It was mentioned in one press article that the monopolies and mergers commission are getting interested as the proposed purchase of bmi regional would mean that flybe has the largest regional airline by far. Loganair, Bacon and Bmi regional routes - surely it will only be Eastern left as competition on a regional basis?
It seems strange to me that bmir have just taken delivery of an ex flybe 145 for what may turn out to be a very short period of time. Also recently promoting 6 Fos to captain and recruiting 6 new FOs. Understandably any high levels of spending at the moment (ie type ratings, training, recruitment and upgrade courses) has to be signed off by head office in Donnington. Therefore surely this wouldnt have been sanctioned if it was known of an imminent sale of bmir, that would result in possible redundancies/re type rating. Unless flymaybe want to keep the 145s until new aircraft arrive and hence need new bmir crews, or maybe management knew nothing of this possible sale - which i find odd as it has been a rumour on the internet for over a year, including pprune.
any ex bacon drivers on here want to tell me what the crash8 is like to fly and how flybe treat you in general?
is it true that you are pay frozen until you catch up with flybes pay scales? i.e no payrises!!
Anyone hear when netjets are recruiting again.....?