Monarch -2

[StoneyBridge Radar]

Re: Monarch Delay

Think one went tech downroute at Kittila the day before, incurring an overnight stop and 24hr delay on the inbound.

[harer92]

ZB574

Hi would anyone be able to find out what aircraft (registration wise) did the Manchester to Gibraltar run - ZB574 on 3/4/09 thanks.

[Ringwayman]

Reckon it was G-OZBB.

[MUFC_fan]

Correct. MON574/575 was operated by G-OZBB (A320) and arrived back into MAN at 13.49Z.

[smudgethecat]

Heard a rumour mon were looking at a couple of a330.s (which their engineers know rather well.)

[Easy Ryder]

Yeah every year they're looking at 2 more 330's..........

Still who knows.... its a buyers market out there.

[CEJM]

Easy Rider, as optimistic as ever. Maybe we can finally welcome you onto the fleet.

[harer92]

Would it be possible for you to tell me how you found out this information.

[simonchowder]

These two A330,s dont happen to be painted blue and white at present do they?

[londonmet]

I think Monarch have, for the last 4 years, always been "looking" at other A330's but have never committed on them.

[simonchowder]

Im sure if the right deal is on offer they will go for them as they did the recent purchases of the ex easy jet 321,s which rumour has it they got for a steal in the end, there certainly a very canny outfit with a hell lot of cash behind them

[kooyheier]

Well I know that BMI are stopping all longhaul.... So who knows..... Wishfull thinking possibly... Prob only work if we would get fleeted though... Cos of different engines... One may hope...

[londonmet]

I don't think BMI are stopping all longhaul. All I know is that their A330's from MAN are moving down to LHR.

L Met

[simonchowder]

Different engines kooyheier ? explain further.

[kooyheier]

Positioned out to BGI the other day with BMI and spoke to one of their crew members and they mentioned to me that they were stopping all longhaul... they would only continue Medium Haul.. Also quite a few redundancies within the Cabin crew...

Simonchowder.

Well I thought they operated different engine types to us.. but they've got Trent 700's under their wings too...

[simonchowder]

Heard the same story, friend of mines a F/O with BMI, reckons at least two of the 330,s are going in the near future, he also told me monarch engineers actually maintain these aircraft for BMI at MAN ( which seems a bit odd as i know BMI have their own engineers there)

[kooyheier]

Well the renewal of two of their 330's leases with ILFC is coming up in spring 2010... Who know's what might happen...

[mudcity]

I believe this is a project to look at the 767 replacement ( its lease expires april 2010 ) with the downturn a few more suitable aircraft are coming onto the market...could be a 330 or another 767 we will see.

[Direct VTB]

Fingers crossed it will be the 330... Which is far more suitable for our ops..!!

[goldeneye]

Ive heard that the Monarch 767 that is currently in use is actually sub leased from TCX (from MYT days), is this correct ?