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Nantes
I wonder if Flybe will ever consider SOU to Nantes as they operate to more French destinations from SOU than any other base but only fly from LGW to Nantes.
I think Nantes would fit in nicely with there portfolio of French destinations currently on offer from SOU.
Other possible destinations in France I could see Flybe operating from SOU are Lyon and Marseille and perhaps Strasbourg as well.
I think Nantes would fit in nicely with there portfolio of French destinations currently on offer from SOU.
Other possible destinations in France I could see Flybe operating from SOU are Lyon and Marseille and perhaps Strasbourg as well.
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Not just LGW-NTE
They do MAN-NTE as well.....I guess SOU would fit in nicely along with the others.
LGWLBA is being dropped, shame they didnt just cut capacity down rather than get rid of the whole thing. Although wonder if this will open up a new route for LBA
LGWLBA is being dropped, shame they didnt just cut capacity down rather than get rid of the whole thing. Although wonder if this will open up a new route for LBA
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.........mmm, I thought that 170/190's ( not flybe) operate out of London City which only has a 4900 foot runway............the flybe 190's seem to have no problem with the runway at SOU, do they have a different engine rating to the 175?
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Oh dear Choppacoppa99, sounds as though you have a few things to get off your chest, write to the Management team with your concerns.
Has anyone been on G-FLBF? This is the first Q400 NextGen in the fleet but I have not yet been onboard. Are there any noticeable differences? I had a look at some of the G-ECO*'s the other day vs the older airframes and there are some additional lights on the fuselage.
Has anyone been on G-FLBF? This is the first Q400 NextGen in the fleet but I have not yet been onboard. Are there any noticeable differences? I had a look at some of the G-ECO*'s the other day vs the older airframes and there are some additional lights on the fuselage.
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175's
Has any decision been made yet, which base will get the 175 first now
that GCI is out of the running?
I notice Jetho's now has late May for delivery and in service in June.
I have been using various sites to see if the 175 pops up as the type of
aircraft but it is a bit of a tedious way of doing things.
Also on the homepage BHX, MAN & LBA are still not shown in the "from"
box but do appear in the "to" box. However all are bookable if you
navigate to other parts of the website.
I did send an e-mail to them Friday evening.
Anybody else getting the same problem? I am using a reasonably
new netbook. I suppose it might be the browser I am using.
Pete
that GCI is out of the running?
I notice Jetho's now has late May for delivery and in service in June.
I have been using various sites to see if the 175 pops up as the type of
aircraft but it is a bit of a tedious way of doing things.
Also on the homepage BHX, MAN & LBA are still not shown in the "from"
box but do appear in the "to" box. However all are bookable if you
navigate to other parts of the website.
I did send an e-mail to them Friday evening.
Anybody else getting the same problem? I am using a reasonably
new netbook. I suppose it might be the browser I am using.
Pete
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Seen as many of flybe's key bases/destinations are at airports with runways of under 1900m (SOU, JER, GCI, IOM, INV, ABZ, BHD) and they have already stated that they have plans to use the E175's for expansion at some of these bases they would be shooting themselves in the foot if they were unable to use them at the stated airports and also flybe's two largest bases (SOU and BHD) are among the above list. They could split the order and have some with lower rated engines but that would spark problems if an A/C change was needed. Finally, RNWY03 the E195's and E190's have higher rated engines which probably give them a better power to weight ratio and they also have a very large(for the aircraft size) wing area which is why there is less of a problem in operating them out of SOU and LCY for that matter.
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Oh dear Choppacoppa99, sounds as though you have a few things to get off your chest, write to the Management team with your concerns.
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This is the reply I received from Flybe customer relations last week when I enquired about Guernsey and the Embraer 175.
Thank you for contacting Flybe, we are expecting an announcement soon regarding this route and the new Embraer 175, but at present we do not have the requested information. All we know at present is this spring, so would imagine the announcement is imminent.
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Although I love a good rumour, esp ones about how cheap Flybe managment are! Most of the ones about the 'stripped-back' 175 are utter rubbish (I Hope!) if you think about the facts.
Here are some ive heard throughtout the network:
No AutoThrottles - For a start I dont think Emb even give customers an option for this, the dash is no autothrottles as standard, it wasnt an option. Also if they did this I dont think it would be classed as a common type rating with the 195's so they would have to take the autothrottles out of the 195's too, either way no autothrottles in a highly automated jet is just gonna increase fuel burns even more.
1 FMS - Unlike the Dash, the FMS in the Emb controls the Radio's too (no seperate ARCDU), so unless the Cpt is going to be PNF for ever sector....
No Air Stairs - Possibly, easyjet think its the way to go, and cityflyer operate without them but only due to performance restrictions at LCY. If the charges to bring some steps for every turnaround are cheaper than flying them around ourselves then why not.
De-Rated Engines - I CAN see this one happening, to an extent. However not so much that they cant operate from SOU!! SOU is an extremely important base for BE. Its like BA bringing in an aircraft type that cant operate from LHR! On top of that the current dash fleet at SOU is doing the exact kind of flying that the 175 is due to operate.
Im sure others have heard more...
Here are some ive heard throughtout the network:
No AutoThrottles - For a start I dont think Emb even give customers an option for this, the dash is no autothrottles as standard, it wasnt an option. Also if they did this I dont think it would be classed as a common type rating with the 195's so they would have to take the autothrottles out of the 195's too, either way no autothrottles in a highly automated jet is just gonna increase fuel burns even more.
1 FMS - Unlike the Dash, the FMS in the Emb controls the Radio's too (no seperate ARCDU), so unless the Cpt is going to be PNF for ever sector....
No Air Stairs - Possibly, easyjet think its the way to go, and cityflyer operate without them but only due to performance restrictions at LCY. If the charges to bring some steps for every turnaround are cheaper than flying them around ourselves then why not.
De-Rated Engines - I CAN see this one happening, to an extent. However not so much that they cant operate from SOU!! SOU is an extremely important base for BE. Its like BA bringing in an aircraft type that cant operate from LHR! On top of that the current dash fleet at SOU is doing the exact kind of flying that the 175 is due to operate.
Im sure others have heard more...
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Very little is being said about the Embraer 175 on the island at the moment. It has always been said that the Embraer 195 is too heavy to operate a regular service due to the poor state of the runway at the moment, nothing has been said about this effecting the 175.
Aurigny used to operate an ATR72 in competition with a Flybe BAe 146-300, I don't think they are going to be too worried about an Embraer 175.
A lot of local people will choose to fly Aurigny because they do not have all the hidden charges when making a booking, I don't think a jet service will suddenly change this.
Flybe are still saying that the 175 will be operated to Guernsey (see my earlier post), I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Very little is being said about the Embraer 175 on the island at the moment. It has always been said that the Embraer 195 is too heavy to operate a regular service due to the poor state of the runway at the moment, nothing has been said about this effecting the 175.
Aurigny used to operate an ATR72 in competition with a Flybe BAe 146-300, I don't think they are going to be too worried about an Embraer 175.
A lot of local people will choose to fly Aurigny because they do not have all the hidden charges when making a booking, I don't think a jet service will suddenly change this.
Flybe are still saying that the 175 will be operated to Guernsey (see my earlier post), I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
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I came back from Jersey on a Q400 recently and we parked remote at Gatwick after a short engine run up. Never thought much of it at the time but I have come across this on numerous occasions since with flybe DHC8s requesting to stop short of stand for a run up.
Four times in the last week at least. What's occuring?
Four times in the last week at least. What's occuring?
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There has always been a requirement to test the propeller overspeed governor on a weekly basis. This is normally done on a Saturday evening. The test entails bringing the aircraft to a halt, arming a test circuit in the flight deck and advancing the power levers until the system indicates a succesful test to the crew. It should only take ten seconds or so.