> >Yes, but when the colonisation phase comes up, it's a shorter trip across the Atlantic than the Pacific :P
> 
> I HAS TEH AIREOPLANES! Though they probably aren't in good condition, having sat there for decades.

You also need highly specific fuel for them. You can't pump straight gasoline into a plane engine and throw the starter. Plane fuel is made to a very different grade of fuel than automobiles with different additives. And I'd imagine many of these additives are not available to a post-industrial decline country.