Matt Molnar
2009-07-19, 03:56 AM
Sunday Times:
Teenager wings it with a fake airline (http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/transport/article6719191.ece)
A TEENAGE boy from Yorkshire succeeded in persuading British aviation executives that he was a tycoon about to launch his own airline. Using the pseudonym Adam Tait, the smooth-talking 17-year-old told airport and airline executives that he had a fleet of jets.
Tait, who said he was in his twenties, even flew to Jersey to attend a 1½-hour long meeting with the director of its airport. Their talks were considered promising enough for a further meeting to be arranged, which was due to be held next week.
Other air industry bosses found themselves dealing by telephone or e-mail with Tait’s fellow executives, David Rich and Anita Dash, who proposed to launch a cut-price Channel Islands-based airline servicing most of Europe. [Full Article (http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/transport/article6719191.ece)]
Teenager wings it with a fake airline (http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/transport/article6719191.ece)
A TEENAGE boy from Yorkshire succeeded in persuading British aviation executives that he was a tycoon about to launch his own airline. Using the pseudonym Adam Tait, the smooth-talking 17-year-old told airport and airline executives that he had a fleet of jets.
Tait, who said he was in his twenties, even flew to Jersey to attend a 1½-hour long meeting with the director of its airport. Their talks were considered promising enough for a further meeting to be arranged, which was due to be held next week.
Other air industry bosses found themselves dealing by telephone or e-mail with Tait’s fellow executives, David Rich and Anita Dash, who proposed to launch a cut-price Channel Islands-based airline servicing most of Europe. [Full Article (http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/transport/article6719191.ece)]