Family airlines

[pipe]

Capt Dan sounded like he needed to go have another smoke.

PIPE

 

[Ticker]

giggity!

ALLLLL...RIGHT!!!

 

[Ticker]

One more!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYgpkOeqVcE&feature=related

Well...at least the second vid didn't look like Capn' Dan bedroom in his mom and dad's basement!!!

 

[GearUpJammer]

Frank Lorenzo's venture was going to be Friendship out of BWI.

 

[Regul8r]

Can you believe this garbage?!

Family Airlines intends to offer everyday, every seat, low fare flights to and from heavy populated markets within the continental U.S. and Hawaii. Family Airlines believes utilizing the four engine Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet equipped with 539 seats in the main cabin and 42 Office Class seats on the upper deck, will result in the lowest cost per available seat mile in the industry.

That's right...transcon with 581 seats! Be prepared to eat your knees for 6 hours.

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[slapstick]

50 dollar application fee is cheaper than a 737 type rating

 

[dedazo]

It's a scam

It's a fu...scam to lure people in need of a job to pay the $50 dollars

just look at their site www.familyairlines.com

 

[KCPilot]

Stay away from that place. One of the co-owners was in my reserve unit back in 93' and after some shady deals is now in a Federal prison!

 

[1031Guy]

Click on the CEO's bio hyperlink. It brings you to his campaign website where he tells you about his "checkered past"...in prison

 

[Carl_Spackler]

Apparently he didn't make it past the primaries. Maybe he got rejected by the female voters when they went to his website and clicked to "Womens Rights" link and the page that came up said "Womens Rights"....Coming Soon.

 

[Stifler's Mom]

He kind of looks like Dr. Phil.

 

[Mad Dog 80]

What A Joke, Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

[avbug]

http://www.michaelsforcongress.com/about_me.htm

That's the CEO.

From his own description, and this linked from the "airline"'s web site via his election web site...

I have what most would consider a “checkered past” and have paid the price several times over. I am a convicted white-collar offender (ex-felon) who spent fifteen months of a twenty-one month sentence at the minimum security Nellis Federal Prison Camp in North Las Vegas for security and tax violations that occurred in 1992.

Being convicted does not necessarily mean being guilty but long ago I decided I couldn’t win this battle so I “productively” served my time. Looking back I can honestly say; "I believe this sentence was payback time for prior business practices that were not always above board." I believe some were due in part to my lack of knowledge of the law. This is a part of my life that I'm not proud of but it is a part of my past and believe me, I've learned a very costly lesson from it. To prevent others from making the same mistake, I intend to propose that basic law classes (both criminal and business) be taught in our public school system.

During that time I was a constant visitor to the law library and began to help other inmates with their legal issues. I soon realized that the system wasn't perfect but I had a special love for the law that came from reading many Supreme Court case opinions. AS I did my research I listened to other inmates who constantly complained about the system and after having heard their complaints, I would often say; "if you don't like the law change it, but it's the law".

As a young adult I attended several New York colleges before graduating in 1969 from the Columbia Institute of Chiropractic where I earned the degree of Doctor of Chiropractic. Soon afterwards, I was admitted to practice in both Arizona and California.

While at Nellis I promised myself that upon my release, I would return to school and earn a law degree. After two unsuccessful admission attempts to the Boyd School of Law, I decided to enroll at UNLV where I earned BA in Political Science and a Masters in Public Administration.

After taking my first political science class I realized how important politics is, and how it effects our everyday life. I guess you might say; I began my political career in 2002 when I wrote and sponsored two Nevada Initiativesfile:///C:/Documents and Settings/O...ebs/myweb/dean_heller_nevada_secretary_of.htm. The first would have provided more funds for K - 12 public education, while the second was to change a Nevada Statute to call for a presumption of shared parenting in issues of child custody.

For nearly forty years I've created and operated all types of business's, from manufacturing to advertising and in January of '04 I began to resurrect the vision I had more then ten years ago, to start a new generation of airlines. It would be a national airline with everyday low fares, high overall capacity and optional ala carte services. I learned a lesson from my previous attempt at starting this venture and hopefully next year “Family Airlines” will begin daily coast-to-coast service. As anyone can see I do not give up easily.

My goal in life today is entirely different than it was a decade ago. I believe I was once before given a second chance in terms of the most important things in life. On my birthday in 1974 I buried my eighteen-month-old son Erick, who had been the victim of a swimming pool accident, a tragedy that I will never forget and one that eventually led to my divorce from my first wife.

In 1989 I remarried and was lucky enough to witness the birth of my daughters, and although I was divorced in '98 I continue to play an active role in their everyday lives. For me, life is about setting a positive example not only for them but for others as well.

 

[dispatchguy]

I downloaded their application. The CEO is a chiroprator.

Their CEO is a felon.

 

[avbug]

That doesn't change the fact that he's a chiropractor.

 

[ackattacker]

From their DOT application:

FAMILY AIRLINES INC.​

Balance Sheet​

As of September 16, 2008​

ASSETS
Current Assets
Checking/Savings 30

Total Checking/Savings 30


Total Current Assets 30


Fixed Assets
Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment
(Net of Depreciation) 2,948


Total Fixed Assets 2,948


TOTAL ASSETS 2,978
====


LIABILITIES & EQUITY


Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Due Bank of America 3,710
Loans & Exchanges – B. Michaels 7,786
Loans & Exchanges – Other 3,000


Total Current Liabilities 14,496


Total Liabilities 14,496


Stockholder’s Equity


Capital Stock 17,500
Retained Earnings (29,018)


Total Stockholder’s Equity (11,518)


TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY 2978

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

 

[sf340flyer]

Looking at the app., it has positions applied for and it includes an FE. I thought all 747-400 were 2 man cockpits.

BTW, he couldn't even get into law school. Denied twice.

It should be against the law to charge an application fee for a job that will never happen. As soon as they fill the "Director of Risk Management" that person should shut the airline down due to too much risk.

 

[sqwkvfr]

I checked the Chief Pilot's qualifications....he seems like the real deal complete with a current class one, ATP, and several type ratings including for the 747.

I wonder what he is doing lending his name to something like this?

 

[fischman]

They asked for "Nationality" in the application. That is highly illegal. You are not allowed to ask that!

All you can ask is if they are legal to work in the United States.

Anyone feel like applying, getting turned down, and slapping a lawsuit on them?

 

[sqwkvfr]

Anyone feel like applying, getting turned down, and slapping a lawsuit on them?

You evidently missed the balance sheet that was including in an earlier post.