FlyBe next ?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Purple, Jan 13, 2020.

  1. They (and their attractive landing slots) were bought out last year by Virgin Atlantic, Stobart Group and a Hedge Fund

    Now they are threatening to go into administration unless their air duty tax payment is suspended to ease their cash flow issues?
     
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  2. String them up!
     
  3. Dubs

    Dubs Sponsor supporter extraordinaire

    Ain't Stobart in the Marmite with their little truck business as well?
     
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  4. Yes.
     
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  5. If there's a hedge fund involved it'll be a case of:

    Dismantle the business and ring fence assets of value in a separate company.
    Shaft the creditors through administration. Leave the planes on the tarmac and the passengers stranded.
    Get the CAA to pay to fly them all home.
    Sell the ring fenced assets of value once the $hit had died down.
    Repeat until all airlines have been sold-on or ruined.
     
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  6. How do they make money out of hedges?
     
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  7. Faust

    Faust Supporter

    There's a big vegan market for clippings apparently .
     
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  8. Faust

    Faust Supporter

    Passengers stranded ...and remember all the staff and pilots out of a job that can't go unmentioned .
    Passengers always get back ..and to a job .
     
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  9. Razzyh

    Razzyh Supporter

    Shame for the staff but let it go under. Debt debt debt. There’s too much of it!
     
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  10. Jack Tatty

    Jack Tatty Supporter and teachers pet

    @Terrordales has a sideline making topiary beards. The Chinese market is very lucrative apparently. His topiary merkins are very popular as well.
     
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  11. Faust

    Faust Supporter

    If i was Don i would get that beard off immediately ...it's practically an upside down silver fir ...what with all the shinanigins going off .
     
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  12. Bonsai innit !
     
  13. Spent a fortune adding ladies names on every truck using little pots of Airfix enamel paint.
     
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  14. Merlin Cat

    Merlin Cat Moderator

    I blame mr slimeball, I’ve got a private island that people pay a fortune to stay on and are ‘looked after’ by my young good looking staff, and I asset strip and sue the NHS but I love my country :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
     
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  15. Razzyh

    Razzyh Supporter

    Just a further thought on this... they can’t delay APD tax as otherwise it’s seen as a government bailout by the EU, so why was it possible the Gov’t could bail out the banks?

    Also from what I read/could tell Flybe make this payment once a year, surely they should pay monthly!
     

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