Air Jamaica Express operate the Twin Otter, Shorts 360 and the Dornier 228.

Citiexpress is a disgrace. The airlines like BRAL,Manx and Brymon were running a successful and lucrative business with a regional outlook, for example, Manx knew what is what doing in the IOM with regional costs, aircraft and destinations. They offered a good service with reliability and the region at heart.
Then BA came along and well, ruined them. They cut destinations, aircraft, and jobs and made a once successful group of franchises into a loss-making airline.
Ok, it may have diluted the BA brand a bit but at least they knew where they were going.

Yup, and the lack of support. With BA’s current position economics had to prevail.
Although I have stuck up for Branson, I think he would be a fool to get the aircraft and he knows it. He says he could make it profitable, yeah sure :rolleyes:

I used to have a Cessna type aircraft from the German Toy Company Playmobil. Used to be able to give the aircraft gas, put luggage in a compartment and place to figures in the aircraft. What memories I have of that. Sadly, years after I put the toys in the attic, I noticed while in a toy shop that they had bought out a large passenger aircraft with airport terminal, after so many years of wishing for one 😡
Today I only collect models of which I have a fair few.

I doubt CX will ground their fleet. Probably will take the higher capacity aircraft out of its fleet to minimise expenditure and preserve any finance.
It sad that this had happened, but if it comes to grounding the fleet then it is best so that the airline can maintain its own survival.
How are other Asian airlines doing at the moment? None seem to be as hard hit as CX but still they nust not be in a good position?

LGW should be open…

Tried any specialist shops catering in tea and coffee products? To be honest I have never heard of them, must look in the supermarket next time I go :p

Reinitiating my earlier point, the publicity stunts are all part of the Virgin brand. Richard Branson has made so many successful businesses out of his crazy ideas and in turn has become a world-recognised entrepreneur. Branson doesn’t believe in doing things the conventional way, it’s the funny way that counts. This has lead to a well-regarded fun loving, distinctive and highly innovative brand renowned for its friendliness, intelligence and integrity.

Branson once described Virgin as “A brand name that is known internationally for innovation, quality and a sense of fun —this is what we have always aspired to with Virgin”
The publicity is all part of the act and makes his company innovative and outrageous yet at the same time popular. His unconventional stunts do a lot of good for his companies. Branson has dared to do things that others regarded as impossible. Therefore, saying Branson should be “maintaining a high profile with sophistication” is nonsense. He has never done it and will never do it.

Why should he follow traditional methods of conducting business? He relies on instinct and nothing else. Branson’s unique entrepreneurial and leadership style allow him to manage diverse businesses without prior expertise in any one of them and yet he has created many profitable companies.

Richard Branson is different, never can he be described as a traditional CEO, if he had been then what would Virgin be today? He has dared to do things that others find impossible yet has come out on top. Look at Herbert Kelleher, just like Branson, and look at Southwest today.