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Cost cutting only works if you can get rid of the aircraft. As long as you have, what, 80-odd hulls operating in a market that can sustain 60ish, you can't sustain the business. Connect wasn't the issue, the fleet expansion going into IPO was.
Join Date: Sep 2010
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I use Flybe for work in a couple of directions from Doncaster Sheffield. An informal survey tells me that load factors are usually quite good, even if on time performance is not so good..
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Thanks davidjohnson6, I found the answer about cremated remains in their website FAQ - which is just about the first time an airline FAQ has answered my question! The answer is - turn up with the right paperwork and go.
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Why shouldn't they look at a new aircraft ? Comparable to the existing BE core market, and the E175, it's certainly a valid competitor come fleet renewal time if the numbers add up.
As mentioned above, brings another manufacturer into the Embraer/Bombardier type of market so can only be good news for airlines such as BE with greater choice and flexibility.
As mentioned above, brings another manufacturer into the Embraer/Bombardier type of market so can only be good news for airlines such as BE with greater choice and flexibility.
Forgive me for being a bit pessimistic, but are Flybe's finance really in the right sort of state at the moment to be acquiring new regional jet aircraft ? I keep getting this feeling that a year of stability and profits would do wonders for the company balance sheet and the confidence of anyone lending the money to buy new aircraft
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From today's Irish Independent newspaper - Stobart Air could be interested in buying out Flybe.
Stobart's CEO won't rule out approach for Flybe - Independent.ie
Stobart's CEO won't rule out approach for Flybe - Independent.ie