Luton-9
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Oh Cavey
Posts: 249
Expect a few Qatar Airways A320 flights over the next few days operating for the UK CAA instead of scheduled Monarch flights. NAP/ARN/AGP arrivals will be first ones tomorrow. Sad times for everyone involved.
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: In the sticks
Posts: 7,512
Shocking
For me there has always been a Monarch at Luton. What has happened to their engineering side, has that be wound up? Then there is their apprentice school.
Monarch have two large hangars next to each other plus other smaller former aircraft hangars. Could Gulfstream move into these or is it too late now and the contracts have been signed? What will happen their HQ and is it big enough for easyjet if they wanted to move out of the CTA?
At least 9 departures due out today using 5 aircraft so this will make a dent in the airports passenger figures. Luton will have plenty of overnight stands now available.
For me there has always been a Monarch at Luton. What has happened to their engineering side, has that be wound up? Then there is their apprentice school.Monarch have two large hangars next to each other plus other smaller former aircraft hangars. Could Gulfstream move into these or is it too late now and the contracts have been signed? What will happen their HQ and is it big enough for easyjet if they wanted to move out of the CTA?
At least 9 departures due out today using 5 aircraft so this will make a dent in the airports passenger figures. Luton will have plenty of overnight stands now available.
Last edited by LTNman; 2nd Oct 2017 at 04:34.
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: In the sticks
Posts: 7,512
Most of their work at Luton was for Monarch. It can only mean bad news. So sad for all the staff.
I have put a photo on the History thread of Monarch in its heyday. http://www.pprune.org/aviation-histo...algia-127.html
The MAEL team will be doing everything possible to ensure that our engineering business survives and prospers and carries forward the Monarch name with pride and dedication to professionalism and service.
Last edited by LTNman; 2nd Oct 2017 at 04:55.
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: London
Posts: 822
Monarch
Incredbly sad to learn of Monarch’s collapse. They’ve been around as long as I have. I’ve got so many fond memories of watching their planes - the old 720’s and 1-11’s at Luton as a kid and having the pleasure of flying with them since. A long, proud history, I guess their demise was inevitable in the end but the airline industrry and in particular Luton Airport without Monarch just wont be the same
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Luton
Posts: 334
Originally Posted by wallp
Incredbly sad to learn of Monarch’s collapse. They’ve been around as long as I have. I’ve got so many fond memories of watching their planes - the old 720’s and 1-11’s at Luton as a kid and having the pleasure of flying with them since. A long, proud history, I guess their demise was inevitable in the end but the airline industrry and in particular Luton Airport without Monarch just wont be the same
Does anyone know if a book was in the ‘making’ into what would have been it’s 50th year of operations next year? I need to buy it!
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: IoM & Luton
Age: 56
Posts: 1,838
That would be up to KPMG to get the best price I would have thought, assuming they are of value on the books. If not used for a period of time would they not just go back into a pool to be sold by the airport?
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Milton Keynes
Posts: 950
LTN and BHX will certainly be down next year now. Easy may well deploy more aircraft at LGW; LTN was to see at least a couple of A321 Neos I believe but may be not now. Remember that TUI will also base fewer aircraft next year too. I wonder if that might be reversed now- did Monarch carry many of their pax-or those of Thomas Cook
I thought Jet2 might have over-expanded but they and STN will probably be the overall winners.
I thought Jet2 might have over-expanded but they and STN will probably be the overall winners.
