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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Sep 2017, 04:29
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Wardair services became schedules in 1987....

Wardair services became schedules in 1987. #nostalgia :)
Dan Air had their own ops handling as well on 131.875. Changed days.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Sep 2016, 22:53
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

EDI was constrained by it's place in the wider...

EDI was constrained by it's place in the wider strategy of Scottish Airports which saw long haul and sun flights at GLA with EDI feeding LHR and some European point to point. However Scotland has...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Aug 2016, 18:06
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Key point is they may well have another...

Key point is they may well have another destination lined up where another B757 can be used better all year round. Once that happens, it's game over. NCL needs to justify using that aeroplane against...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Aug 2016, 10:49
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Hang on, that's not the case with United (ne...

Hang on, that's not the case with United (ne Continental).
All their UK regional stations were launched as year round from Day One with the exception of Newcastle where they struggled to do well in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Aug 2016, 00:56
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

The first seasonal toe in the water didn't come...

The first seasonal toe in the water didn't come close to persuading them to go year round off the bat, some routes actually do. The late announcement for 2016 and the fact the route has done OK but...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st May 2016, 23:43
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Jensdad, United allows NE businesses conectivity...

Jensdad, United allows NE businesses conectivity to US markets. It allows staff to get from A to B without too much hassle and therefore makes the region more attractive to inward investment, capital...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Sep 2015, 09:33
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

A330s are being retired and are mainly restricted...

A330s are being retired and are mainly restricted to dead of night runs around Asia due to older hard product and dated premium cabins, and the B77Ls are very few in number with the small subfleet of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Sep 2015, 17:08
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Do remind us what you do again aside from...

Do remind us what you do again aside from trawling GDS and certain airline websites all day so you can post on here first, always the first?

Domestic point to point is under pressure and easyJet...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Sep 2015, 16:17
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Is BFS-NCL operated by a B737-300QC? Anyone know?

Is BFS-NCL operated by a B737-300QC? Anyone know?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Aug 2015, 18:06
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

They most certainly do fly B767-300ERs across the...

They most certainly do fly B767-300ERs across the Atlantic every day as well as the larger 400ER.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Aug 2015, 09:22
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

This would give NCL the smallest volume of weekly...

This would give NCL the smallest volume of weekly seats in the whole US-Europe operation? Is there any other UA destination that doesn't hit daily in the summer peak to Europe? (Bet there is, just...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Aug 2015, 09:37
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

There's a practical limitation here. To be useful...

There's a practical limitation here. To be useful for business there needs to be a thrice (min. twice) daily service in peak time slots out of LCY. When last tried it was T3 on a J41 which became...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Jul 2015, 23:18
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Careful what you wish for, if they stay with more...

Careful what you wish for, if they stay with more B788s then regional UK flying will be downsized, the B737MAX is also not ideal. The reason there's been an upsurge in B757s to the US is they're...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Jul 2015, 11:49
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

OKaaaaay let me be clear(er). In regional...

OKaaaaay let me be clear(er).
In regional flying, economy needs to be priced higher as there are fewer "more money than sense types" (my bad) up front flying to New York, cross subsidising us plebs...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Jul 2015, 20:45
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Beat on what? The numbers clearly show KLM,...

Beat on what?

The numbers clearly show KLM, BA et al still have a loyal load of customers who will connect. You must (at least try) and understand that high spending customers whom the airlines...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Jul 2015, 07:47
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Those numbers are shockingly low for coming into...

Those numbers are shockingly low for coming into peak summer transatlantic. On the basis of this load factor, it's a goner, the aircraft can be used more profitably in a stronger market. In regional...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Jun 2015, 16:18
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Geeez I swear we were on the BFS thread. I need a...

Geeez I swear we were on the BFS thread. I need a holiday. Feel free to mock.
I need to stop partying on Sundays :(
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th May 2015, 16:18
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Sounds more like fewer free upgrades given from...

Sounds more like fewer free upgrades given from the UK end tbh... Unless you suggest Americans prefer one way in one class then something tighter for the way home (!)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Feb 2015, 23:08
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Aren't they therefore limited on cargo which then...

Aren't they therefore limited on cargo which then impacts on profitability?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Feb 2015, 10:01
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Runway length issue?

Runway length issue?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Nov 2014, 07:29
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

BA left as the B733s and B735s were withdrawn...

BA left as the B733s and B735s were withdrawn from what had been a CityFlyer Express operation on ATRs and RJ100s. They no longer flew an aircraft type best suited to the route.

Also the hub at...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Oct 2014, 16:28
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

I am going to bet there's been a *remarkably*...

I am going to bet there's been a *remarkably* good deal with the airport for United to put their toe in the water here. Well done for getting that far!, it should make the point NCL can do it and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Oct 2014, 11:42
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

In the UK, but remember EZY are pan European and...

In the UK, but remember EZY are pan European and the UK is a mature market.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Sep 2014, 21:09
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

EK is not a point to point carrier, it's a...

EK is not a point to point carrier, it's a classic hub and spoke operator with geographical and cost base advantages. There are numerous options west from NCL with BA, KLM etc, there's one way east...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Sep 2014, 11:44
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

It's marginal, Newcastle is not a capital city...

It's marginal, Newcastle is not a capital city like Edinburgh nor a large inbound tourist gateway for the the Highlands and Islands like Glasgow. It's an English regional city and given United's...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Jul 2014, 22:41
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Thing is the leisure A330s have been reconfigured...

Thing is the leisure A330s have been reconfigured to be more premium heavy in line with the LHR based fleet, so they have way too much Upper Class for a NCL operation IMHO.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Apr 2014, 23:42
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Not really as they closed the line as everyone...

Not really as they closed the line as everyone who wanted a new one already had one. Also B757-300s didn't exactly sell well either, it's a pretty niche aeroplane. The bottom line is the B737 proved...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Apr 2014, 23:12
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Some of them are over twenty six years old, which...

Some of them are over twenty six years old, which even in Jet2 terms is knocking on a bit. The B738 is perfectly adequate for 95% of the missions that the B757 flew, that's why Boeing has sold 4,500...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Feb 2014, 08:40
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Globespan used to offer Worldways to Canada and...

Globespan used to offer Worldways to Canada and AmTran to the US from a number of regional airports. That sort of operation is a thing of the past to the US. Continental offered...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Feb 2014, 12:52
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

There used to be a market for economy trips to...

There used to be a market for economy trips to NYC on a non daily basis, however the huge growth of legacy long haul connectivity killed that stone dead. Why pay a premium to fly on an old American...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Feb 2014, 23:10
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Not a lot of BA kit is under ten years old!

Not a lot of BA kit is under ten years old!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Jan 2014, 14:22
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

The image is not all taken at once, the time...

The image is not all taken at once, the time period can change as you zoom in, hence an aircraft may appear then vanish. It's quite clever.
When did google start offering to change the view for...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Jan 2014, 22:57
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Not on the iPhone version, no.

Not on the iPhone version, no.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Jan 2014, 19:02
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

One Emirates B77W, one ERJ145 on the remotes, a...

One Emirates B77W, one ERJ145 on the remotes, a stored B737 and Jet Provost and some light aircraft. Taken at the worst time when the based fleet is off making money.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Dec 2013, 23:20
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,474
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Sorry can someone confirm numbers based for 2014...

Sorry can someone confirm numbers based for 2014 for both please?
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