Originally Posted by
Diesel_10
"The administrator, Interpath Advisory, said Flybe had struggled to withstand a number of shocks since its relaunch last year, but highlighted the late delivery of 17 aircraft from lessors, which severely compromised its efforts to build back capacity and remain competitive."
Who on Earth writes this garbage without first doing some homework and investigation? A quick scan of 'Planespotters' will show that at least 6 aircraft have been moved on to other operators and another tranche (of the original 54 no-less) are being turned into Water Bombers!
"Flybe staff said they were informed the delays were down to the aircraft requiring “significant repair work” after they had been recovered from the original Flybe collapse in 2020. Delays were made worse by replacement parts’ supply chain problems lengthening the time it took finish repairs, they were told."
Yep, blame lessors and maintenance for the poor business model that was losing £5m a month!
Comment shall not be passed on the competency or lack thereof of the lessors but the fleet number is exactly correct, 17 aircraft 9 of which were registered to FLYBE LTD at time of administration.