V bird on its own

[bankrupt]

The word is out that the German start up carrier V bird is no longer tied to Dutch Bird and that they have been assigned a new call sign "VEE BEE".

Apparently Dutch Bird owned them before, or they were operating under their AOC.

Would it be possible for one company to operate under another’s AOC has any body heard of a similar construction.

Cheers

[zed3]

V-bird were operating with the Dutchbird operator's ticket and Dutchbird callsign but noticed yesterday they were using their own V-bird callsign . So I thus presume that the last phase of this airline's setup has been accomplished.

[Phoenix_X]

Dutchbird never owned V-Bird, as suggested V-Bird operated under the Dutchbird AOC. This agreement has now ended, and V-Bird operates under it's own AOC now, and the callsign is indeed 'VEE BEE.'

This construction has been used before, relatively often I understand. If I remember correctly easyJet started operating under another company's AOC before getting their own. Can anyone confirm or deny this?

[trainer too 2]

Easyjet used a Luton based AOC of Air Foyle for the first two 737-200s.

[smartercharter]

Easyjet started with 2 x B737-200 aircraft wet leased from IAG and operated by GB Airways........under their AOC.:8

[conradmueller]

V Bird also now has 3-letter-code VBR, but no 2-letter IATA-Code has been applied for

[LGS6753]

Hasn't Dutchbird just gone into receivership?
Thought I read it somewhere....

[suppie]

mvt msgs r being send using VBA as flt nbr

[conradmueller]

No, this was Air Holland. Air Holland has been then taken over by the Exel Group.
You are right, it is VBA

[Phoenix_X]

I wish people would stop associating Dutchbird with Airholland :ok:.

[the egg man]

i work for dutchbird and we are still flying.
air holland are no more ,but have had a name change for debt loss purposes and are now called holland exel.

[trainer too 2]

any feedback on V bird loadfactors??

[C150b]

Well a friend told me, this week between 30-40%
but higher in the weekend..