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November will be even worse, perhaps this is the downturn finally kicking in, plus offshore move to a new roster soon with even less flights required, more and more staff getting sacked and the oil prices below $50 a barrel perhaps is here to stay for much longer, maybe it will go lower with a Chinese downturn.
What's amazing is the growth of edinburgh and Glasgow, 10% and 14% is huge numbers
What's amazing is the growth of edinburgh and Glasgow, 10% and 14% is huge numbers
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It's happening now Harry. Quite scary living & working up here just now, actually. And this time, no alternative industry to the rescue.
Aberdeen AIRFIELD within 10yrs???
Aberdeen AIRFIELD within 10yrs???
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We are getting to the stage in the next 12 months where worldwide production will start to decline naturally and investment will be needed to stop the decline. With all these (oil industry) cuts will we have a workforce willing and capable to deal with the challenge ahead? Maybe in 10 years time Dyce will just be the home for the Air Ambulance?
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The October figures for aircraft movement were really no surprise.
Fixed wings 5815, down 14.5%
Helicopters 3272, down 25.1%
Not just going back to 2014 levels but going back to traffic about 10 years ago, only going to get quieter as more airlines cut back
Fixed wings 5815, down 14.5%
Helicopters 3272, down 25.1%
Not just going back to 2014 levels but going back to traffic about 10 years ago, only going to get quieter as more airlines cut back
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just neefs to find its place in the new passenger number rankings ie minus the previously inflated oil traffic. Will operate quite well as a small regional airport with a few domestics and increasing low cost leisure, just look at Wizz. Some from FR or J2 and it will bob along just fine. I dont see it as a sell off dead duck for the long term
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Was checking out BRS flights with them for next year and nothing is bookable after 24/03/16. Alarmingly, this is also the case with NWI, OSL & EBJ.
All their other routes are bookable, just routes ex-ABZ which generate an error.
Perhaps totally unrelated but I also note that Eastern are recruiting for BRS based crew as per their thread.
I could be putting two and two together and be way off the mark, but is this end of bmi at ABZ??
All their other routes are bookable, just routes ex-ABZ which generate an error.
Perhaps totally unrelated but I also note that Eastern are recruiting for BRS based crew as per their thread.
I could be putting two and two together and be way off the mark, but is this end of bmi at ABZ??
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Wouldn't be the slightest bit surprised Capt D, something I speculated over a few posts back.
They have been drawing back their presence here, and the closure of the HQ/Engineering means they have no real ties here now.
The end of an era if it happens, an airline originally borne out of Business Air.
They have been drawing back their presence here, and the closure of the HQ/Engineering means they have no real ties here now.
The end of an era if it happens, an airline originally borne out of Business Air.
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So far as the BRS routes are concerned it's not only ABZ that is picking up a booking error message for next summer. DUS, MXP and HAM fare similarly. Only the BRS routes to CDG, MUC and FRA are so far available to book going forward from the end of March 2016.
Either bmir is having a major cull of its routes or some are not yet in the booking engine for the 2016 summer period, incl ABZ if that is the case.
So far as the BRS routes are concerned it's not only ABZ that is picking up a booking error message for next summer. DUS, MXP and HAM fare similarly. Only the BRS routes to CDG, MUC and FRA are so far available to book going forward from the end of March 2016.
Either bmir is having a major cull of its routes or some are not yet in the booking engine for the 2016 summer period, incl ABZ if that is the case.
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Could be that they're looking to make some changes to the schedules and wanted to know what slots they could get? IATA slot conference for S16 was last week and DUS is especially slot constrained...just a suggestion!
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Major declines
17.1% down for November, huge losses for domestic international and helicopters.
With oil predicted to fall to $20 and more job losses forecast Aberdeen will continue to suffer
With oil predicted to fall to $20 and more job losses forecast Aberdeen will continue to suffer
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Wish I'd put a bet on $20bbl now! 
The end cometh... I think ABZ should ditch any aspirations of being a major player & convert to being an operational airfield.
The good news is the fishing industry is on the up again....
Ferrovial will ditch it soon I reckon.
Watch all the oilfields be shut down. Watch Aberdeen be shut down.
The end cometh... I think ABZ should ditch any aspirations of being a major player & convert to being an operational airfield.
The good news is the fishing industry is on the up again....
Ferrovial will ditch it soon I reckon.
Watch all the oilfields be shut down. Watch Aberdeen be shut down.
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ABZ will likely be closed for a little while with reports of a hole opening right down the centreline of the runway at the M7 intersection.
Dodgy construction perhaps form the extension? Quite a few diversions already.
Dodgy construction perhaps form the extension? Quite a few diversions already.