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If it is written off I wouldn't have thought that LCY would be too keen on a contract scrap merchant coming in to the apron, so presumably it would be the barge to somewhere. Would the wings have to come off to get it out through the lock into the Thames ?
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Looking at the BA website, AMS is down to three frequencies a day. BA8752/3 have been axed. Don't know why and for how long.
AMS is a really good performer. So would this have something to do with creating a spare aircraft at times?
Looking at the BA website, AMS is down to three frequencies a day. BA8752/3 have been axed. Don't know why and for how long.
AMS is a really good performer. So would this have something to do with creating a spare aircraft at times?
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On BA website it shows they have only withdrawn the BA8452/3 on the 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th, 19th, 20th, 25th (Bank Holiday), 26th and 27th May and back to normal in June
Basically BA8452/3 operates days 1,4 and 5 with the exception of the bank holiday on the 25th.
Basically BA8452/3 operates days 1,4 and 5 with the exception of the bank holiday on the 25th.
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Interesting article - sounds like this was the "only" option on the table and "regrettably" BA has been left with no choice in the matter......
I am a big BA supporter but please - there really isnt another RJ/BAE parked up somewhere in the world not being used
I know there is slightly more to it than my over simplification of the issue
but it reads as though there was only one option!
I am a big BA supporter but please - there really isnt another RJ/BAE parked up somewhere in the world not being used
I know there is slightly more to it than my over simplification of the issue
but it reads as though there was only one option!
There are plenty of RJs around - one of the more plentiful types available at present. For example, there are the last of the formr Northwest fleet still available.
But with the new fleet of Embraers on the way by the end of the year it is an opportunity to avoid the costs associated with bringing another aircraft in, bringing the cabin up to BA standards, etc. BA have a contract with Titan for a standby aircraft as required, if they don't want to take that up in the medium term they are using this as an excuse for cost-cutting. A competent airline financial planning team (one thing that BA do possess) will have a provision for costs for exceptional events. Unfortunately it seems that budget has been raided to support the corporate bottom line. Whether this would have happened if the LCY operation had been part of Mainline instead of Cityflyer is a topic for discussion.
If only the competition on LCY-Edinburgh were still Scot Airways with their excellent cabin service they would have lost more. Unfortunately that has gone, in favour of the Air France (alias Cityjet) corporate approach which is not nearly as good.
But with the new fleet of Embraers on the way by the end of the year it is an opportunity to avoid the costs associated with bringing another aircraft in, bringing the cabin up to BA standards, etc. BA have a contract with Titan for a standby aircraft as required, if they don't want to take that up in the medium term they are using this as an excuse for cost-cutting. A competent airline financial planning team (one thing that BA do possess) will have a provision for costs for exceptional events. Unfortunately it seems that budget has been raided to support the corporate bottom line. Whether this would have happened if the LCY operation had been part of Mainline instead of Cityflyer is a topic for discussion.
If only the competition on LCY-Edinburgh were still Scot Airways with their excellent cabin service they would have lost more. Unfortunately that has gone, in favour of the Air France (alias Cityjet) corporate approach which is not nearly as good.
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AirFrance is now operating the Scot Airways Edinburgh Service.
The city flyer decision to reduce the LCY - EDI service due to loss of an aircraft is a lame excuse. There are plenty of wetlease A/C available to repalce the damaged A/C ( now allegedly written off - as repairs cannot be completed within period of Lease) but I suspect BA want to reduce capacity before bringing in EMB190 in the autumn.
Whilst I accept it is a genuine excuse I do feel it is a little bit convenient and pehaps if BA were being honest they could have just given economic reasons for reducing service and making staff redundant. BA and honest are not two words that always sit well together.
The city flyer decision to reduce the LCY - EDI service due to loss of an aircraft is a lame excuse. There are plenty of wetlease A/C available to repalce the damaged A/C ( now allegedly written off - as repairs cannot be completed within period of Lease) but I suspect BA want to reduce capacity before bringing in EMB190 in the autumn.
Whilst I accept it is a genuine excuse I do feel it is a little bit convenient and pehaps if BA were being honest they could have just given economic reasons for reducing service and making staff redundant. BA and honest are not two words that always sit well together.
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Air France carry more passengers than Scot Airways did, so surely this means they are more competition not less?
The cost of wet lease is huge, as would the refurb of the old Northwest RJ85's full of sand in the desert!
EDILON market is down loads, and this effects LCY pretty badly with the finance industry in so much trouble.
The cost of wet lease is huge, as would the refurb of the old Northwest RJ85's full of sand in the desert!
EDILON market is down loads, and this effects LCY pretty badly with the finance industry in so much trouble.
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EDILON market is down loads
, but you're quite correct:Jan 2007 29373pax
Jan 2008 22051pax
- 25%
Feb 2007 28972pax
Feb 2008 20772pax
-28%
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As you rightly state Cityflyer are already three aircraft down on the operational fleet of last December, and AW has also now left. It ferried to Exeter last Saturday for hand-back, and AX is due to follow next month with all this quite a few months ahead of the replacement Emb's coming on-line.
