PIK

[GeorgeNTravels]

There’s a Global Airlines A380 heading into PIK just now from storage in Mojave via Montreal. I’d never heard of this airline. It turns out to be an English start up intending to fly a fleet of A380’s from LGW to New York and Los Angeles.

What could possibly go wrong?

The founder was adamant that flights would commence in April 2024, despite not having LGW or JFK slots, a CAA operating licence or approval from USDOT

[Clive]

There’s a Global Airlines A380 heading into PIK just now from storage in Mojave via Montreal. I’d never heard of this airline. It turns out to be an English start up intending to fly a fleet of A380’s from LGW to New York and Los Angeles.

What could possibly go wrong?

The founder was adamant that flights would commence in April 2024, despite not having LGW or JFK slots, a CAA operating licence or approval from USDOT

It’s amazing they got to this stage, having an A380, of all things, delivered.

[GKirk]

There’s a Global Airlines A380 heading into PIK just now from storage in Mojave via Montreal. I’d never heard of this airline. It turns out to be an English start up intending to fly a fleet of A380’s from LGW to New York and Los Angeles.

What could possibly go wrong?

The founder was adamant that flights would commence in April 2024, despite not having LGW or JFK slots, a CAA operating licence or approval from USDOT

It’s amazing they got to this stage, having an A380, of all things, delivered.

They have at least 2. The other one is in Lourdes

[Clive]

The founder was adamant that flights would commence in April 2024, despite not having LGW or JFK slots, a CAA operating licence or approval from USDOT

It’s amazing they got to this stage, having an A380, of all things, delivered.

They have at least 2. The other one is in Lourdes

That’s a blessing…

[Stevo]

Was down in Ayr yesterday and it was still there, along with a whole bunch of Wizz metal

[Sharpal7]

Was down in Ayr yesterday and it was still there, along with a whole bunch of Wizz metal

Believe its to be there for at least 2 weeks for maintenance work.

[Sharpal7]

Was down in Ayr yesterday and it was still there, along with a whole bunch of Wizz metal

Believe its to be there for at least 2 weeks for maintenance work.

[Clive]

Former chairman trying to make a bid for PIK. Just gotta hope he plans to close the terminal pax ops and concentrate on the good parts of the business.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-new ... d-33038309

[TonyM90]

Former chairman trying to make a bid for PIK. Just gotta hope he plans to close the terminal pax ops and concentrate on the good parts of the business.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-new ... d-33038309

Looks a bit suss how hes batted off other bids whilst in the chair and working on his own. Hes had 2 1/2 years running the place however so will know fine well what works and what doesn't there.

Anyway, aside from that, looking at Black's professional history in more depth it suggests hes currently and has been involved in a lot of fuelling and logistic/cargo type projects. Not a background involved in route development or working for commercial airlines or airports whose bread and butter is passenger orientated stuff.

Do we know if its a deal breaker to Ryanair on running a passenger operation if the terminal shuts? If that shuts do they move the maintenance operation? If the land the terminal is on is to be reutilized would they have no interest in expanding their non commercial ops? I hope the five year deal PIK signed with them is part of a transition timeline whilst the airport figures out the long term and not just renewing the status quo every few years. GLA and the West sorely needs that base to move.

[Clive]

Former chairman trying to make a bid for PIK. Just gotta hope he plans to close the terminal pax ops and concentrate on the good parts of the business.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-new ... d-33038309

Looks a bit suss how hes batted off other bids whilst in the chair and working on his own. Hes had 2 1/2 years running the place however so will know fine well what works and what doesn't there.

Anyway, aside from that, looking at Black's professional history in more depth it suggests hes currently and has been involved in a lot of fuelling and logistic/cargo type projects. Not a background involved in route development or working for commercial airlines or airports whose bread and butter is passenger orientated stuff.

Do we know if its a deal breaker to Ryanair on running a passenger operation if the terminal shuts? If that shuts do they move the maintenance operation? If the land the terminal is on is to be reutilized would they have no interest in expanding their non commercial ops? I hope the five year deal PIK signed with them is part of a transition timeline whilst the airport figures out the long term and not just renewing the status quo every few years. GLA and the West sorely needs that base to move.

I suppose no one not involved will know if the continuation of the Ryanair maintenance ops are dependent on the existence of the pax ops but I’d think not. I’d wager that the engineering will continue long after the terminal closes.

But will new owners opt to close the loss making terminal pax ops or be happy to carry on as it has been, with zero hope of attracting additional pax airlines and having the omnipresent threat of Ryanair leaving? That’s no kind of business plan but will new owners see it that way? I guess that’s the million dollar question and one which has massive implications for the future of GLA.

I repeat that to conclude this the way they want it’s down to GLA’s management to make it happen. Whatever the impediment has been thus far, get the gloves off and do it now.