Waves (Guernsey) has announced it has suspended flight operations until September to allow it to reconsider its business model.
The Guernsey-based carrier's founder, Nick Magliocchetti, said in a statement that it had faced numerous obstacles in launching its proposed air taxi service between the Channel isles since certification last year.
"It has been a tumultuous 12 months,” he told the Bailiwick Express. “We have overcome every obstacle placed in our way, but we felt that the time was right to take a pause. Our priority now, as always, is our customers and we wish to apologise for the inconvenience caused by this news and reassure them that we will be back stronger than ever.”
Among the more recent hurdles the start-up has faced include the grounding of its only aircraft, Cessna (single turboprop) 208EX Grand Caravan 2-CREW (msn 208B2148), owing to maintenance requirements as well as the Government of Alderney's decision not to award it an Air Transport Licence (ATL) to operate non-scheduled, ad-hoc air taxi services between Alderney and Guernsey and between Alderney and Jersey.
