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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Mar 2022, 17:15
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

The curtain on the stage has *finally* been...

The curtain on the stage has *finally* been lifted and the show has (almost) begun. No, not some kind of funny "virtual airline", but a real proper airline that both sells tickets and also flies the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Mar 2022, 23:23
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

Albert Hall's inferred route/schedule looks...

Albert Hall's inferred route/schedule looks plausible - but there are plenty of other people reading this who are more expert than me
It's realtively easy to fake some minor detail in a system, but...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Mar 2022, 12:22
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

Having a bit of a bleak thought... are Flybe...

Having a bit of a bleak thought... are Flybe definitely going to launch ? One of the first lessons in finance is not to get emotionally involved and ignore what's already been spent. When appraising...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Feb 2022, 15:19
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

Albert - do you happen to know the new date for...

Albert - do you happen to know the new date for the Flybe announcement ? I can't see anything on Google - I'm guessing that if Flybe had made an announcement, this would have been picked up...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Feb 2022, 19:56
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

Oil prices have jumped a fair bit today, and...

Oil prices have jumped a fair bit today, and quiet news days aren't on the immediate horizon
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Feb 2022, 11:26
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

If tanks are rolling into Kyiv... I think we may...

If tanks are rolling into Kyiv... I think we may see something similiar happen to business travel as the Gulf War of 1991... namely a slump in demand along with a spike in the price of fuel. Neither...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Feb 2022, 16:25
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

Jenny Tails' record of past posts suggests...

Jenny Tails' record of past posts suggests credibility. It would not surprise me in the least if information is beginning to leak out by virtue of somebody being a bit loose tongued in the pub after...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Feb 2022, 14:05
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

Did the press call take place ? If not, when is...

Did the press call take place ? If not, when is the new date for it ?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jan 2022, 11:35
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

Why wait until the end of Jan or early Feb ? Xmas...

Why wait until the end of Jan or early Feb ? Xmas holiday season is now well and truly over.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Dec 2021, 07:11
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

How much flying does Virgin do at BHX and the...

How much flying does Virgin do at BHX and the rumoured other Flybe bases of BHD and SOU ? Not a lot...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Dec 2021, 15:27
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

Flybe have a single shareholder who has well over...

Flybe have a single shareholder who has well over 50.1% of the shares and thus has complete control. Pension funds each holding maybe 1% of the shares of a large company tend to just sell shares of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Dec 2021, 11:27
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

BA at Gatwick are largely targetting people who...

BA at Gatwick are largely targetting people who want to go on a beach holiday, particularly over the summer. Peak booking period for this begins immediately after Xmas.

Flybe in its previous...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Dec 2021, 18:29
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

I can see a very good argument for deferring a...

I can see a very good argument for deferring a big route launch announcement to the first or second week of January (depending of course on the C word) when the UK is back in work mode
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Nov 2021, 18:52
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

UK Plc companies are all keen to attract...

UK Plc companies are all keen to attract investors to buy their shares. The big buyers of shares are pension funds and life insurers, who now all tend to make some sort of reference to ESG criteria -...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Nov 2021, 10:26
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

It would be lovely if regional networks could be...

It would be lovely if regional networks could be revived... but it seems the general public just don't want to pay enough for these flights to be sufficiently profitable, especially when there is no...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Nov 2021, 13:30
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

Flybe v1 had an awful history for those who...

Flybe v1 had an awful history for those who bought shares on almost any date after the flotation in 2010. Declining share price, bailouts, desperate sale for peanuts, and eventual bankruptcy

There...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Nov 2021, 08:46
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

Cavok - you know that, I know that, but do Cyrus...

Cavok - you know that, I know that, but do Cyrus know that ? You would be surprised how little industry knowledge there can sometimes be in venture capital investors
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Nov 2021, 08:24
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

Would a training / simulator facility somewhere...

Would a training / simulator facility somewhere near Birmingham airport have worked better for Flybe v1 ?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Oct 2021, 14:41
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

Has there been any kind of suggestion as to when...

Has there been any kind of suggestion as to when roughly Flybe will start flying commercially ?
I'm sure (or hope!) the company has an internal target start date, but wondering if that had become...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Oct 2021, 11:48
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

Starting an airline, and achieving consistent...

Starting an airline, and achieving consistent profitability is tough. The record of past small airlines is not particularly great. I wish Flybe well, but being a bit wary seems to go with the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Sep 2021, 18:39
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

There needs to be at least a couple of months...

There needs to be at least a couple of months from flights going on sale, to first flight operating, if only because pax will be a bit sceptical after March 2020. Granted operating empty flights...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Aug 2021, 09:22
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

Stupid o'clock

Stupid o'clock
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Aug 2021, 16:34
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

Marketing speak that incorporates references to...

Marketing speak that incorporates references to the old company sounds to me like senior management are in denial about the past
Pan Am, with all its accrued goodwill over tge years, tried to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Apr 2021, 17:44
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

BHX5DME - would the fact that you live in/near...

BHX5DME - would the fact that you live in/near Bimringham have anything to do with your preference of BHX as Flybe's main focus ?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Apr 2021, 09:41
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

It's a popular aircraft. Do you have anything to...

It's a popular aircraft. Do you have anything to link an order to new Flybe (as opposed to any other airline) or are you just speculating ?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Apr 2021, 11:41
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

Interesting article on possible Flybe routes ...

Interesting article on possible Flybe routes
https://simpleflying.com/flybe-2-routes/
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Apr 2021, 16:39
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

For the same reason that very few kids aspire to...

For the same reason that very few kids aspire to be an auditor of accounts when they grow up...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Apr 2021, 18:08
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

S1F - I'm going to counter your argument. The...

S1F - I'm going to counter your argument. The shareholders of Flybe have been wiped out. The creditors will likely see a few pence in the pound if anything. The management and staff have (almost) all...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Apr 2021, 17:49
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

Lucien Farrell runs the London office of Cyrus...

Lucien Farrell runs the London office of Cyrus Capital. If Cyrus Capital is putting up money, then it's because Farrell has decided to do so
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Apr 2021, 16:38
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

If Farrell is no longer involved (and I use the...

If Farrell is no longer involved (and I use the word 'if''), then who is putting up the money to (re)start the airline ?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Mar 2021, 10:36
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

Is allowing a company to buy the licences of a...

Is allowing a company to buy the licences of a bankrupt airline solely to sell off slots that would otherwise go into a pool compatible with what an intelligent observer would regard as an orderly...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Mar 2021, 17:19
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

I'm beginning to wonder if, with the original...

I'm beginning to wonder if, with the original Cyrus plan looking to be in trouble, Flybe is now at risk of being the UK equivalent of India's Jet Airways.
Former employees are likely to be finding...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Feb 2021, 07:08
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

I'm wondering if Flybe v2 with a few Dash 8...

I'm wondering if Flybe v2 with a few Dash 8 aircraft would have potentially lower CASM than (for example) Eastern or Loganair and thus be able to reclaim some of their former trunk routes. As an...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jan 2021, 22:40
Replies: 1,479
Views: 561,346
Posted By davidjohnson6

Purchasing the same legal entity is usually a big...

Purchasing the same legal entity is usually a big NO since it tends to include all the old unpaid debts. One tends to buy certain assets (eg the software to run the website or specific airport slots)...
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