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Begins his own airline at just 18...
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Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:04 amby Saitek
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfo ... 371945.stmExtroadinary. Interesting he was a flight sim enthusiast too.
Re: Begins his own airline at just 18...
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Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:19 amby xFLAMESx
That is just amazing
I wish him the best of luck with his venture, he's got more drive than I've seen in most 18 year olds
GM
Re: Begins his own airline at just 18...
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Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:20 amby Craig.
Brankrupt by 19. Interest rags to riches to rags again story i bet.
Re: Begins his own airline at just 18...
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Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:49 amby Scottler
Bah...I was just coming here to post this story! Scooped again!
Re: Begins his own airline at just 18...
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Tue Mar 22, 2005 12:13 pmby Saitek
Maybe next time!
Re: Begins his own airline at just 18...
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Tue Mar 22, 2005 12:31 pmby Hagar
It would be interesting to know which types of aircraft he intends operating. He's just been on the radio & said it's an 8-seater commuter type. The 18 minute air journey is one thing but as with all air travel you have to take travelling times at each end into account. Assuming the service will be operated between Oxford & Cambridge airports this could add a considerable time to the trip & obviously cost extra. For example, this is quoted on the Oxford Airport website. [quote]Getting here From Oxford City Bus Station
By Bus - Gloucester Green Bus Terminal is situated in the heart of Oxford City. You will need to walk out of the main entrance on to George Street. Turn left and there is a bus stop 1 minutes walk up the road. From this bus stop you can catch the 'Oxford Bus Company' service 2A, 2B or 2C. These services will take you directly to Oxford Airport. The journey will take approximately 30 - 40 minutes and a single ticket will cost you
Re: Begins his own airline at just 18...
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Tue Mar 22, 2005 12:53 pmby Saitek
Well I was a bit surprised myself - but there are plenty of wealthy people in Oxford. PLenty. Mind you nobody likes to chuck away money no matter how much they have of it.
Re: Begins his own airline at just 18...
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Tue Mar 22, 2005 12:58 pmby ATI_7500
I want my own airline,too.
Anyone here who would like to lend me about 500000
Re: Begins his own airline at just 18...
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Tue Mar 22, 2005 1:50 pmby C
[quote]He has obviously researched all this but I don't know what sort of typical customer he's thinking of that can afford
Re: Begins his own airline at just 18...
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Tue Mar 22, 2005 1:53 pmby commoner
[quote]I want my own airline,too.
Anyone here who would like to lend me about 500000
Re: Begins his own airline at just 18...
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Tue Mar 22, 2005 2:37 pmby ATI_7500
I want one dozen An-24s instead and maybe some used Do-328s. ;D
Re: Begins his own airline at just 18...
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Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:06 pmby Craig.
Hell why buy used, start off with new aircraft
Re: Begins his own airline at just 18...
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Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:21 pmby Souichiro
Respect for the guy!
And whe should start our own Simv Airline!! We can show the passengers inflight movies of our FS flying skills
( in my case the lack of them) Man would they be happy to be down after seeing ozzy flying ;)
Re: Begins his own airline at just 18...
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Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:24 pmby Saitek
I actually wondered what Pete would think of a VA on here.
He probably would chuck it away - but it would be a great success if we had one as Simviation is just so big.
Re: Begins his own airline at just 18...
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Tue Mar 22, 2005 4:45 pmby beaky
Good for him. Granny must've left him an awful lot of money. He'll probably lose it all, but I'm sure she'd be proud he decided to do something useful with it.