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Old 28th Aug 2014, 23:08
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To fly BHX-WAT, one has to make a booking either with a travel agent or directly with Flybe. As part of the reservatiin process, Flybe will capture the address of the cardholder for all direct bookings. A half decent database or marketing analyst should be able to analyse this address or post code data to see not just where UK originating passengers live, but also where the frequent flyers or high fare spenders on a route live.

This is of course valuable commercial info and not likely to go anywhere near the public domain. A small summary of selected snippets might be passed to Waterford's commercial team.

Either you have priviliged access to Flybe's commercial info in which case your job requires you keep your mouth shut in public, or the hard data proof just won't be available to you.
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Old 31st Aug 2014, 10:19
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Out of interest does anyone know if Flybe are planning ant IT/charter flying this winter or next Summer? I know they have had a major shift in focus and the E195 fleet is dwindling but charters can still be useful at weekend for aircraft utilisation and extra revenue. BA and BA Cityflyer seems to be doing this more from several airports with some success.
Interestingly a couple of E195s appear to have returned to service. I wonder if this is just temporary or a response to an increase in demand. Any news or comments welcome. Thanks.




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Old 31st Aug 2014, 19:21
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Winter 2014/5

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I am not sure about other airports but BHX has a small ski program using flybe outside of scheduled routes.

They lost a couple of IT ski flights, which Monarch have taken up as schedule to Turin and Salzburg but they are operating BHX-ILD-BRS-ILD-BHX I believe and a couple of other ski flights as well.

flybe stated during the 2014 financials that three 195's will be operating in the winter and it appears two will based at Southampton for Amsterdam, Manchester, Dublin, Alicante and Malaga and one at BHX for the Paris CDG.

I am not sure what they are allocated to for the whole weekend but I presume some charter work.

They currently have 5 195's in service and another is flying back now from Zurich after a two-month lease with Helvetic.

Four 195's are noted already for VIM airlines per Jethro's fleet listing but they could do with more flying if just for reliability with another terrible day of delays with Cityjet used for Palma - Exeter and Cello (as usual) for BHX - STR and BHX-BHD but there have also been cancellations earlier in the day.

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Old 31st Aug 2014, 20:38
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Many thanks Olton Pete


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Old 7th Sep 2014, 19:05
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Flybe code share partners

Has anyone got an up to date list of Flybe's code share partners? I saw a Finnair flight to EXT (via MAN) from the Far East had a AY code all the way thorough to Devon. I was unaware of this code share on UK domestic services. Is it just:
Etihad
finnair
air France
KLM
Anymore or prospect of others following?
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Old 7th Sep 2014, 19:42
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There is a BA codeshare I believe on the LGW-NQY route.
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Old 7th Sep 2014, 19:44
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They still have a BA code on the one remaining LGW route to NQY.

Also not a codeshare but Ek will sell you a route which includes a BE coded domestic UK add on via the Ek webpage. For example you can book SYD-DXB-LGW-NQY as one ticket.


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Old 7th Sep 2014, 19:58
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Code share

CFN DUB LHR BA
Also new one
SEN DUB JFK
INV DUB JFK
SOU DUB JFK eff Oct14 also BOS ORD YYZ via Dub
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Old 11th Sep 2014, 06:35
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Finnair and Flybe to codeshare from Manchester
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Old 14th Sep 2014, 14:16
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I know it's nearly the end of the "silly season" but why I am I hearing rumours about the 195 fleet (what's left of it) getting involved in either
a) taking over the VS Little Red operation from EI or
b) Flybe taking the remedy slots and operating themselves?

I know but the VS contract is up for renewal in Feb 2015, the papers are signalling game over, and something is up in Flybe given the hints and winks going on....

I'm a sitting duck - go ahead and shoot
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Old 14th Sep 2014, 14:50
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From what I can see (according to the online timetable) Flybe are operating twice weekly AGP and ALC flights from SOU until the end of the W14/15 timetable (at least) - they are going to need at least 1 195 for these aren't they?
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Old 14th Sep 2014, 17:02
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Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere, but I couldn't see it - the daily Exeter-Glasgow seems to be axed from the end of October. I thought it might be something to do with the EXT-MAN going to 4 x daily but it doesn't look to be. Shame - although the morning and evening services at Manchester are aligned into proper hub banks, the lunchtime services from EDI, GLA, ABZ, SOU, IOM, BHD and now EXT are simply a random collection of services with no proper organised "hub bank" as such. You'd think it wouldn't be too difficult to align them all and create a fourth bank at Manchester to at least help compensate for some of the frequency cuts ex SOU and route cuts from EXT.
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195'S

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I have heard that rumour as well but what you have relayed is similar to what I was told but it was second hand and I have no idea where it originated from.

Wycombe

The last time I checked, flybe had three 195's scheduled for this winter, which matched their press release a few months back although at the time it did not mention which bases or services they would be used on.

However per the booking engine, the one is BHX based for Paris CDG three times a day and the other two seem to be based at Southampton and they are down for Amsterdam four daily and Manchester for at least two of frequencies with the evening Dublin showing as the 195, as well the sun routes you have mentioned fitted in between.

The BHX 195 is fairly leisurely but the Southampton pair seem quite busy.

As for the 175's they seem to be 7 x BHX and 4 x MAN this winter.
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Old 17th Sep 2014, 06:35
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Flybe to lease 24 additional Dash8's and cancels orders for 20 Embraer E175's

Just been announced to the London Stock Exchange -

Flybe Group plc
("Flybe" or "the Company")

FLYBE ANNOUNCES BREAKTHROUGH AIRCRAFT AGREEMENTS TO ADDRESS MAJOR LEGACY FLEET COMMITMENT AND SECURE RIGHT-SIZED AIRCRAFT FOR FUTURE GROWTH

Flybe is pleased to announce a significant step towards resolving its legacy fleet commitments and securing the right aircraft for its future development with a set of linked agreements between Flybe, Republic Airways Holdings Inc. and Embraer SA.

In July 2010 Flybe announced a $1.3bn firm order with Embraer SA for thirty five Embraer E175 88-seat regional jets, with deliveries originally scheduled to complete by March 2017. To date, eleven of these aircraft have been delivered to Flybe and last year the deliveries of the remaining twenty four were rescheduled to a four-year period from October 2015. The new agreements relate to these remaining twenty four E175s as well as twenty four Q400s currently operated by Republic Airways. These agreements are in line with Flybe's strategy announced after the strategic review last year of flying thin regional routes, unservable by mainstream airlines with larger aircraft and seat capacity.

Under the terms of the agreements:

· Flybe and Embraer will terminate twenty E175s from Flybe's firm order backlog of twenty four E175s. In a separate agreement between Republic and Embraer, Republic will purchase fifty E175s.

· Flybe has agreed with Republic to sublease twenty four 71-seat Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft, with deliveries commencing in March 2015 and spread over a two year period.

· Embraer has agreed to defer delivery of Flybe's firm order of four remaining E175s until 2018, in line with Flybe current fleet planning needs.


The Q400 aircraft being sub-leased by Flybe have an average age of 5.4 years and will have an average sub-lease period of 4.6 years at March 2015. Their delivery schedule fits Flybe's fleet replacement and growth profile as twenty one Bombardier Q400s from the existing Flybe fleet come to the end of their lease periods over the next four years.

This intake of Q400s from Republic will make Flybe the largest Bombardier Q400 operator in the world.

Saad Hammad, Chief Executive Officer, commented:

"We are committed to flying the right aircraft on the right routes. The agreements between Flybe, Republic Airways and Embraer bring more than just an ability to keep to that commitment. With the substitution of twenty E175 future deliveries by young and attractively priced Bombardier Q400s, our core UK branded fleet is now right sized to our capacity growth and aircraft renewal plans at a net cost broadly in line with our expectations.

"Flybe continues to value its close partnership with Embraer. Our current fleet of E175s are popular and reliable aircraft and will remain a valued part of our fleet, providing efficient and cost effective services on our longer sectors.

"Let us be clear, there is more to do. But these landmark agreements are a significant step towards resolving all our legacy fleet issues and enable us to implement our strategy of connecting regions more effectively."

17 September 2014
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Old 17th Sep 2014, 07:47
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That's fantastic news, let's hope it manifests itself through the share price a little.
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Old 17th Sep 2014, 08:05
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Only a blind man could see cancelling orders for "reliable aircraft [that] will remain a valued part of our fleet, providing efficient and cost effective services" and leasing somewhat less reliable, second hand, 71 seat, 3 class turbo props as fantastic news.

Unless you meant fantastic news for Republic...
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Old 17th Sep 2014, 08:18
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It's fantastic news because senior management have decided on a clear sector of the air travel market they wish to target and now moved a significant step further towards implementing their vision. Lack of focus has killed plenty of airlines in the past.
Embraers may give a nicer experience than a Q400, but 2 years ago, Flybe was an airline heading towards bankruptcy.
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Old 17th Sep 2014, 08:44
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Spandex you really are a clown aren't you. Considering you're such an expert, you can tell us what we can do with 24 Ejets and make them profitable? Oh yes, you can't. I suppose you'd like to see them replace the dash 8 services between the south coast of England to the channel islands? Or put them on the IOM MAN route? Considering you've always got an opinion about Flybe and how it should do business you must be full of ideas and magical ways to make money. You obviously haven't been following current and past events here, if you have you'd realise that the company now want the right aircraft on the right routes, which means we're happy with the 11Ejets we've got, bit can't put 24 more of them on routes that will make money, so stop jumping on every Flybe post with your jumped up, bigotted, over inflated opinions on how this airline should be run, because let's face it, you haven't got the faintest idea.
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Old 17th Sep 2014, 10:35
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Agree with you, and I really can't understand what Lord Spandex Masher's agenda is, cause it sure isn't a secure future for FlyBe.

Clearly "Lord Spandex Masher" isn't Saad Hammad's pseudonym!
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Old 17th Sep 2014, 10:45
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Great news!
Saad is really turning the airline around
I wonder if they will keep the business class seats that Republic have?
Could work well if put on the right routes
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