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User currently offlineTeahan From Belgium, joined Nov 1999, 5264 posts, RR: 64
Posted (10 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 821 times:


Hello,

Today’s TDG reports that Air Switzerland’s Europe manager (previously the CEO of Swisswings), Markus Seiler has decided to quit. He even went as far as saying that he doesn’t believe the airline will ever take off.

Definitely bad news. I suppose the one thing Air Switzerland does have, for the moment at least, is financial backing.

Jeremiah

http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swissair


Goodbye SR-LX MD-11 / 6th of March 1991 to the 31st of October 2004
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User currently offlineSaab2000 From Switzerland, joined Jun 2001, 1605 posts, RR: 12
Reply 1, posted (10 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 767 times:

I think that financial backing is exactly what they don't have. The BAZL is not going to let them fly because they cannot demonstrate long-term (or even short term) financial viability. I just wonder who paid the tens of millions already just to have 1 Dornier painted in their colors and never fly a single flight? What a fiasco!

I do not wish them badly. But I have heard it said before the fastest way to become a millionaire is to start out as a Billionaire and start an airline..  Smile/happy/getting dizzy

I think that this is another case of someone with lofty ambitions who did not know too much about airlines. They are black holes for money and it is more fun to watch sometimes than to be involved.

Hopefully my own company SWISS will survive.  Smile/happy/getting dizzy


smrtrthnu
User currently offlineTeahan From Belgium, joined Nov 1999, 5264 posts, RR: 64
Reply 2, posted (10 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 712 times:

Hello,

Well they have been paying over 60 salaries since the 1st of July. I was also sure the 2 A340-300's were payed for? I thought the problem with the finances was they were not willing to disclose the names of the investors.

Jeremiah

http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swissair


Goodbye SR-LX MD-11 / 6th of March 1991 to the 31st of October 2004
User currently offlineThomas_Jaeger From Switzerland, joined Apr 2002, 2264 posts, RR: 31
Reply 3, posted (10 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 644 times:

They didn't buy any A340-300 until today, this was just untrue.


Swiss aviation news junkie living all over the place
User currently offlineTeahan From Belgium, joined Nov 1999, 5264 posts, RR: 64
Reply 4, posted (10 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 636 times:

Thomas,

Did they at least pay deposits on them?

JT


Goodbye SR-LX MD-11 / 6th of March 1991 to the 31st of October 2004
User currently offlineThomas_Jaeger From Switzerland, joined Apr 2002, 2264 posts, RR: 31
Reply 5, posted (10 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 577 times:

They at least talked to Boeing about the aircraft, however, they didn't buy any aircraft yet, they just leased three Do328s.


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