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Superjets won't fly scheduled Cityjet services until 2018, pending London City software loading & certification. Currently operating training and charters, as you've noted, including quite a few for Denim Air, Air X, Avanti and even a couple for Finnair. They were fairly busy on own-label runs to Tarbes-Lourdes over the Summer, too.
Cityjet won't fly the Superjets on LCY routes until late 2018 but they do plan to operate them on SEN scheduled routes, assuming the preliminary agreement recently signed with Stobart is completed, from Spring 2017.
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Stobart Group Limited to add up to 18 destinations from Southend airport
http://www.lse.co.uk/AllNews.asp?cod...eement_Instead
No new routes for CityJet from SEN
http://www.lse.co.uk/AllNews.asp?cod...eement_Instead
No new routes for CityJet from SEN
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No new routes for CityJet from SEN
From link posted on the Southend thread
CityJet pulls out of Stobart Air acquisition
Speaking to The Irish Times, CityJet chairman and chief executive Pat Byrne .... said CityJet would move on to completing other initiatives, including the acquisition of another European regional airline and a major wet lease deal. “We’re flat out with a number of things,” he said. “It’s full steam ahead and we’ll just get on with the other things we’re trying to complete.”
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Kind of doesn't surprise me; Stobart didn't strike me as being worth the amounts they were talking about.
In another sense though it does leave me even more worried for CityJet. The reason for them to exist seems to be to do a bit of sub-contracting work that doesn't seem to have ever turned out that profitable for anyone in the past.
I wonder what sort of airlines will be willing to have SSJs operated for them. To me a Russian aircraft seems like a reputational risk, but maybe I see the world differently.
In another sense though it does leave me even more worried for CityJet. The reason for them to exist seems to be to do a bit of sub-contracting work that doesn't seem to have ever turned out that profitable for anyone in the past.
I wonder what sort of airlines will be willing to have SSJs operated for them. To me a Russian aircraft seems like a reputational risk, but maybe I see the world differently.
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CityJet is looking for crew in Brussels, maybe they set up a base for Brussels Airlines?
https://www.cityjet.com/about/careers/
https://www.cityjet.com/about/careers/
To me a Russian aircraft seems like a reputational risk, but maybe I see the world differently.
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Well this is great news. I always thought the STK had the raw end of the deal when it came to this merger. WX is a fat old bird with huge legacy issues. Sure STK has just turned a small profit after years of loss but they are headed in the right direction.
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SSJ grounded?
An a.net forum says that the Russian authorities grounded all Superjets due to metal fatigue issues. Guess it's valid for Cityjet examples as well?
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Most likely but as they are not doing a pile of work at the minute I don't see any impact.
Sukhoi say the problem could not cause an accident and only found in one aircraft. Could be them been very cautious giving anything major that goes wrong could really damage reputation outside Russia.
Sukhoi say the problem could not cause an accident and only found in one aircraft. Could be them been very cautious giving anything major that goes wrong could really damage reputation outside Russia.
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WX
Are they making any money yet? With years of hemoraging money, selling the Avros back to the leasing company and then re leasing them back to put a few Euros back on the balance sheet. Still seem to be in the Narnia era.
Cityjet has been around for many years and the economy in London is in pretty good health. Scandinavia is not exactly struggling right now either. For a modest sized airline, losing 10 million is not a particularly impressive result.
