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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Dec 2016, 18:37
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Disagree the A330s are niche. They cover LGW/MAN...

Disagree the A330s are niche. They cover LGW/MAN Carribean beach fleet as well as DXB and East Coast USA as far as DTW and soon SFO. They're enhanced A330-343E machines, a long way from the original...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Dec 2016, 12:23
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

All the A330s are getting the Upper Class refit...

All the A330s are getting the Upper Class refit and WiFi, VS are not looking for Y only so far as we know. Once the B744s go, the high density leisure routes are going A350, the A330s are only on a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Jul 2016, 10:47
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

The A330s are more likely for MAN, with the...

The A330s are more likely for MAN, with the exception of Orlando IMHO.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Nov 2015, 10:48
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

This is interesting, the begininng of LGW...

This is interesting, the begininng of LGW becoming an arms length subsidiary with a view to a sale as it's not a core component of the Delta JV?
Why only the A333s? Maybe something like the two BA...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Nov 2015, 12:49
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

There's a list of airlines who say this on Monday...

There's a list of airlines who say this on Monday and on Tuesday pull the plug, the chap saying this is on the marketing team. It depends how much value this adds to the Delta JV. As for being...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Dec 2014, 21:43
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

It would be a failure on SRB's part to see Virgin...

It would be a failure on SRB's part to see Virgin Atlantic taken apart. He has to actively want to sell out and after the failure of Virgin Galactic, I doubt he'd want the publicity of pluckly lil VS...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Dec 2014, 21:35
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

In summer and school holidays, the reason that...

In summer and school holidays, the reason that the A380 struggles to sell is that it needs to be consistently full and profitable all year.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Oct 2014, 23:22
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Sorry chaps Little Red was not a branding issue....

Sorry chaps Little Red was not a branding issue. Diamond Service was to British Midland what Little Red was to Virgin Atlantic, a marketing moniker, but the airline name is down the side and on the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Sep 2014, 21:57
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

The RASCO findings are a set of statistical...

The RASCO findings are a set of statistical measurements. They are an abstract measurement whereas loads, yields, passenger behaviour(s) are quantifiable real world measurable activities. The second...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Sep 2014, 17:43
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Well that's a start but : 1) Price has to be...

Well that's a start but :
1) Price has to be right
2) Frequency matters, if EK/QR/EY can offer a daily one stop for cheaper than a twice weekly non stop route, then the latter will not work, see...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Sep 2014, 09:51
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

It's not "what might work", and this example is...

It's not "what might work", and this example is fairly unlikely given VS just dropped LHR-BOM which fed onto exisiting US flights, of which EDI has no VS or DL long haul. Imagine the scenario where a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Sep 2014, 15:46
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

How many connections from SLC are currently not...

How many connections from SLC are currently not available on one stop from an existing hub?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st May 2014, 18:40
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Seems Delta and Virgin are involved in some...

Seems Delta and Virgin are involved in some schedule changes this winter, with VS launching ATL and DL to LAX, each rotation at the expense of the partner.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th May 2014, 09:33
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

I know at LHR, BA seem to disembark from Door 1L...

I know at LHR, BA seem to disembark from Door 1L and reposition the bridge to 2L for boarding if there's only the one.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Feb 2014, 21:32
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

They're not actually in the same group, that's...

They're not actually in the same group, that's the main issue. The shared branding is a little misleading, they have a common minority shareholder.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Feb 2014, 13:33
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

The bearded billionaire's "empire" has always...

The bearded billionaire's "empire" has always been smoke and mirrors. He has a bare majority in VS but that doesn't mean he runs the show. Virgin America is an American firm which uses Virgin...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Feb 2014, 11:05
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Seems Virgin Atlantic are dropping the Hong...

Seems Virgin Atlantic are dropping the Hong Kong-Sydney extension for a new focus on the North Atlantic with Delta. Effective from May, and means Hong Kong base will close. Rather ruthless on the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Jan 2014, 02:28
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

To infinity... and beyond: Richard Branson on why...

To infinity... and beyond: Richard Branson on why Virgin Atlantic is on the up - ES Magazine - Life & Style - London Evening Standard...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jan 2014, 13:14
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

BA have been back on LHR-YYC for a few years,...

BA have been back on LHR-YYC for a few years, it's going B787 soon I believe.

Again, Vancouver is proving to be a difficult nut to crack, it was not certain to return after a difficult first year....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Dec 2013, 11:28
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

If it was a simple and obvious no brainer it...

If it was a simple and obvious no brainer it would be done. Sadly it's not and it isn't. Virgin are at best pootling along at the minute I agree. The service in Economy back in those days was...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Dec 2013, 13:59
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

The 787s are going to Heathrow to replace...

The 787s are going to Heathrow to replace A340-600s so no, ANU is a B744 / A333 mix.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Dec 2013, 15:48
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

In practice, VS were notorious for reallocating...

In practice, VS were notorious for reallocating chosen seats when people assumed they had them for keeps. I have been stung twice and only managed to find another half decent option when I checked in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Jul 2013, 22:40
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Summer 2014 I believe, same with the GLA...

Summer 2014 I believe, same with the GLA operation, the remaining leisure A330s are being reconfigured to the LHR seating specs with a bigger Upper Class cabin and will be flying LGW-Carribean.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jul 2013, 14:44
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

It was suspended in May 2009 right after a period...

It was suspended in May 2009 right after a period of deregulation meant BMI, Virgin, Kingfisher and Jet Airways all bailed in at the same time, then realised nobody was making much money. The impetus...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Jun 2013, 18:26
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Chicago was a turning point. Up to that point,...

Chicago was a turning point. Up to that point, Virgin had launched and maintained a good quality, year round point to point service against BA et al to EWR (a Continental hub), MIA ( an AA hub), BOS,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Jan 2013, 21:51
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Fairdealfrank the only way to stop the floods of...

Fairdealfrank the only way to stop the floods of drivel is not to engage this chap. It is most evidently futile and I even though I am ignoring him, I keep seeing his nonsense quoted back by other...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Dec 2012, 08:46
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

GLA was a great route until British Midland...

GLA was a great route until British Midland became BMI and nothing much went right from there on in. BD's major issue was not getting enough revenue from partners for carrying all their passengers to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Dec 2012, 04:41
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Look mate, I might be a spotter but I worked in...

Look mate, I might be a spotter but I worked in marketing analytics for long enough to know enough about the market and how it works. Just you keep banging your head.....
Your "analysis" is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Dec 2012, 21:53
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Glasgow will happen if they are serious about...

Glasgow will happen if they are serious about doing this, it's a better bet than ABZ which BMI used to fly with ERJ145s. If they're serious.....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Dec 2012, 03:17
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Glasgow -London is very well served by two...

Glasgow -London is very well served by two carriers serving five airports, EDI more so. BMI lost money at GLA in the end but it's a big market. Is it worth a pile of lucrative LHR slots to VS though?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Dec 2012, 21:42
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

How about Flora MacDonald, The Scottish Heroine....

How about Flora MacDonald, The Scottish Heroine. Oh wait, it's been done before!
MC DONNELL - DOUGLAS DC - 10 - British Caledonian Airways (http://www.taxiways.de/DC-10/D10operator/B_Cal.html)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Dec 2012, 23:08
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

When T1 closes, the T1 operation moves to T3 as...

When T1 closes, the T1 operation moves to T3 as the STAR airlines will be moving to T2. What happens to BHD/DUB/LBA remains to be seen, as they need a domestic or CTA facility which will only be...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Dec 2012, 13:02
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

I understand this is a tricky squaring of a...

I understand this is a tricky squaring of a circle though as without decent hijgh fares on P2P, a fraction of a long haul revenue leaves the short haul deeply in the red. This remains true of BA and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Dec 2012, 15:08
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Sir Richard Branson makes £1m challenge to Willie...

Sir Richard Branson makes £1m challenge to Willie Walsh - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/9734802/Sir-Richard-Branson-makes-1m-challenge-to-Willie-Walsh.html)
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Dec 2012, 22:54
Replies: 926
Views: 407,333
Posted By Skipness One Echo

He's making a very good point. What would be the...

He's making a very good point. What would be the value to Delta of almost owning one of your competitors?
Think of the difference in the cultures between Delta, a *very* particular culture,...
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