easyJet welcomes 100th aircraft
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easyJet welcomes 100th aircraft
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easyJet, Europe’s leading low cost airline, today welcomed the arrival of its 100th aircraft with celebrations at Berlin’s Schoenefeld Airport. The celebrations include a special flight for staff and dignitaries in the brand new aircraft over Berlin - the airline’s most rapidly expanding base in the last 12 months.
The airline’s fleet of 100 Boeing 737s and Airbus A319s is larger than any other low cost airline. Last month, easyJet carried 2.6 million passengers on its network, only Lufthansa carried more passengers in Europe, making easyJet bigger than BA, Alitalia, Air France or KLM.
The growth of easyJet since its launch in November 1995 has been phenomenal, starting with only two leased aircraft operating two routes (from London Luton to Edinburgh and Glasgow). The airline now operates around 650 flights every day on 203 routes to 61 key airports throughout Europe and in the last 12 months the airline carried 27 million passengers.
Not only is easyJet the leading low cost airline in the UK operating from 10 bases, but also offers a truly pan-European service with its five bases on the continent: Basel, Berlin, Dortmund, Geneva and Paris Orly directly connecting destinations without touching the UK, which account for 22% of the airline’s total network.
easyJet has led the low cost revolution in the European aviation industry and its success is due to the increasing demand from consumers for reliable, convenient services at low fares for both business and leisure purposes.
Today’s new arrival from Airbus is the 39th A319 to be delivered from easyJet’s order of 120 aircraft to be completed by 2007. An additional 20 A319’s will be delivered in 2005 to facilitate the airline’s continued plans for expansion and increase passenger numbers by a further 15 - 20% this financial year. The airline also has an option for an additional 120 aircraft from 2007 onwards.
Ed Winter, easyJet’s Chief Operating Officer, hosting the celebrations in Berlin today commented;
“ Today is an exciting day for easyJet, we now operate more aircraft, offer more flights and last month carried more passengers than any other low cost airline in Europe and have exceeded all but one of the flag carriers.”
“Our success has been phenomenal and by giving more consumers the opportunity to fly to key airports at our famously low fares, the face of European aviation has changed forever - flying is no longer elitist and expensive.
“We believe there is still a great deal of potential throughout Europe for low cost services and easyJet intends to be at the forefront of further market expansion across Europe and will continue to play a key role in bridging Europe”.
easyJet, Europe’s leading low cost airline, today welcomed the arrival of its 100th aircraft with celebrations at Berlin’s Schoenefeld Airport. The celebrations include a special flight for staff and dignitaries in the brand new aircraft over Berlin - the airline’s most rapidly expanding base in the last 12 months.
The airline’s fleet of 100 Boeing 737s and Airbus A319s is larger than any other low cost airline. Last month, easyJet carried 2.6 million passengers on its network, only Lufthansa carried more passengers in Europe, making easyJet bigger than BA, Alitalia, Air France or KLM.
The growth of easyJet since its launch in November 1995 has been phenomenal, starting with only two leased aircraft operating two routes (from London Luton to Edinburgh and Glasgow). The airline now operates around 650 flights every day on 203 routes to 61 key airports throughout Europe and in the last 12 months the airline carried 27 million passengers.
Not only is easyJet the leading low cost airline in the UK operating from 10 bases, but also offers a truly pan-European service with its five bases on the continent: Basel, Berlin, Dortmund, Geneva and Paris Orly directly connecting destinations without touching the UK, which account for 22% of the airline’s total network.
easyJet has led the low cost revolution in the European aviation industry and its success is due to the increasing demand from consumers for reliable, convenient services at low fares for both business and leisure purposes.
Today’s new arrival from Airbus is the 39th A319 to be delivered from easyJet’s order of 120 aircraft to be completed by 2007. An additional 20 A319’s will be delivered in 2005 to facilitate the airline’s continued plans for expansion and increase passenger numbers by a further 15 - 20% this financial year. The airline also has an option for an additional 120 aircraft from 2007 onwards.
Ed Winter, easyJet’s Chief Operating Officer, hosting the celebrations in Berlin today commented;
“ Today is an exciting day for easyJet, we now operate more aircraft, offer more flights and last month carried more passengers than any other low cost airline in Europe and have exceeded all but one of the flag carriers.”
“Our success has been phenomenal and by giving more consumers the opportunity to fly to key airports at our famously low fares, the face of European aviation has changed forever - flying is no longer elitist and expensive.
“We believe there is still a great deal of potential throughout Europe for low cost services and easyJet intends to be at the forefront of further market expansion across Europe and will continue to play a key role in bridging Europe”.
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Yes, a nice piece of the normal self congratulatory easyJet BS. Problem is many, even here within easyland, continue to believe.
Absolutley correct though, the 100th aircraft has arrived.
However all is not as it seem's.
Question is will they have anybody to drive them. As Mr Winter continues in his quest to cut all fat, and terms and conditions to the bone, regardless of impact, the morale of the flightcrew and others, disintegrates. His concern is maximise the share price. His options and bonuses before retirement become far more attractive.
Many are leaving. Not only line pilots, but Base Senior Captains, TRE's / Trainers, etc. Also large numbers of cabin crew and front line ground staff, all completley fed up with having to put up with the push, push, push, dictates of the management, poor infastructure, and pitiful support of day to day operations.
We've had no insurance doc's, incomplete / inaccurate tech records, whats next ?.
Absolutley correct though, the 100th aircraft has arrived.
However all is not as it seem's.
Question is will they have anybody to drive them. As Mr Winter continues in his quest to cut all fat, and terms and conditions to the bone, regardless of impact, the morale of the flightcrew and others, disintegrates. His concern is maximise the share price. His options and bonuses before retirement become far more attractive.
Many are leaving. Not only line pilots, but Base Senior Captains, TRE's / Trainers, etc. Also large numbers of cabin crew and front line ground staff, all completley fed up with having to put up with the push, push, push, dictates of the management, poor infastructure, and pitiful support of day to day operations.
We've had no insurance doc's, incomplete / inaccurate tech records, whats next ?.
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It is charming that they waste money on a 'jolly' for Berlin staff whilst announcing proposals for drastic cost cutting across the company a la Ryanair eg. it appears crew food is under threat, uniform allowance out the window, sharing HOTAC etc.
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For goodness sake, easyJet is a major success and of course its important for them to take advantage of a PR opportunity like the 100th aircraft, and if it costs few flights and a few bob to make a splash of it, its very cheap and effective advertising.
Thousands of aircrew and ground staff alike are in good jobs as a result, celebrate the hard work of the many who got the business where it is today- that's not BS. If you're not happy its time to move on and let someone else take your place, there's plenty out there who will as time has proved.
For goodness sake, easyJet is a major success and of course its important for them to take advantage of a PR opportunity like the 100th aircraft, and if it costs few flights and a few bob to make a splash of it, its very cheap and effective advertising.
Thousands of aircrew and ground staff alike are in good jobs as a result, celebrate the hard work of the many who got the business where it is today- that's not BS. If you're not happy its time to move on and let someone else take your place, there's plenty out there who will as time has proved.
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Let´s see what happens this summer as lot´s of cabin and flight crew (incl. yours truly) are already looking for greener grass.
Most folks are sick of this fake ´we wanna be like Southwest Airlines´ or ´we are better than Ryanair´ attitude of management.
If you want an example of how the company sees your status: call crewing when they are busy! You will hear an automated message saying to ´please wait and the next available crewmaster will take your call!´
Just in case you were wondering about who is the master and who is the slave...
Most folks are sick of this fake ´we wanna be like Southwest Airlines´ or ´we are better than Ryanair´ attitude of management.
If you want an example of how the company sees your status: call crewing when they are busy! You will hear an automated message saying to ´please wait and the next available crewmaster will take your call!´
Just in case you were wondering about who is the master and who is the slave...
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Greaser is correct. Us Cabin Crew received an e-mail from our T&G reps on Friday, the day that the 100th aircraft pi$$ take flight happened informing us that the company have approached the union to accept the following changes:
Contribution (full or part) towards the cost of recurrent training
Introduction of self-paid senior cabin crew courses
Crew to share rooms on recurrent training
Discontinue uniform allowance
Accept a lower standard of hotel on short stays
Contribute towards car parking
DIY accommodation - provide alternatives to current arrangements
Crew Food - Find new and innovative ways to provide / alternatives / discontinue etc
Reconsider pay for non-commercial activities
Standardise sector pay
Standardise night-stop allowance
Dual-basing for crews - to help reduction in number of SBY's
Reduce leave entitlement during training
If easyJet get their way, easyJet will be as bad as Ryanair to work for!!!
Greaser is correct. Us Cabin Crew received an e-mail from our T&G reps on Friday, the day that the 100th aircraft pi$$ take flight happened informing us that the company have approached the union to accept the following changes:
Contribution (full or part) towards the cost of recurrent training
Introduction of self-paid senior cabin crew courses
Crew to share rooms on recurrent training
Discontinue uniform allowance
Accept a lower standard of hotel on short stays
Contribute towards car parking
DIY accommodation - provide alternatives to current arrangements
Crew Food - Find new and innovative ways to provide / alternatives / discontinue etc
Reconsider pay for non-commercial activities
Standardise sector pay
Standardise night-stop allowance
Dual-basing for crews - to help reduction in number of SBY's
Reduce leave entitlement during training
If easyJet get their way, easyJet will be as bad as Ryanair to work for!!!
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I tend to agree that all is not rosy in Orange-land, and it certainly is not the same company it was even 2 years ago.
Cost-cutting is all well and good, but I do not believe the current approach is sustainable, and a crisis looms. Aircrew recruitment, Airport Operations, etc. are all incredibly stretched trying to cope, and a slight increase in the leaving rate could cause major problems. Many people leaving (or actively looking to) because there are some greener pastures out there, and the "putting people first" value went out of the window some time ago.
Don't get me wrong, it is an incredibly successful company, and I have a lot of faith in the core business model. I do believe the company will be a major force for years to come. However, I think there are a number of decisions they will need to reverse, and some painful and embassassing times ahead.
Cost-cutting is all well and good, but I do not believe the current approach is sustainable, and a crisis looms. Aircrew recruitment, Airport Operations, etc. are all incredibly stretched trying to cope, and a slight increase in the leaving rate could cause major problems. Many people leaving (or actively looking to) because there are some greener pastures out there, and the "putting people first" value went out of the window some time ago.
Don't get me wrong, it is an incredibly successful company, and I have a lot of faith in the core business model. I do believe the company will be a major force for years to come. However, I think there are a number of decisions they will need to reverse, and some painful and embassassing times ahead.
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Totally agree, the current structure just isn't manageable in the long term. Not long ago staff used to work based on a reasonable salary (albeit long hours) but the 'perks' and the way you were treated made it worthwhile. A lot of those perks have now been eroded and the goodwill can't last forever.
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Hi orange cider
I have just left ezy after 2 years service, i must admit what you have said is so true, it is not the SAME.
There are a lot of crew leaving now, they have stopped the bonus scheme for all crew from this month,so this will affect moral deeply, they are a good company and have a good work model, but now they are turning into the new ryanair, god help them
I have just left ezy after 2 years service, i must admit what you have said is so true, it is not the SAME.
There are a lot of crew leaving now, they have stopped the bonus scheme for all crew from this month,so this will affect moral deeply, they are a good company and have a good work model, but now they are turning into the new ryanair, god help them
they have stopped the bonus scheme for all crew from this month,so this will affect moral deeply
As to the supposed changes to the CCs T&Cs, there is no suggestion that ANY of thise will come about. Apparently a union rep got the wrong end of a disscustion about HYPOTHETICAL changes and rushed off an E-Mail. These changes COULD NOT be introduced without a vote from the membership, hich would not be forthcoming unless a BIG payrise was included.
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Wizofoz, I assume you are not an FO as we lost our loyalty bonus a while ago. I think these 'proposals' do demonstrate the path that the management want to follow in the future.
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I believe they stopped the cabin crew loyalty bonus but the cabin crew voted to get rid of it anyway 
As for our loyalty bonus well I got my last FO's loyalty bonus this year. Either I become a Captain or I take a 5% pay cut next year.....
As for our loyalty bonus well I got my last FO's loyalty bonus this year. Either I become a Captain or I take a 5% pay cut next year.....
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You have got that right Scottie, don't hold your breath on the command if you aren't bus rated though, cause things are slowing down. Some of the FO's already have a pay cut of around 12% and have never seen a 'loyalty' bonus even though they do the same job, so at least you don't have it as bad as some.
Wizofoz, they still haven't changed the stop date on the loyalty bonus in the t&c's on the company website. What happens if they just get rid of it because they can't 'afford' it. Does Balpa have enough members to challenge that, or will there be nothing they can do about it?
ps they really should run a spell check on a commercial website
Wizofoz, they still haven't changed the stop date on the loyalty bonus in the t&c's on the company website. What happens if they just get rid of it because they can't 'afford' it. Does Balpa have enough members to challenge that, or will there be nothing they can do about it?
Changers to the Loyalty Bonus Scheme
From 1 October 2005 the loyalty bonus scheme will be replaced by a profit sharing scheme agreed between easyJet and BALPA. The existing loyalty bonus scheme (above) will remain in place until 30 September 2005.
From 1 October 2005 the loyalty bonus scheme will be replaced by a profit sharing scheme agreed between easyJet and BALPA. The existing loyalty bonus scheme (above) will remain in place until 30 September 2005.
bloggs,
The company have agreed to change that wording on the website, though they have been a little "Tardy" in doing so.
The company can no more decide it can't afford to pay the loyalty bonus than it can decide not to pay you next month. It is legally bound by our contract to pay it untill such time as we vote for something we feel is more benificial.
As for commands, they will still upgrade and type-rate a suitable Boeing FO before they will hire an Airbus DEC. Things have "Slowed down" as the fleet will only expand by 17% this year instead of the 24% originally planned. I know of no FO who, having been reccomended, has had to wait more than 6 months for an offer of a course. Do You?
I'd also like to know where your 12% pay cut figure comes from.
The company have agreed to change that wording on the website, though they have been a little "Tardy" in doing so.
The company can no more decide it can't afford to pay the loyalty bonus than it can decide not to pay you next month. It is legally bound by our contract to pay it untill such time as we vote for something we feel is more benificial.
As for commands, they will still upgrade and type-rate a suitable Boeing FO before they will hire an Airbus DEC. Things have "Slowed down" as the fleet will only expand by 17% this year instead of the 24% originally planned. I know of no FO who, having been reccomended, has had to wait more than 6 months for an offer of a course. Do You?
I'd also like to know where your 12% pay cut figure comes from.