanks :)

I live and learn. Thanks :)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Sep 2023, 11:47
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

Thoughts on that registration anyone? And...

Thoughts on that registration anyone?

And last time I looked Lourdes was in Europe…
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Sep 2023, 19:47
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

The pros smelled the Stinking Bishop yonks ago. ...

The pros smelled the Stinking Bishop yonks ago.

Sadly this industry - from bitter experience - too often falls into two camps as far as delivery is concerned. Firstly, the starry eyed dreamers,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Sep 2023, 19:19
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

These things always end the same way - rather...

These things always end the same way - rather like a promised amazing fireworks display, that in fact turns out to be a few sparklers that end up fizzling out in the khazi, akin to Robert Maxwell's...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Aug 2023, 08:05
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

Trust me, I'm not....

Trust me, I'm not....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Aug 2023, 06:19
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

Right… but he can’t go and raise money or go to...

Right… but he can’t go and raise money or go to AIM unless he knows how much he needs. And right now I would bet he can’t even estimate it to the nearest $50m, since he is clearly clueless about...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Jul 2023, 18:31
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

Lordy. Consider those as ‘optional extras’. ...

Lordy. Consider those as ‘optional extras’.

Remember that line in Jaws? “We’re gonna need a bigger boat”…

Well I’m gonna need a bigger calculator…
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Jul 2023, 17:50
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

This is the same old story that I see over and...

This is the same old story that I see over and over again.

What are they doing in detail? The sexy bits - pics of the aircraft, the cabin, how wonderful it’s all going to be, how the industry is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Jul 2023, 08:06
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

This is a very good and fair summary of the plan...

This is a very good and fair summary of the plan I got sent - all those claims about partnerships, and the statement that they have their AOC and OL - well there is a word for those. Lies.

Telling...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Jul 2023, 19:31
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

Both the UK and the EU have separate open sky...

Both the UK and the EU have separate open sky agreements with the US. But that wouldn't allow a UK carrier to operate say CDG to JFK, or an EU carrier to operate LGW to JFK. It could't even be done...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Jul 2023, 19:02
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

If Global wanted to do this they would do it as...

If Global wanted to do this they would do it as effectively a charter. The aircraft would be on the usual operator's AOC and OL. Global would take the ticket risk and would need an ATOL, but not an...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Jul 2023, 15:13
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

Road to Damascus?

A slight back pedalling from SimplisticFlying….

Global Analysis (http://simpleflying.com/global-airlines-plans-analysis/)

But calling this “in depth” is laughable….

Still, at least someone...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jul 2023, 20:23
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

Thank you for the best laugh I've had in a while....

Thank you for the best laugh I've had in a while. Just tried to book a flight with BA from London to Cyprus, and the flight it offered was London to Istanbul. Yeesh.... in this part of the world,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jul 2023, 15:23
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

Funny that.... he claims in his plan that he has...

Funny that.... he claims in his plan that he has both his AOC and his OL. For the avoidance of doubt - no flying aircraft means no AOC. No AOC means no OL. No OL means no slots....

TA
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Jul 2023, 19:06
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

A fabulous post, thank you GS. The only thing I...

A fabulous post, thank you GS. The only thing I would add though is that he is out there trying to raise money on the back of this idea. And that is really really naughty.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Jul 2023, 19:01
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

Ah I'm indebted to you - every day is a learning...

Ah I'm indebted to you - every day is a learning day. The last time I did it it was over the bridge, but that was probably seven years ago. Does that mean there are now TWO stands for the 380 at LGW?...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Jul 2023, 10:03
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

Now that's a very good question. I think he wants...

Now that's a very good question. I think he wants LGW as his base - and (I stand to be corrected, ho ho) there is only one 380 stand at LGW - the one that EK use, out on the terminal annex that is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jul 2023, 15:52
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

On the stuff I’ve seen - he claims to have his...

On the stuff I’ve seen - he claims to have his AOC and OL already. Which tells you all you need to know about him and his “airline”….
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jul 2023, 14:02
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

Yeah, that covers about half of their...

Yeah, that covers about half of their challenges…. Note that Boeing don’t mention commercial systems, CRS, payment processing, finance systems, etc etc etc….
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jul 2023, 08:16
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

[QUOTE Twin Aisle - is it not odd that a key...

[QUOTE Twin Aisle - is it not odd that a key investor is one who has invested millions in sustainable UN SDG's. How does that tally with a start-up airline using last-generation tech aircraft which...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jul 2023, 08:11
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

Before any of this, they need to raise a ****-ton...

Before any of this, they need to raise a ****-ton of money, get an AOC and an Operating Licence. Then I add to your list:

CRS
Distribution technology
CCDC processing
Anti-fraud systems
Revenue...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jun 2023, 17:05
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

The A380 is a really good aircraft for those...

The A380 is a really good aircraft for those airlines that understand what it is - and what it isn’t - and operate it accordingly.

It is not a corporate penis extension. It is not an expression of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jun 2023, 17:04
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

No - but he had a team that had. He had a...

No - but he had a team that had. He had a realistic business plan. He had a lot of money. And he didn't tell outrageous porkies in his expositions....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jun 2023, 16:51
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

I am approached by perhaps 10 potential start-ups...

I am approached by perhaps 10 potential start-ups a year - since Covid perhaps twice that. I've taken perhaps four all the way to AOC, OL and operations in the last few years. It is that sort of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jun 2023, 16:20
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

This. Sharklet_321, chapeau. It is a damning...

This. Sharklet_321, chapeau.

It is a damning indictment of the aviation press that this project is being written up, prefaced with anything other than "You are NOT going to believe this ****e". I...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Jun 2023, 12:24
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

If they are, they are on very thin ice. But...

If they are, they are on very thin ice. But frankly it is so bad that no-one would offer them funding anyway.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Jun 2023, 12:23
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

Absolutely not. If I was asked to now, I’d assume...

Absolutely not. If I was asked to now, I’d assume it’s because they were worried a stand-up comedian might want it.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Jun 2023, 09:55
Replies: 703
Views: 224,610
Posted By TwinAisle

Some people on here know what I do for a living....

Some people on here know what I do for a living. This business plan crossed my desk the other day.

It is just beyond dreadful.

Blatant untruths from beginning to end. Established companies...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Apr 2023, 18:58
Replies: 54
Views: 39,602
Posted By TwinAisle

Be fun if they fly to Greece or Cyprus. Heston...

Be fun if they fly to Greece or Cyprus. Heston sounds like the Greek word meaning to sh*t on someone.... I kid you not.

Down here, Charlton Heston is credited as Charlton Easton in his movies.
...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
31st May 2022, 13:53
Replies: 5
Views: 1,734
Posted By TwinAisle

UR-CIC Antonov AN-12B of Meridian Air Cargo - ran...

UR-CIC Antonov AN-12B of Meridian Air Cargo - ran a service to Bucharest,
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
8th Mar 2022, 18:55
Replies: 607
Views: 196,135
Posted By TwinAisle

Word on the streets down here in the 357 is that...

Word on the streets down here in the 357 is that Dark Mavis has vanished again - possibiy to Malta. His career as “CEO” at CY, if it was anything more than a figment of his imagination, was all over...
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