London-England start-up long-haul carrier Global Airlines has announced its intention to acquire a further three Airbus A380 aircraft. This will bring Global Airlines' fleet up to four aircraft at the time it becomes fully operational in the spring of 2024.
The first A380 was acquired from Doric, a Germany-based investment firm with an aviation subdivision. All four aircraft have been originally acquired from other carriers and will be refitted to meet with the high standards of passenger comfort Global Airlines aims to offer.
Global Airlines is an offshoot of Holiday Swap, a London-based privately held company operating an online hospitality service platform. Both companies are headed by James Asquith.
In addition to the aircraft acquisitions, Global Airlines has announced two additions to its Advisory Board. Pierre Madrange and Ian Black. Pierre Madrange is a former French Air Force fighter pilot who later held the position of Chief Operating Officer at XL Airways, Managing Director at SR Technics and is a former Vice President of NAVBLUE, an Airbus company. He brings his extensive aviation knowledge to the new airline as well significant expertise in airline operations and P&L management as well as growing leadership functions.
Ian Black is a highly experienced commercial and former military pilot. He has flown commercial operations across the Far East, Australasia, India, Dubai, and Europe. He worked for a major UK long-haul airline for over 25 years as a senior captain on the Airbus/Boeing fleet. He has extensive experience in long-haul flying and cumulatively has flown 20,000 hours on A330/340-300/340-600 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner. At Global, Madrange and Black will advise the Executive Team and work closely with the Founder and CEO, James Asquith, on airline operations management and airline digitalisation.
