A deal is being finalised regarding 6 BACX RJ100s going to SWISS as replacements for their 7 SAAB 2000s which are being retired in November. These are rumoured to be the younger RJ100s which are almost 5 years old (leases up for renewal?) and not the oldest ones which have recently been repainted.
This will result in BACX retaining 2 BAe146s (IOM and INV bases) and unfortunately, 6 routes (5 from MAN and 1 from BHX) being dumped.
This also explains why BACX aren't too concerned with the mass exodus currently taking place whilst they still offer voluntary redundacy. Some secondees to the MAN RJ fleet have been told by BA that "all secondees who have bid to return could be back by November".
The RJ EDI base isn't going to be as large as originally envisaged in the 2005-6 Business Plan.
All this will be announcement on Thursday 11 August.
Generally sounds like doom and gloom, however, the management are quite optimistic. Could this have something to do with the EMB170?
