Commercial Aviation reporting at its finest....... ----- Original Message ----- From: "P A R K S" <parkh@db.erau.edu> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > US aviation experts join consortium to revive Ansett > > By Virginia Marsh in Sydney > Published: December 17 2001 12:42 | Last Updated: December 17 2001 14:30 > > > Air Partners III Australia is headed by David Bonderman, chairman of Ryanair, > the Irish budget airline, and Bill Franke, who until August was chairman of > America West, a US regional airline.............HUH??????????????? > > Both have earned reputations as aviation industry turnaround specialists. ........HUH?????????????????????????????? Mr > Bonderman, the co-founder and chief executive of Texas-Pacific Group, the > private equity outfit, is also a director of Continental, the US airline he > helped rescue in 1992. He subsequently played a similar role at America West > with Mr Franke. >