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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

21st Oct 2021, 09:49

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Flybe-V1

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Posted By RVF750

A good friend of mine, with a lot of experience...

A good friend of mine, with a lot of experience in the industry said to me at the time, with the crazy leasing structure in place due to past Walker Trust dealings, they never stood a chance. The...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

21st Sep 2021, 15:03

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Flybe-V1

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Posted By RVF750

They did. It's called a Q400. However, when you...

They did. It's called a Q400. However, when you end up paying near enough 3 x the real leasing cost you've got no chance to make money.

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

15th Jul 2021, 16:38

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Flybe-V1

Views: 561,366

Posted By RVF750

The bases, aircraft and crews were not what did...

The bases, aircraft and crews were not what did for the old Flybe. It was the excessive aircraft leases carried over from the old Walker Trust days that dragged it down. Remember that. Other than...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

17th Apr 2021, 10:06

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Flybe-V1

Views: 561,366

Posted By RVF750

I sincerely hope they manage to pull it off. So...

I sincerely hope they manage to pull it off. So many good friends driving delivery vans right now who deserve to be back in the air. I would think Southampton and Birmingham may well be the most...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

13th Feb 2021, 13:12

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Flybe-V1

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Posted By RVF750

Ah, the Walker Accountants.....happy memories...

Ah, the Walker Accountants.....happy memories (not). All those shell companies leasing aircraft back to Flybe to squeeze as much money out as possible before any tax was paid. Any time they were...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

25th Jan 2021, 17:07

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Flybe-V1

Views: 561,366

Posted By RVF750

Skipness One Foxtrot I beg to differ on...

Skipness One Foxtrot

I beg to differ on point 2. The Q400 was neither expensive or unreliable. The problems were over priced leases through other Walker Trust companies, on both Dashes and...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

23rd Jan 2021, 11:51

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Flybe-V1

Views: 561,366

Posted By RVF750

I suspect they're not in any rush at present....

I suspect they're not in any rush at present. What they do have though is a nearby Flight Training organisation and hundreds of unemployed ex Flybe crew all revalidated and checked out in Q400...

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