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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Mar 2022, 07:49
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

What confuses me about Flybe 2 is as follows (and...

What confuses me about Flybe 2 is as follows (and I have no axe to grind, either way). Normally a company, not just an airline, is founded to meet a perceived need, to “fill a hole”, if you will. But...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Mar 2022, 16:47
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

I think in BMA’s day it was more like £25 ow, £50...

I think in BMA’s day it was more like £25 ow, £50 would be return. That’s why one of the companies I worked for stopped doing nightstops overseas because you had all the hotac, crew costs etc for an...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Mar 2022, 22:44
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

IF these are true it would confirm my often...

IF these are true it would confirm my often stated opinion that Flybe 2 is very much a slot play.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Mar 2022, 12:55
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

I’m strictly neutral in this debate but please...

I’m strictly neutral in this debate but please could someone from the “pro Flybe faction” give a sensible explanation as to why flights are not on sale if the start date is still late March?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Feb 2022, 10:12
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

I have never read such nonsense re PR. The launch...

I have never read such nonsense re PR. The launch of FlyBe 2 might get 30 seconds on national news, if you're lucky, regardless of how slow a news day it is. It should get a bit more coverage in the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Nov 2021, 17:28
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

RogueOne these figures are just wrong. The...

RogueOne

these figures are just wrong. The atr 72 600 burns about 30% less block fuel than the dash 8 400 and, as another poster has pointed out, the mx cost for the dash is significantly higher...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Nov 2021, 07:21
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

055166k What a strange post. All I can say...

055166k

What a strange post. All I can say is that I did a day return LGW EDI LGW yesterday on EZY A320, full going North and 80% coming home and I’d take that over a dash 8 any day (for the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Nov 2021, 14:05
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

I think it’s reasonable to assume that if...

I think it’s reasonable to assume that if EMA-GLA/EDI were still viable, Loganair would be flying them.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Nov 2021, 09:21
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

Actually, I don't fully agree with all the above....

Actually, I don't fully agree with all the above. 1/ for the sake of getting it right, CityFlyer Express was originally completely privately owned and operated through the 90s as a BA franchisee. It...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Nov 2021, 21:31
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

Not exactly correct. Connectair was sold to ILG...

Not exactly correct. Connectair was sold to ILG (in 1988) and was rebranded Air Europe Express. However during that ownership period in, I think, 1990, Connectair was merged into Air Europe and there...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Nov 2021, 12:09
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

Just for the record, CityFlyer Express, which was...

Just for the record, CityFlyer Express, which was branded British Airways Express, was profitable every year of its existence apart from year one. In fact some years it was extremely profitable. It...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Nov 2021, 08:10
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

Maybe, but if you’re going to run an operation...

Maybe, but if you’re going to run an operation with multiple crew bases, which was the Flybe 1 model, you’re going to have to put your training facility, sims etc somewhere and crews from the other...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Oct 2021, 11:02
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

Throw down the gauntlet? Have you already...

Throw down the gauntlet? Have you already forgotten how it ended last time Flybe went after Loganair.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Sep 2021, 21:13
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

And let’s face it, if you need to enter into an...

And let’s face it, if you need to enter into an aircraft lease involving equity release, you’re not in great shape financially.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Sep 2021, 20:53
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

Business is indeed unforgiving as I suspect the...

Business is indeed unforgiving as I suspect the investors in Flybe 2 will discover if it ever gets off the ground.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Sep 2021, 13:47
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

A “friend” who was a consultant always said that...

A “friend” who was a consultant always said that the trick was to get in, come up with a plan, collect fee and then depart before the plan was enacted so that if/when it failed you were long gone.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Sep 2021, 12:13
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

All very well to say that but it misses the point...

All very well to say that but it misses the point that someone “investing millions” into a new or reincarnated UK regional airline is likely to create a competitive bloodbath which could result in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Sep 2021, 08:03
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

OzzyOzBorn to be blunt, the likes of Blue...

OzzyOzBorn

to be blunt, the likes of Blue Islands and Eastern may have “very limited fleet availability” but they’ve both got considerably more “fleet availability” than Flybe 2 has (and if you’re...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2021, 21:24
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

I heard 10 for SOU, one to operate and nine to...

I heard 10 for SOU, one to operate and nine to cover for AOG etc
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2021, 14:14
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

Indeed. Flybe never subscribed to the KISS...

Indeed. Flybe never subscribed to the KISS principle.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Jul 2021, 21:49
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

Well I’ll give you a comment. I see that she is...

Well I’ll give you a comment. I see that she is using her new position to urge parents to not just give girls toys, but to give them things like LEGO as well (see Flight Global). I have no problem...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jun 2021, 20:19
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

Re new TAP CEO. Are you serious?

Re new TAP CEO. Are you serious?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Jun 2021, 10:53
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

Well I’ve always been open about my view that...

Well I’ve always been open about my view that this was just a slot play. My guess is that, in due course, new Flybe will announce that of course it was never about slots but sadly due to the pandemic...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Apr 2021, 22:13
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

Frankly I think you’re all bonkers bothering to...

Frankly I think you’re all bonkers bothering to debate this. It’s a slot play, not a Flybe relaunch.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Apr 2021, 08:59
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

I would just add that this is not the “Flybe...

I would just add that this is not the “Flybe Appreciation” thread and people are allowed to give their views without it being considered trolling. I largely agree with BA318’s points. Additionally, I...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Apr 2021, 12:13
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

What does anyone realistically think is going to...

What does anyone realistically think is going to happen here. Either 1/ they lose the OL and thus the slots and that's the end of it all or 2/ they keep the OL and the slots and somehow manage to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Apr 2021, 06:09
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

can you explain?

can you explain?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Mar 2021, 08:31
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

Surely the point is that if the original Flybe’s...

Surely the point is that if the original Flybe’s licences etc are revoked, the Heathrow (and other) slots are lost and any “new” Flybe would have to start from scratch re slots.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Feb 2021, 12:29
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

The trouble with the concept of letting EZY...

The trouble with the concept of letting EZY operate the morning and evening flights on, for example, BHX to EDI/GLA is that the early morning and evening flights on such a route are the big money...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Jan 2021, 11:19
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

I would have thought that given how avidly the...

I would have thought that given how avidly the progress of Flybe 2 is followed on pprune that any AOC proving flight would have been commented on here.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Jan 2021, 06:11
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

Agreed but has it been carried out?

Agreed but has it been carried out?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Jan 2021, 21:31
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

Unless the rules have changed off late, you have...

Unless the rules have changed off late, you have to conduct a proving flight to be granted an AoC.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Jan 2021, 21:32
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,367
Posted By willy wombat

I’m a bit confused by some of these theories...

I’m a bit confused by some of these theories because surely the LHR slots Flybe used were remedy slots and these can’t be sold.
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