Originally Posted by
jmdavies86
Well the only two options that I can see/think of that would make any sense is for BACF to continue using their E190 fleet until such time as Emerald obtain their own AOC and manage to get some of their proposed ATR aircraft onto the UK register, or the other alternative might be that they're going to work in partnership with Flybe 2.0...?!
Or more likely, that Emerald have had a temporary alleviation from the UK CAA to wet-lease from their Irish AOC pending the establishment of the UK AOC.
Absolutely no way BACF are involved in the summer schedule from BHD to the UK regions, they need all the 190s for their own schedules. It was a symbiotic interim solution after the demise of Stobart Air and reduced business travel due to COVID.
Really can’t see IAG wanting to get involved in Flybe 2.0, they have claimed the BHD market for themselves since the demise of Flybe 1.0. Often the whole lineup on the ramp is now BA and Aer Lingus liveried aircraft. They won’t want to give that up that kind of dominence, in a similar way they jumped in to the SOU European leisure market post Flybe 1.0
I would assume most do the former Flybe network was deemed unviable, but these are the bits they wanted.