Alpha One Yet Again (Merged)

This thread has no more real value.

MOD EDIT: That is plainly true since the airline that never was seems to have died completely.

Thread locked. It will be reopened should anything occur. If you want to discuss Gumball Rallies that is more suited to a car forum, or GD at the very least.

Moggy

And more to the point – does anybody care?

I concurr. This thread is almost as bad as the ‘hello’ thread in the GD forum. One of the mods, put a lock on this thing already!

Back on topic – Did “his” Jetstreams actually get the updates to the TCAS (?) they needed? Did they reach the IOM after getting fitted or does anyone know their current duties/location(s)?

And more to the point – does anybody care?

Moggy

£10 car breaks down!

Back on topic – Did “his” Jetstreams actually get the updates to the TCAS (?) they needed? Did they reach the IOM after getting fitted or does anyone know their current duties/location(s)?

We seem to be drifting away from commercial aviation, chaps.

Can we keep this one on-topic, please?

Having said that, maybe it’s time to draw a discreet veil over the whole sorry story and move on?

Thats a bit hopefull, isnt it? 🙂

Agree about the on-topic thing. Mr H is entitled to a private life and interests outside of aviation and its a bit unfair to suggest that the charity car driving thing will be as “eventfull” as the airline..

Lets be magnanimous enough to allow him a clean piece of paper on non-A1 activities until such time as he might prove us wrong.

Michael

We seem to be drifting away from commercial aviation, chaps.

Can we keep this one on-topic, please?

Having said that, maybe it’s time to draw a discreet veil over the whole sorry story and move on?

Seconded!

We seem to be drifting away from commercial aviation, chaps.

Can we keep this one on-topic, please?

Having said that, maybe it’s time to draw a discreet veil over the whole sorry story and move on?

That’s the sad thing about this new venture. This time it’s not for Martin Halstead, it’s for charities. Does anyone else think that with his previous track record he is liable to let them down just as he has let down the employees of AlphaOne?

It’s almost as though he’s thinking that because AlphaOne has been such a success, he’s distancing himself from the project and trying to regain credibility by his support of these charities. But then again, if he does it increases his profile and he gets to drive the Gumball Rally. Perhaps past experience would suggest it would be a more meaningful gesture to donate the £40,000 entrance fee to the charities and not bother with the race (which isn’t a race anyway) or am I being cynical?

Regards,

kev35

After the past debate about pilot’s licences, why am I now wondering about driving licences? 🙂

Andy

PS: The website initially looks glossy but nothing works (no surprise there then) – would anyone seriously put any money into this after the AlphaNone debacle?

Think I have to agree with you on this. I honestly thought that AlphaOne would succeed, just goes to show how wrong I was. Mr H seems of taken all my luck I gave him in previous posts and thrown it back in my face…lol! :diablo:

I actually think he probobly could still succeed at an airline business, given the admirable drive and self-belief that he shows and coupled with the experience he must have now gained (however painfully that experience was gained…).

I do think it would require A1 being written off or at the very least a change of name to give a fresh start / fresh reputation.

If he had put more effort into planning and preparation and less into basking in self-glory, then i am quite sure that A1 would be succesfully crossing the skies now and making money.

Its the rule of the 6 P’s.

Michael

So it has no assets, no money, no staff and no operations, but presumably lots n lots of liabilities for aircraft leasing etc – i think we can safely call that dead !! 🙂

What a sad joke the whole venture has turned out to be.

Think I have to agree with you on this. I honestly thought that AlphaOne would succeed, just goes to show how wrong I was. Mr H seems of taken all my luck I gave him in previous posts and thrown it back in my face…lol! :diablo:

As I understand it Alphaone isn’t dead, but won’t be flying until there is a substantial cash injection. The employees and intended employees have been let go.

I don’t think we will see any operations in the near future – unless there is someone out there with a few million and a strong nerve to back a 19 year old CEO with a strong PR track record but no actual delivery todate.

So it has no assets, no money, no staff and no operations, but presumably lots n lots of liabilities for aircraft leasing etc – i think we can safely call that dead !! 🙂

Looking at the “teamphileas” page referred to earlier, i note that Mr H is STILL referring to himself as “Baby Branson” – he surely is either shameless or living in a fantasy world – maybe its a bit of both….

What a sad joke the whole venture has turned out to be.

Cash problem

As I understand it Alphaone isn’t dead, but won’t be flying until there is a substantial cash injection. The employees and intended employees have been let go.

I don’t think we will see any operations in the near future – unless there is someone out there with a few million and a strong nerve to back a 19 year old CEO with a strong PR track record but no actual delivery todate.

Have lost the will to live with this thread…

This might explain why he hasn’t had time to run an airline! :p

AGHHHH!:confused::confused::confused:MY HEAD HURTS!

Can someone please give me a proper and conclusive update on the whole situation with Alpha One, as it seems that I have become sooooo confused with it all, and have practically lost the will to live with this thread now!

Dedicated followers of the Isle of Man’s most intriguing little airline might be interested to know that Alpha One Airways has updated its website, with a wholly new section devoted not to aviation but to overland travel. You can find it at:

http://www.flyalphaone.co.uk/teamphileas/

This might explain why he hasn’t had time to run an airline! :p

More numptiness. This website doesn’t work either. He asks you to donate on line but the facility to do so via a link doesn’t workn nor do any of the other links.

Regards,

kev35

Alpha One Website Updated

Dedicated followers of the Isle of Man’s most intriguing little airline might be interested to know that Alpha One Airways has updated its website, with a wholly new section devoted not to aviation but to overland travel. You can find it at:

http://www.flyalphaone.co.uk/teamphileas/

For those not familiar with the Gumball rally (alluded to on that webpage), it is not a race, but a non-competitive drive. For those tempted, the entry fee is a mere forty thousand pounds.

They suspended operations quite a long time ago 😉 15th Jan 🙁

Sam

Their booking line now says:

Unfortunetly due to the late delivery of our new jetstream 32 aircraft we have had to suspend all flights. However, we will be returning to the skys in early of march with a new fleet and new look. Please note this office is now closed.

Hate to be the bearer of its demise but news from Ronaldsway (IOM) is that Alphaone will not be flying the IOM – EDI route.

There has been some interesting updates recently to the Wilkipedia page about A1.

The ammendment states that “AlphaOne…was due to start flights again on February 14, 2006, however this date has passed with no further information. People who have had dealings with the company have reported to have said they haven’t had contact with Martin Halstead for quite some time, and can’t get hold of him, there are even suggestions he has gone abroad for a while to distance himself from the venture”

This ammendment could, of course, be heresay, malice or just plain wrong – there seem to be several contributors to this piece, who have edited each others contribution.