AndrewUber From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 2528 posts, RR: 45 Posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 4157 times:
AC787 From Canada, joined Mar 2005, 337 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 4136 times:
This is all the airlines do it now... America West saw US on ebay and were the only ones to bid and thus we have a merger and I think thats how AF bought KLM too
Viasa From Switzerland, joined Jun 2005, 1813 posts, RR: 7 Reply 2, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 4103 times:
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Contact:
X Air_Lines, Inc.
Phone 340 774 3778
Fax 340 776 7265
5600 Royal Dane Mall
PMB 44
Saint Thomas, VI 00802
invest.xairlines@gmail.com
X Air_Lines, Inc.
Press Release
Startup Discount Airline to be based in Saint Croix
Saint Thomas, VI, March 4, 2005: X Air_Lines, Inc., is a new consumer airline in its formative stages, based in the United States Virgin Islands X Air_Lines announced that it will start its services in Saint Croix in 2005 as a low cost discount airline. But before it can take to the air, X Air_Lines must line up investors and get approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation -- a task that involves answering more than 22,000 questions. X Air_Lines said it would hire more than 200 flight attendants, pilots, maintenance technicians, engineers, dispatchers and other workers at its operational headquarters in Saint Croix. The airline has 6 employees working in Saint Thomas. They are helping the airline compile data to prepare for X Air_Lines DOT application. Before the airline can submit flight applications to the federal government, it must secure financing, X Air_Lines financing will be concluded over the next few months. While acknowledging the poor state of the industry, X Air_Lines executives said they would offer an attractive service and believe their business model will work. The airline sees opportunities in attracting customers looking for low fares as well as a high-quality experience.
X Air_Lines said it has been evaluating the offered aircraft from Airbus and Boeing. The aircraft manufactures have to put up a good deal for X Air_Lines to budge. The airline won't say how many airplanes would be bought or leased this year. X Air_Lines is looking into agreements to buy and lease up to 50 aircraft.
Interested investors, personnel, pilots or if you are seeking general information please send your enquiry to:
X Air_Lines, Inc.
5600 Royal Dane Mall
PMB 44
Saint Thomas, VI 00802
invest.xairlines@gmail.com
Hawk44 From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 759 posts, RR: 4 Reply 3, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 4101 times:
I have some property on Mars you interested?
In the words of Mr.T, I pity the fool that bids for this scam
Notice how the seller has no feedback, just the right person to send 8 million dollars
DCrawley From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 371 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 4057 times:
N276AASTT From US Virgin Islands, joined Jan 2004, 620 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 4027 times:
As much as I'd love to see new airlines come alive and flurish, AA/MQ would crush'em in an instant. Where is the O&D market for the Virgin Islands, there isn't enough to support an airline with up to 50 aircraft. (?) These islands depend on tourism as a source of income, that's a highly seasonal industry. Maybe I'm missing something that they see.
Oly720man From United Kingdom, joined May 2004, 6180 posts, RR: 11 Reply 7, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 3939 times:
Well for a supposed start up airline there's a remarkable lack of publicity about it.
Man City p3 w3 d0 l0 f4 a0 P9 - hey it may never happen again!
Flybyguy From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 1791 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 3600 times:
Opening up an new airline in the Caribbean is a folly. All of the Airlines currently in operation can't rub two nickels together on a good day. You'd probably make more money investing in an interisland bridge network, I'm sure people would be willing to pay $25 US for tolls to the neighboring islands as opposed to the $150+ dollars it takes for a 20 minute plane trip.
"Are you a pretender... or a thoroughbred?!" - Professor Matt Miller
Bennett123 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2004, 6352 posts, RR: 1 Reply 10, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 3399 times:
$8M for 20% values the airline at $40M.
With no prospectus, no indication of a business plan, no apparent assets etc etc etc.
N276AASTT From US Virgin Islands, joined Jan 2004, 620 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 3331 times:
Quoting DLKAPA (Reply 6): you're missing alot more than that.
Ti717 From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 227 posts, RR: 1 Reply 12, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 3307 times:
Payment methods accepted
Personal check
Cashier's Check (certified from US or Canadian bank) or money order
Loan check
Cash (in person)
You mean I can't use Pay pal???
Sir, don't you think we should turn on the runway lights?" "No, that's just what there expecting us to do!"
Bennett123 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2004, 6352 posts, RR: 1 Reply 13, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 3255 times:
AndrewUber From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 2528 posts, RR: 45 Reply 14, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days ago) and read 3170 times:
I heard back from them today. They claim to have secured a fleet of six ex-AA B727-200's. The airline will be based out of SXM. No word on destinations or startup date.
Quoting DCrawley (Reply 4): Anyone find a gmail account just a lil suspicious? lol
AMEN!!!!!!!!! That was the FIRST thing that stunk to me!
Quoting Flybyguy (Reply 9): You'd probably make more money investing in an interisland bridge network, I'm sure people would be willing to pay $25 US for tolls to the neighboring islands as opposed to the $150+ dollars it takes for a 20 minute plane trip.
Yeah, the Flaglers tried that with a railroad through the Keys and whatnot in the 20s... just wait till the first hurricane comes
Quoting AndrewUber (Reply 14): The airline will be based out of SXM. No word on destinations or startup date.
Well in that case, everyone here on A.net can buy it!!!! It'll be part of "A.net Business Enterprises" A great source of revenue for our bar that we're buying Sunset Beach Bar Is Closed (by Panaman Jun 17 2005 in Civil Aviation)
Hahahaha. "Hey man, I got a ski resort I'd like to sell on top of that mountain a little bit north of Miami. Best setup ever, all those Floridians who want to ski and can't afford to fly north to do so. You'll be a milionaire!!" (After buying) "Hey what the hell, there's no mountain here! Give me my money back!!! *look around* Hey where'd ya go!?!?"
PITA333 From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 391 posts, RR: 3 Reply 17, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 3013 times:
Quoting FLAIRPORT (Reply 16): Let's get a whole bunck of a.net folks to pitch in!
lol! An airline for aviation nuts, owned by aviation nuts. Let the opinions fly! I could see it now, no one would ever be satisfied. The boardroom would be more noisy than Donald Trump's! Everyone would have good intentions though!
Kanebear From United States of America, joined May 2002, 953 posts, RR: 2 Reply 18, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 2981 times:
Quoting PITA333 (Reply 17): lol! An airline for aviation nuts, owned by aviation nuts. Let the opinions fly! I could see it now, no one would ever be satisfied. The boardroom would be more noisy than Donald Trump's! Everyone would have good intentions though!
It'd be interesting. You'd have route planners advocating SXM-MAF or somesuch 'because it'd just be cool to see a 727 at MAF'. You'd have tenders out to Boeing for the 747Adv, 772LR and 787 as well as Airbus for the A388, A35X, A346, because 'it'd be so cool to have a widebody'. Then you'd have folks trying to ditch the 727s 'cause they think anything not borne of Toulouse isn't airworthy. Oh wait, sounds just like A.net!
AndrewUber From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 2528 posts, RR: 45 Reply 19, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 2903 times:
Just think . . . . over 800,000 photos on airliners.net, every photographer contributes $10 for each shot - that would do it!!!
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