175's
I assume flybe are on about plan K now with the 175 EIS?
The 175 has disappeared from the GLA-BHX schedule completely and is now
showing 12/09/2011 on Inverness - Gatwick.
As Embraer admitted a slight delay to some deliveries (flightglobal) and the July press release sort of backs this up which a grand total of one 175 delivered (25 jets in total) in the 2nd quarter of the year although I am not sure what the original target was.
Is this still an ongoing parts problem as the flightglobal article on 4/5/2011 mentions the delays down engine electronics but at least one has been pictured flying on 19/05/2011 and I assume that one has no problem with engine parts although I appreciate spares would be an issue.
Is it likely flybe are being compensated for the delay and with enough aircraft in the fleet at present there is no rush to take them, thus other customers are being prioritised or is this now causing big problems with planning?
Pete