There are quite a few mechanisms in place to prevent complete silliness, as happens in the shipping industry, but with a piece of equipment that spends most of its time in the air, in international airspace, loopholes abound.

TAG’s a bit different, though, I think. It’s not really an airline as such - more like Uber for jets.

Zero tax on second-hand goods.

I don’t think this is a big deal as long as Trump washes his hands of the whole empire when he assumes office. Exploiting the system when you’re extremely wealthy is nothing new and, whilst that’s not an argument in favour of a status quo, is something that most people would do.

Not really. Here’s a fictional example:

Sure - this policy is designed to promote competition and drive taxes down. Market forces in taxation if you like. Bob and his C172 aren’t depriving the state of millions in revenue or pushing money through the Cayman Islands and weapons deals.

There’s standard business practice and there’s moral business practice; this is a Venn diagram you will not see anytime soon!

It’s not only ‘not uncommon’ it’s standard business practice. All European commercial jets have a placard showing the ownership and insurance trail mounted quite prominently in the cockpit and these things are not small...

It’s clearly an immersion/early exposure thing. Ours are rescue cats, both strays, who catch their own food and only ask when they can’t find their own.

Ours are country cats - they only ask for food when they haven’t caught their own, which is very rare, and I don’t think we’re going to change them anytime soon! Actually, nor would I want to - they’re rescue cats, both found stray (the shelter reckoned they were 3 or 4 years old) and we’ll put up with the minor…

Whenever some drunk arsehole kicks off in the cabin and the senior steward/ess has to chime the cockpit bell so I can check the camera to make sure it’s safe to let them in to tell me about, I miss it.

You are not alone, my friend.

It’s a $160 million investment from Amazon which, even for them, is not small beer. It has to get people buying Prime/nagging their parents to get it and, as such, it has to appeal to the broadest audience it can.

Fortunately, I have a solution and it’s reasonably cost-effective.

Completely agree with your assessment.

It’s just that the show isn’t the second coming of Automotive Jesus that everyone promised it would be. I even promised it to myself as I hit ‘Yes! Sign me up for Amazon Prime for the sweet, sweet price of a Dodge Neon and a never-ending inbox of useless crud I will never buy. It’ll be worth it!”

You’ve met him then...

I imagine that someone has been told that attracting ‘yoof’ is the only way to build a successful online platform and that all the yoof use Facebook.

The latter, sadly.

We’ve got two very different market places, certainly. In the UK, used car prices would make the average American weep with envy, as I’m sure you’re well aware.