There is an interesting letter in this months Pilot Magazine (Dec2016) from Terry Holloway, Vice Chairman of the Air League. Terry declares in his intro that he is Chairman of the Awards Committee.
I only have my copy of the magazine for reference so cannot print the entire text here.
However he makes the point that
From the outset we in the Air League knew it was not a solo flight and that point was clearly made when we made our award in May this year."
If the Air League knew the flight was not solo from day one why did they sit back and allow pretty much the entire UK media to print stories declaring TCT was embarking on a solo flight? Was that an honest approach?
Why did they not alert the press to the misleading headlines?
In my opinion they did nothing until the story started to break that the Spirit of Artefice expedition was nothing like Amy Johnsons historic flight.
Terry goes on to say.
I have no direct knowledge of the HCAP award but understand it is for similar reasons, and with the same knowledge about it being flown and,for good reasons,with a support aircraft,because a film documentary was being made"(sic)
A film documentary is reason to allow the deception in the worlds media Terry?
So the Honourable Company of Air Pilots also knew from the outset TCT was not flying solo from Farnborough to Sydney ?
What Terry does not reveal in his letter is he is also a Liveryman of The Honourable Company of Air Pilots.
Tracey Curtis Taylor is also a Liveryman of The Honourable Company of Air Pilots.
Does he know TCT on a personal level?
Of course he does.
Terry is employed on a part time basis by Marshall of Cambridge, a privately owned and family run Group of Companies employing around 4,500 and turning over around £1.5 Billion, where he is the Company Historian. From 1995 to 2014 he was employed as the Executive Assistant to the Chairman of the group of companies, where he was responsible for a wide ranging portfolio which included all Marketing, Media handling, and Public Relations, as well as the management of special projects across the Group of Companies. Terry remains the Managing Director of the Marshall owned Cambridge Aero Club- the oldest aero club in the UK - and is a qualified Flying Instructor.
Terence (Terry)Â Holloway - Profile
Robert Marshall was appointed chief executive officer of the Marshall Group in January 2012. Marshall is a fourth generation family company with annual sales of £900m. The Company owns and operates Cambridge Airport and has extensive activities in aerospace design, military aircraft maintenance, military ground systems and motor retail. The Company is based in Cambridge and employs 4,000 people.
https://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/e...arshall-group/
Robert Marshall is a former director of Bird in a Biplane, Tracey Curtis Taylor's company.
https://www.endole.co.uk/company/077...iplane-limited
The Air League Annual Reception was held in the very prestigious surroundings of St James’s Palace on Thursday, 31st May hosted by His Royal Highness Prince Philip The Duke of Edinburgh, who is Patron of The Air League. Marshall of Cambridge is a very strong supporter of The Air League and a number of employees attended the Reception. Robert Marshall, Chief Executive Officer of Marshall of Cambridge (Holdings) Ltd and his partner Tracey Curtis-Taylor, together with Steve and Beverley Fitz-Gerald, were presented to Prince Philip at the beginning of the evening on the arrival of Prince Philip in the Throne Room at St James’s Palace.
see
http://www.pprune.org/private-flying...hreads-55.html
Boeing is one of the biggest UK suppliers/ clients of the Marshall Group.
Boeing Aircraft Corporation is TCT's major sponsor alongside Artemis.
Boeing is a major supporter of the Air League.
