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I'm amazed that some people actually believe this crap.
I'm more amazed that I'm bothering to reply to it !
Ryanair? I'd rather swim than fly with those monkeys !
I'm more amazed that I'm bothering to reply to it !
Ryanair? I'd rather swim than fly with those monkeys !
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As someone with an accounting background I would be extremly surprised if Baby goes "bust", am not saying they wont close it nor am i saying they wont sell it - truth be told I dont know - but they wont declare bankruptcy as I imagine the structure of the company is that its under group ownership and if you bankrupt one part of the business when the remainder is solvent/profitable it brings a whole host of problems for the rest of the group - if its a standalone separate from the group its a possibility but I cant honestly imagine this is an option at all and isnt a rumour which really should be spread about as it isnt very helpful. You only need a rumour like this to get out into the wider community to instill panic in both employees and consumers - look at Northern Rock and the run on the bank with the panic there!
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I have it on good authority that this thread is a buch of hokum and that BMi Baby are doing very well thank you very much.
Ryanair can go shove their sausagefingers where the sun doesnt shine.
Ryanair can go shove their sausagefingers where the sun doesnt shine.
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bmi demise
to those of you who would like to see the demise of bmibaby, how short sighted! If all other UK loco's go under in the UK, this will clearly be of benefit to Ryan and Easy but the ones who will suffer will be the consumers. Reduced competition in the industry will force these two loco's to ramp up their prices for all us fare paying passengers. They will be low on frills but high on price.
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bmi sold off its british midland handling operation 8 years ago
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ATI are now talking about bmibaby going bust.
I can understand why rumours of bmibaby going bust are making their way around the aviation world when all the management at baby talk of tough times and that their is no money in the pot to pay a profit share for the second year running. Now it doesn't look like there will be one next year either, judging by what management tell you at tiny town.
This is the problem when you have profit share schemes. If the companies don't pay one it fuels speculation that all is not well.
I can understand why rumours of bmibaby going bust are making their way around the aviation world when all the management at baby talk of tough times and that their is no money in the pot to pay a profit share for the second year running. Now it doesn't look like there will be one next year either, judging by what management tell you at tiny town.
This is the problem when you have profit share schemes. If the companies don't pay one it fuels speculation that all is not well.
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ATI are now talking about bmibaby going bust.
If anything, the information I have from a very reliable source is quite the opposite. BMI Baby are more likely to expand their operations rather than wind anything down.
This is the problem when you have profit share schemes. If the companies don't pay one it fuels speculation that all is not well.
Perish the thought that another lo-co airline might use this website to seed negative rumours about a competitor...
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Aircraft Ownership
PPRuNers, currently doing a project about the British Midland Fleet and was wondering if anybody knows the ownership status of MEDL, MEDM, MIDC, MIDL, MIDX and MIDZ? As for the rest of the fleet, I have details of ownership; majority are owned by ILFC etc. Many thanks...
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Nigel Turner has stated that bmibaby have one year to turn the operation around.
The board has said and I quote "has lost patience" with bmibaby after many years of loses.
So Mr Rix, what are you doing about this?
The board has said and I quote "has lost patience" with bmibaby after many years of loses.
So Mr Rix, what are you doing about this?
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Nigel Turner has stated that bmibaby have one year to turn the operation around.
The board has said and I quote "has lost patience" with bmibaby after many years of loses.
So Mr Rix, what are you doing about this?
The board has said and I quote "has lost patience" with bmibaby after many years of loses.
So Mr Rix, what are you doing about this?
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PPRuNers, currently doing a project about the British Midland Fleet and was wondering if anybody knows the ownership status of MEDL, MEDM, MIDC, MIDL, MIDX and MIDZ? As for the rest of the fleet, I have details of ownership; majority are owned by ILFC etc. Many thanks...
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The board has said and I quote "has lost patience" with bmibaby after many years of loses.
I imagine bmibaby lost their patience with bmi a long time ago...
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to those of you who would like to see the demise of bmibaby, how short sighted! If all other UK loco's go under in the UK, this will clearly be of benefit to Ryan and Easy but the ones who will suffer will be the consumers. Reduced competition in the industry will force these two loco's to ramp up their prices for all us fare paying passengers. They will be low on frills but high on price.
Question 2 - What proportion of bmibaby business do those routes represent?
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Hudson Bay, I cannot not comment on this...
Sorry, but that is just simply incorrect. Exactly who are you claiming to be 'quoting' there? You claim to be a pilot, and give the impression that you work for bmi in some capacity, but looking back through your posts with regard to them it is you that is consistently posting rubbish.
A couple of examples:
That last one was posted over a week ago. You also appear to enjoy posting bad news about other airlines:
One about BA,
and one with regards to Glopbespan, posted in March last year:
What game are you attempting to play, or more to the point, what is your agenda?
Nigel Turner has stated that bmibaby have one year to turn the operation around.
The board has said and I quote "has lost patience" with bmibaby after many years of loses.
So Mr Rix, what are you doing about this?
The board has said and I quote "has lost patience" with bmibaby after many years of loses.
So Mr Rix, what are you doing about this?
A couple of examples:
Yes I agree. Hats off to SMB for pulling this one off.
Why would NT be at a high level meeting? Facts are facts and the meeting is continuing at Donnington Hall this evening
Looks like some sort of deal has been done. Not sure if it's with GS. Announcement shortly
Am I correct saying that Silverjet shares are down 75% (52 weeks)
Interesting for the spotters watching a Nigel fly a 5.5 degree approach! My bet is 3 tail strikes within the first month
share your reservations and am not sure to book or not. I want too book, but my gut feeling is Globespan will go bust before the summer. I will not fly the puddle in a 737.
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