But still school lunches should be providing healthy food rather than snack and fast food. What example is that?

I would turn the situation around. Northwest has stated that it would like to join Skyteam in the near future if all goes well. KLM relies heavily on Northwest as a US partner and would never receive such an enveloped alliance with any other US carrier, who would or could have a similar alliance with KLM? Northwest, however, is its reliable partner. If Northwest has said it will go to Skyteam then KLM will naturally follow. Although I do not think it was the best choice for KLM, Northwest is a definite Skyteam target, given their relationship, KLM had no other choice. Really it is a case of who was pulling the shots in this matter?

What happened to Khalifia? Have they totally disappeared now?

That is where the shed, dear I say it, has done us proud, wysiwyg! Just imagine the Saab on inter island cost wise 😮

It would be good for Virgin to get a feeder carrier into Heathrow with the European and regional network of bmi linking with the long haul operations of Virgin. However, I don’t think it would be wise for Virgin to take-over a company which is loss making and not in the best financial position, would it be good for Virgin to take over a shorthaul airline when there is so much competition around also?

Mikeconnell,
I think AA would offer Star the best advantages if UA were to go under, which I find highly unlikely. BA and AA do not have a full alliance because of Openskies and so cannot get ATI, this is a major disadvantage. As I have said before that the Oneworld transatlantic operation is a joke, what is the point of an alliance if two airlines cannot codeshare across the Atlantic? However, I find it now unlikely that either would move. To be honest I think it is just like the Qantas rumours.
If AA left Oneworld then in my wildest dreams I would hope to see a BA/NW/CO/KL link up but still that is just a pipe dream.

Thanks for that bit of information Greekdude.

A dash 8 or ATR 42 would be too big and uneconomical for inter island though I would like them to acquire a similar type of aircraft in the future 🙂 Maybe base it at Jersey as a home airline because the aircraft cannot get into Alderney and by hell they wouldn’t consider Guernsey, and then operate destinations in France or the UK.