[source-AW]
An experienced UK transport executive is behind a project to bring the first all-Business Class scheduled airline to the UK. Hamish Taylor, the former Eurostar and British Airways executive, has established a strong management team for the project, which he hopes can raise the necessary funds to launch services before the end of the year.
Fly first Airlines plans to operate 48-seat aircraft, such as the long-range variants of the Airbus A319 or Boeing 737, on Transatlantic services to New York. The management team has approached a number of equity firms and is confident that financial backing for the project will be secured by the end of the second quater, enabling services to commence at the end of 2005.
🙁 🙁 personally I can’t see this being a success as VS and BA aswell as the American airlines such as AA, CO, DL, NW, UAL, US all operate First class………..comments.?
By: Airline owner - 1st April 2005 at 10:18
ok…I’m leaving this thread alone as I am very confused…
By: Airline owner - 1st April 2005 at 10:18
ok…I’m leaving this thread alone as I am very confused…
By: LBARULES - 31st March 2005 at 20:13
Errrrr…… Yes….. Of course 😉
By: LBARULES - 31st March 2005 at 20:13
Errrrr…… Yes….. Of course 😉
By: RIPConcorde - 31st March 2005 at 20:06
AO, do you honestly think thats what Jockland is?
But he’d be right, wouldn’t he? :diablo:
By: RIPConcorde - 31st March 2005 at 20:06
AO, do you honestly think thats what Jockland is?
But he’d be right, wouldn’t he? :diablo:
By: LBARULES - 31st March 2005 at 19:34
AO, do you honestly think thats what Jockland is?
By: LBARULES - 31st March 2005 at 19:34
AO, do you honestly think thats what Jockland is?
By: Airline owner - 31st March 2005 at 17:46
It’s a town in the USA populated by high school sports wannabees. 😀 😀 😀
ah.
By: Airline owner - 31st March 2005 at 17:46
It’s a town in the USA populated by high school sports wannabees. 😀 😀 😀
ah.
By: Skymonster - 31st March 2005 at 17:35
Dunno what you’re talking about 😉
A
By: Skymonster - 31st March 2005 at 17:35
Dunno what you’re talking about 😉
A
By: Ren Frew - 31st March 2005 at 17:33
:confused: Jockland :confused:
It’s a town in the USA populated by high school sports wannabees. 😀 😀 😀
By: Ren Frew - 31st March 2005 at 17:33
:confused: Jockland :confused:
It’s a town in the USA populated by high school sports wannabees. 😀 😀 😀
By: Airline owner - 31st March 2005 at 16:01
:confused: Jockland :confused:
By: Airline owner - 31st March 2005 at 16:01
:confused: Jockland :confused:
By: Bmused55 - 31st March 2005 at 15:16
Jockland…. how dare you.. you sassenach 😉
By: Bmused55 - 31st March 2005 at 15:16
Jockland…. how dare you.. you sassenach 😉
By: Skymonster - 31st March 2005 at 14:36
personally I can’t see this being a success as VS and BA aswell as the American airlines such as AA, CO, DL, NW, UAL, US all operate First class………..comments.?
It isn’t a first class solution, even though the name suggests that. If you read what you’ve quoted from AW, its a business class product.
It will work from MAN, BHX, perhaps NCL and maybe even from Scotland to destinations not served by the full-sized airlines. LH do DUS-EWR, MUC-EWR and DUS-ORD, whilst Swiss are going for ZRH-EWR and Air France do the oil-sector services – all routes where they could have operated bigger airplanes but chose to focus on just the premium J-class traffic. If they decide to go head-to-head on routes like LHR-JFK it won’t work as there’s already too much capacity and more importantly frequency in such markets.
Andy
By: Skymonster - 31st March 2005 at 14:36
personally I can’t see this being a success as VS and BA aswell as the American airlines such as AA, CO, DL, NW, UAL, US all operate First class………..comments.?
It isn’t a first class solution, even though the name suggests that. If you read what you’ve quoted from AW, its a business class product.
It will work from MAN, BHX, perhaps NCL and maybe even from Scotland to destinations not served by the full-sized airlines. LH do DUS-EWR, MUC-EWR and DUS-ORD, whilst Swiss are going for ZRH-EWR and Air France do the oil-sector services – all routes where they could have operated bigger airplanes but chose to focus on just the premium J-class traffic. If they decide to go head-to-head on routes like LHR-JFK it won’t work as there’s already too much capacity and more importantly frequency in such markets.
Andy
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