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bmi flights to VIE/TXL offer complimentary hot food & drinks in the business cabin & complimentary sandwich & drinks in economy.
Flights to TIP offer complimentary food & drink in both cabins.
Flights to TIP offer complimentary food & drink in both cabins.
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Seems that NCL BRU and BRS-BRU are returning to Brussels Airlines as RJ85's from late March 2011.
Is this due to leases ending on a couple of 145's or they heading elsewhere in the UK?
Pete
Is this due to leases ending on a couple of 145's or they heading elsewhere in the UK?
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Tripoli
bmi's new service between London Heathrow and Tripoli will now commence on 21 February 2011.
The original start date of 1 December 2010 has been postponed in order to complete the necessary regulatory procedures and other operational preparations.
The original start date of 1 December 2010 has been postponed in order to complete the necessary regulatory procedures and other operational preparations.
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Its a shame the Tripoli route start date has been put back until feb. I hope this 'operational preparation' means better network connections, especially from ABZ. It would also be great if bmi could introduce one of its mid-haul aircrafts with a proper business class cabin on this route. They really need to provide a strong onboard product to fight off the stiff competition from british airways.
Anyone seen G-MEDJ recently? Its now back from EMA with its interior fully refurbished. The seats in both business and economy have now been recovered in chocolate brown leather. The curtains and carpet have also been replaced in different shades of brown, it all blends in very well. I must admit that it has made a huge difference to the old BMED worn out seat covers and looks very smart, very much in line with the new LHR lounges.
Anyone seen G-MEDJ recently? Its now back from EMA with its interior fully refurbished. The seats in both business and economy have now been recovered in chocolate brown leather. The curtains and carpet have also been replaced in different shades of brown, it all blends in very well. I must admit that it has made a huge difference to the old BMED worn out seat covers and looks very smart, very much in line with the new LHR lounges.
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New Mid Haul Interior
MEDJ new interior looks pretty good if you ask me.....
Links to photo's below taken from somewhere else:
Business @flybmi Business Class on Twitpic
Economy The new @flyBMI interior in @Yarwoodleather Venezia Range Lea... on Twitpic
Links to photo's below taken from somewhere else:
Business @flybmi Business Class on Twitpic
Economy The new @flyBMI interior in @Yarwoodleather Venezia Range Lea... on Twitpic
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New Mid Haul Interior
As i've said before, bmi now finally seems to have a direction and the entire networks product offering is now much clearer. The only thing that does confuse people though is the LH code shares where it's a bmi aircraft with bmi crew but with LH service and LH seats. I think eventually an even closer relationship of the LH onboard product (meal/ drink & snack service on flights etc) could be mirrored across the bmi operation.
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Repaint Update
bmi ex-BMED fleet Repaint Update
A320
G-MEDH: In EMA for Repaint
G-MEDK: Repainted
A321
G-MEDF: LHR-EMA-LHR ~ 8-25Jan
G-MEDG: Repainted
G-MEDJ: Repainted
G-MEDL: Repainted
G-MEDM: Repainted
A320
G-MEDH: In EMA for Repaint
G-MEDK: Repainted
A321
G-MEDF: LHR-EMA-LHR ~ 8-25Jan
G-MEDG: Repainted
G-MEDJ: Repainted
G-MEDL: Repainted
G-MEDM: Repainted
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Does anyone know what's going on at bmi regional?
Last week we were told that Stewart Adams (MD) has decided to pursue his career outside Europe. Rumour has it that he's off to Tiger Airways following the previous MD Crawford Rix and previous bmi baby MD Tony Davis.
We're not getting a replacement MD. The existing Engineering and Commercial Directors will take on additional reponsibilities and report directly to the Group MD -Wolfgang Prock-Schauer.
This week we're told that Bill Hanton (DFO) has resigned and the "entire management team wish him well in whatever he chooses to do in the future"
ln the meantime we're recruiting and promoting FO's for positions and aircraft that we don't have.
Truth or rumour lets hear it...?
Last week we were told that Stewart Adams (MD) has decided to pursue his career outside Europe. Rumour has it that he's off to Tiger Airways following the previous MD Crawford Rix and previous bmi baby MD Tony Davis.
We're not getting a replacement MD. The existing Engineering and Commercial Directors will take on additional reponsibilities and report directly to the Group MD -Wolfgang Prock-Schauer.
This week we're told that Bill Hanton (DFO) has resigned and the "entire management team wish him well in whatever he chooses to do in the future"
ln the meantime we're recruiting and promoting FO's for positions and aircraft that we don't have.
Truth or rumour lets hear it...?
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When will we begin to see bmi's new short-haul seats??
TCX69 I've always been impressed with your knowledge of bmi's aircraft repaint/refurbish time schedules! Now that the mid-haul fleet refurbishment is in progress, do you have any info on when we will begin to see the new (lufthansa current) seats fitted into bmi's short-haul aircrafts? I take it that it would have to be after lufthansa have started installing their new seats on their aircrafts.
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And this weeks leaver is
Lorna Bruce has also accepted a senior airline position out side of Europe, Tiger in Singapore?
She will me sorely missed or missed like a sore depending on your dealings with her, i wonder if latex man will be next?
She will me sorely missed or missed like a sore depending on your dealings with her, i wonder if latex man will be next?
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You won't get much. Like many similar organisations, airlines and non-airlines, bmi produces consolidated accounts for public consumption. They file accounts for their subsidiaries with Companies House, and these are available for a small fee, but they don't have a massive amount of detail on them.
Only people inside the company will have the details.
TA
Only people inside the company will have the details.
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bmi new Midhaul Business Cabin
bmi new Midhaul Economy Cabin
Currently 1 A/C out of 9 have been refurbished with the new cabin as pictured above. (DJ).
When all of the Midhaul A/C have been completed (by May 2011) then the shorthaul A/C will be done. They will be receiving new LH 'style' seats but in the same brown colour scheme as the new Midhaul seats. I will post on here the schedule when I know it.
bmi new Midhaul Economy Cabin
Currently 1 A/C out of 9 have been refurbished with the new cabin as pictured above. (DJ).
When will we begin to see bmi's new short-haul seats??
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Currently 2 A/C out of 9 have been refurbished with the new cabin as pictured above. (DJ/DK).
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Rumours are rife of a merger between mainline & Regional. Would explain the non replacement of all those managers. Perhaps we are atlast looking at some serious restructuring & consolidation.
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Maybe not a merger, just a closer reign over the management of Regional? WP-S was interviewed a week or so ago for Business Traveller (here) and seems pretty clear that Mainline, Baby and Regional all have future roles to play as part of BMI and the LH group...
Intriguing that Regional "will serve" international routes. I would have hoped that LH hubs would mean decent multiple daily departures to FRA rather than the patchwork services to CPH and BRU....
"In this all three of the airlines have a specific role to play. Bmi International is out of LHR. Regional serves the regions and more, and will serve over water routes to continental Lufthansa hubs, and Bmibaby we want to keep so we have a foothold in the UK low cost carrier market as the UK is predominantly low cost, as part of our complete offering, just as Lufthansa has Germanwings."
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I would have hoped that LH hubs would mean decent multiple daily departures to FRA rather than the patchwork services to CPH and BRU....
Mainline & Regional share a brand (however weak). It makes no sense to me to have duplicated management structures. Merge the companies, have 2 fleets & 2 payscales but offer better career progression (FO Emb - FO A320 - Capt Emb - Capt A320) & reduced infrastructure costs. Simples.
Baby on the otherhand has a stronger individual brand & different core values. It makes sense to keep them seperate, possibly differentiate a little more between the 2 brands.
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In a previous interview WPS said that if FRA got an additional runway there would be oppertunities for Regional to operate from a number of regional airports to FRA. There is, however, only so many passengers who want to fly from ABZ, EDI, GLA, LBA etc to FRA. I guess the frequency would reflect demand.