Boeing president, Scott Carson, much as he loves Virgin Atlantic Airways, clearly could not face flying to London on something called an A340 after last Tuesday night's party in Chicago. Boeing was also announcing its quarterly results. So it was back to Seattle on the company BBJ (you”ve got to use the product you sell), and then on the same aircraft to Farnborough, and an Aviation Club appointment in Pall Mall.
The British Airways overnight 747 to Heathrow was a possibility but that arrived too late for his speech at the Institute of Directors. A visit to a certain Willie Walsh at Waterside was squeezed in too. He”s a hard worker is Mr Carson. Mind you he and his team have sold nearly 600 787s, and more to follow! Let”s hope that Airbus, and the ”Xtra Wide”, keep them on their toes!