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Varsity Express

Submitted by Cross Wind on 16 Mar 2010

I met a guy who had an interview with Varsity Express and was very happy he didn't pay the money and do the type rating. I have been reading the some news reports about this guy Halstead and it seems incredible that someone would construct a company based on lies. I am amazed how this industry is full of idiots and day dreamers. I thought Varsity could be a company that work if they had the right backing. The route seemed good and the aircraft should be cheap enough to work.

Things could be investigated

Submitted by jshepstone on Tue, 16/03/2010 - 18:57.

Things could be investigated further here, it all seems a bit suspicious

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/8570193.stm

Here is a really good article

Submitted by Jon on Tue, 16/03/2010 - 21:53.

Here is a really good article from the weekend's Sunday Times. It outlines a number of the admissions by Halstead and makes for very interesting reading.

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/entrepreneur/article70611...

I spoke to one of Halstead's

Submitted by Richard on Tue, 16/03/2010 - 23:24.

I spoke to one of Halstead's persona about using FCF for his on going recruitment requirements. He was totally dis-interested in type rated pilots and only concerned with self sponsored low time pilots. I have to say I'm glad we have had nothing to do with them.

A friend worked with this

Submitted by Trolley Boy on Wed, 17/03/2010 - 22:55.

A friend worked with this fella at Virgin, he thought he was better than all of the other cabin crew. He has a special type of arrogance and I just hope he never works in aviation again.