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Re: Concorde
« Reply #30 on: 12 July 2010, 23:16:45 »

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Branson was using concorde as an excuse to have a pop at BA as usual
he wanted to buy the planes for a pound as he claimed thats what BA paid for them
he would fly them for a year and then retire them with a virgin atlantic livery

the retired planes still serve BA well as there logo is up the side of them




Read his autobiography to know why, BA incorrectly serviced his aircraft in the early days, resulting in a long court battle, and used some very under-hand tactics in stealing his customers

perhaps, but he had no intention of paying  airbus the whole amount required for the maintenance contract  that air france and ba wouldnt pay between them
it was all a pr excersise im afraid

dont get me wrong i am a fan of beardy branson  but i seen what he was trying to do early on  using the british publics love of concorde against  ba

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Re: Concorde
« Reply #31 on: 12 July 2010, 23:31:55 »

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Branson was using concorde as an excuse to have a pop at BA as usual
he wanted to buy the planes for a pound as he claimed thats what BA paid for them
he would fly them for a year and then retire them with a virgin atlantic livery

the retired planes still serve BA well as there logo is up the side of them




Read his autobiography to know why, BA incorrectly serviced his aircraft in the early days, resulting in a long court battle, and used some very under-hand tactics in stealing his customers

perhaps, but he had no intention of paying  airbus the whole amount required for the maintenance contract  that air france and ba wouldnt pay between them
it was all a pr excersise im afraid

dont get me wrong i am a fan of beardy branson  but i seen what he was trying to do early on  using the british publics love of concorde against  ba


Do agree he jumped at PR experience, however i feel he would have operated them at a loss for a considerable time. As that program said, they had 1/4 of the air time as some jumbos so had plenty of life left in them. He would have run them until better times
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Re: Concorde
« Reply #32 on: 13 July 2010, 07:21:34 »

I felt strangely deflated after watching the programme. I've come to the conclusion that I don't much like today's world and I wish it was the 70's again. Age thing, obviously. :(
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Re: Concorde
« Reply #33 on: 13 July 2010, 07:43:56 »

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I felt strangely deflated after watching the programme. I've come to the conclusion that I don't much like today's world and I wish it was the 70's again. Age thing, obviously. :(

Welcome to the world we have allowed to be created for us; risk averse, micro-managed and assured of our indifference.....let`s all hold hands and sleepwalk towards our new 'world of leisure'.
Where citizens only spectate when those of us whom still can; "do something", so they may text to their fellow gawkers: "I wuz there!" >:(
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Re: Concorde
« Reply #34 on: 13 July 2010, 09:22:40 »

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I felt strangely deflated after watching the programme. I've come to the conclusion that I don't much like today's world and I wish it was the 70's again. Age thing, obviously. :(

Welcome to the world we have allowed to be created for us; risk averse, micro-managed and assured of our indifference.....let`s all hold hands and sleepwalk towards our new 'world of leisure'.
Where citizens only spectate when those of us whom still can; "do something", so they may text to their fellow gawkers: "I wuz there!" >:(



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Re: Concorde
« Reply #35 on: 13 July 2010, 09:27:49 »

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I felt strangely deflated after watching the programme. I've come to the conclusion that I don't much like today's world and I wish it was the 70's again. Age thing, obviously. :(

In that case S I'll slide into a monumental depression - having yet to watch the programme. :( :(
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Re: Concorde
« Reply #36 on: 13 July 2010, 10:08:20 »

IMHO Mr Branson would have run them at a loss, if only for the kudos he would have gained for being the only Concorde operator, and the "British" thing that puts two fingers up to all the other airline operators too.

On the flipside, the operational costs of these beautiful planes is nearly double of an Airbus A380, so for how long Concorde would have flown afterwards is a debateable point because of Branson's financial position at that time.

There is not now, and will not be for the foreseable future ANY aircraft that does what Concorde did, at the time it did it, over the distance it did it, with the obvious affection it still has for such a fantastically beautiful aeroplane that looks as good today, as when it was first introduced as "Concorde 001" and coming from Bristol, quite near to Filton where she was concieved and first flown from,AND where she is still today........I am still convinced it was ahead of its time, and still a viable aircraft.
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Re: Concorde
« Reply #37 on: 13 July 2010, 12:49:32 »

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I felt strangely deflated after watching the programme. I've come to the conclusion that I don't much like today's world and I wish it was the 70's again. Age thing, obviously. :(

In that case S I'll slide into a monumental depression - having yet to watch the programme. :( :(


Twas just my mood at the time Z. I think it was the elation of being 'lost' in the fantastic world of supersonic flight, and all the brilliant innovation that went into the aircraft, only to brought down to earth (pardon that one) by newsnight.
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