GDB From United Kingdom, joined May 2001, 12706 posts, RR: 80 Reply 1, posted (9 years 8 months 2 weeks ago) and read 2088 times:
WTF has he had to do with Concorde? (Apart from trying to muscle in on it's retirement for his own PR), and flying on the BA ones on an ID ticket.
Well it is on Channel 5, don't expect too much, (makes a change from documentaries on Channel 5 about porn or the Nazis I suppose).
Gordonroxburgh From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2000, 550 posts, RR: 21 Reply 2, posted (9 years 8 months 2 weeks ago) and read 2013 times:
Shame on Channel five (the UK's dumbest TV channel for anyone outside the UK)
Hoe can you get soemone to present a progrrame on a subject that has never had anything to do with it.
If is is baised in any way I will be complaining to the Uk TV regulator, the ITC, we have strict rules here in the UK that are vigerously enforced. Ba need the essentialy the same amount of airtime thet VS get!
GDB From United Kingdom, joined May 2001, 12706 posts, RR: 80 Reply 4, posted (9 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 1970 times:
Good point Gooner@LHR, who made it work profitably, who saved it 20 years ago by doing the former, who invested up to £1 billion over 27 years, who utilized it fully and developed profitable routes and the extensive charter programme, who stood by it in 2000 and pushed the relaunch, who was forced into an earlier than planned retirement by AF and Airbus?
Not the bearded supersonic wannabe.
Stretch 8 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 2561 posts, RR: 19 Reply 5, posted (9 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 1884 times:
Why exactly HM's government decided to knight this arsehole still escapes me.
Maggs swings, it's a drive deep to left! The Tigers are going to the World Series!!!
Carduelis From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2001, 1585 posts, RR: 11 Reply 6, posted (9 years 8 months 1 week 4 days ago) and read 1740 times:
Couldn't resist it! A television preview from today's Sunday Times!
SUPERSONIC: THE CONCORDE STORY
Five, 8pm
“She’s beautiful, exciting and glamorous, and I’ve always wanted her,” says Richard Branson, who presents this self-promoting documentary about Concorde. It describes the plane’s magnificent technology and its terrible economics, and gives Branson a chance to vent his frustration at not being allowed to buy the remaining fleet. The history of Concorde, apparently, has always been linked to the story of Branson. “By 1972,” he tells us, “I had a nice little business selling records. People wanted my records. No one, it seemed, wanted Concorde.” It must be destiny.
Per Ardua ad Astra! ........ Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense!
DoorsToManual From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 10, posted (9 years 8 months 1 week 3 hours ago) and read 1417 times:
Matt, I think you're being a little harsh. Sure, he promoted his company (no surprises there), but I can't remember any specific instances in which he actually 'bashed' BA.
Sure, the fact that Airbus decided to pull the plug in agreement with AF/BA was blatantly glossed over, but other than this, I quite enjoyed the programme.
As far as I am concerned, VS did not feature significantly in the programme (nor should it have).
Didn't know SR had a lisp...sorry not a 'lisp' but he pronounces words in a weird way, especially anything with an 's' in it.....totally irrelevant observation, but there you go.
Qantas744 From United Kingdom, joined May 2004, 246 posts, RR: 5 Reply 11, posted (9 years 8 months 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 1328 times:
Maybe I was being harsh....but I distinctly recall how he emphasized the point about buying the last Concordes for £1 and how BA had the 80/20 profit split agreement changed so that it kept 100 per cent of the profits. On one hand he is saying what a great technological achievement Concorde has been and how proud we should be, and on the other hand he says that the British people have been subsidizing BA's Premium traffic for the last 20 years.
Makes a change from subsidizing his trains by £200million a year.
Matt
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