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Re:Gotham Air: Manhattan to JFK in 6 minutes for $99 by larrys on Thursday January 22, 2015 @07:25PM (#8932695)
Exactly I've seen a few services like this advertised exactly the same way (WSJ ads some run by former industry execs).

Interesting thought that the picture of the heli contradicts that (says "Gotham Air" on the side). That's no small point actually. Gives someone who doesn't read the fine print the idea that they do operate the aircraft. I understand why they do that but it is a bit deceptive.

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Re:Gotham Air: Manhattan to JFK in 6 minutes for $99 by Animats on Friday January 23, 2015 @02:04AM (#8933733)
The helicopter with "Gotham Air" on the side is a fake photo based on a New York Heli publicity shot. It's a Photoshop job.

Original: http://hereandtherewithoutacare.com/wp-content/gallery/new-y...

Faked, from Gotham Air site: http://static.wixstatic.com/media/b49883_4bfd352941a043ba83c...

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Re:Gotham Air: Manhattan to JFK in 6 minutes for $99 by TheSpiceIsLife on Thursday January 22, 2015 @10:17PM (#8933215)
Wouldn't the livery on that helicopter in the photo just be a form of corporate advertising. Couldn't you paint your aircraft however you want so long as the correct registration / licensing marks are visible?
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Re:Gotham Air: Manhattan to JFK in 6 minutes for $99 by lucaspiller on Friday January 23, 2015 @02:22AM (#8933771)
Ryanair let you advertise on the exterior of their aircraft from €3000/month. Apparently the "cheapest outdoor medium in the world".

http://www.ryanair.com/doc/advertise/RyanairMediaCard.pdf

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Re:Gotham Air: Manhattan to JFK in 6 minutes for $99 by bertil on Thursday January 22, 2015 @07:50PM (#8932786)
Uber also suggests driver feature their logo on the windshield of one of their category. Can’t remember which.
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Re:Gotham Air: Manhattan to JFK in 6 minutes for $99 by ben1040 on Thursday January 22, 2015 @08:08PM (#8932855)
I've taken UberX vehicles that had a logo card taped to the windshield.
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Re:Gotham Air: Manhattan to JFK in 6 minutes for $99 by TeMPOraL on Thursday January 22, 2015 @07:40PM (#8932747)
Enough to sue them for misleading advertising or something like that? It needs to be done, just to make a point.
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Re:Gotham Air: Manhattan to JFK in 6 minutes for $99 by larrys on Thursday January 22, 2015 @07:50PM (#8932781)
I would imagine that the chance of getting sued is quite small. What individual would sue and what harm would they claim? Government FTC most likely would not care and if they did all they would have to do is change the picture.

Likewise if there was an accident someone would have to say they relied on that information and was mislead. Unlikely (especially in the case of death how do you prove that?). Plus it is common practice to operate like this by similar parties.

Here is a similar company for jets:

http://www.bluestarjets.com/

Note how they do the same thing but don't have any logos on the jets.

http://www.bluestarjets.com/?page=company-payment-legal

My guess is that the "Gotham Air" will disappear from the home page picture.

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Re:Gotham Air: Manhattan to JFK in 6 minutes for $99 by mikeash on Thursday January 22, 2015 @08:08PM (#8932854)
A significant chunk of US airline flights are operated by a company other than the one whose logo is on the airliner. It mostly applies to the smaller regional "feeder" names, like United Express (actually operated by Cape Air, CommutAir, ExpressJet, and a bunch of others), and American Eagle (operated by AVAir, Chaparral Airlines, Command Airways, and more).

I have no idea if Gotham plans to actually operate that way, but I'd be shocked if there were actually a legal problem if they did.

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