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So exactly what would be the point of relaunching it?
Well very few of the airlines which are still solvent are keeping all their staff ... or, in many cases, even "the bulk" of them. The trading environment prevailing now is way worse than that which applied when FlyBe ceased ops. And rival carriers have staked claims on several of FlyBe's more attractive routes. Certain other routes have not attracted interest for a reason.
I (regrettably) suspect that any revived FlyBe 2.0 will be a very limited operation compared with the original. And it has to be doubtful that it will take to the air at all.
But I would dearly love to be proven wrong.
I (regrettably) suspect that any revived FlyBe 2.0 will be a very limited operation compared with the original. And it has to be doubtful that it will take to the air at all.
But I would dearly love to be proven wrong.
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Engines not running - as simple as rolling down a slope with no brakes?
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Do you still believe in Father Christmas too? If this happens I'll eat my trousers. This is the same crowd that are trying to prove their "credentials" to get hold of Virgin Australia.
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This reminds me of when Air Europe, for whom I used to work, went bust. There was a stream of dubious characters and enterprises through the door, all promising a restart. I don’t need to tell you what (didn’t) happen.
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An advisor (whatever he/she does at Cyrus) has said they have not given up on flybe but it certainly looked that way pre March 5th.
Now while they are looking at Virgin Australia, are saying that they want to save flybe. Why wasn't this proclamation of commitment made anytime soon from March 5th.
Looks like spin to me but who knows.
Now while they are looking at Virgin Australia, are saying that they want to save flybe. Why wasn't this proclamation of commitment made anytime soon from March 5th.
Looks like spin to me but who knows.
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Re Cyrus
I would humbly suggest you ignore anything anyone from Cyrus Capital says until the first aeroplane pushes back. Rumours doing the rounds towards the end of last year were that Cyrus wanted out. The impression was that Virgin were the driving force (ha ha) while the going was good, Stobart wanted a slice of the regional action and were punching above their weight with another agenda and Cyrus Capital were in it for the short term and wanted to make some quick bucks.
As has been said on multiple forums, the 3 “partners” were very strange bedfellows and while any one of the 3 might have taken a good shot at sorting it out, the fact that all 3 seemed to have different agendas made the whole thing a bit of a farce really.
But the main problem which has been highlighted by numerous people before was that Flybe had too much baggage and a business model that was a joke.
IF, and I hope it happens, someone with an ounce of business common sense and a lot of financial backing steps up and tries to fill the complete void that Flybe’s demise has left, then I’ll be cheering loudly. Too late for me, but there are hundreds of top quality people out there that will be an asset to anyone that takes them on. But will a future organisation use the Dash 8.....................?!!
I would humbly suggest you ignore anything anyone from Cyrus Capital says until the first aeroplane pushes back. Rumours doing the rounds towards the end of last year were that Cyrus wanted out. The impression was that Virgin were the driving force (ha ha) while the going was good, Stobart wanted a slice of the regional action and were punching above their weight with another agenda and Cyrus Capital were in it for the short term and wanted to make some quick bucks.
As has been said on multiple forums, the 3 “partners” were very strange bedfellows and while any one of the 3 might have taken a good shot at sorting it out, the fact that all 3 seemed to have different agendas made the whole thing a bit of a farce really.
But the main problem which has been highlighted by numerous people before was that Flybe had too much baggage and a business model that was a joke.
IF, and I hope it happens, someone with an ounce of business common sense and a lot of financial backing steps up and tries to fill the complete void that Flybe’s demise has left, then I’ll be cheering loudly. Too late for me, but there are hundreds of top quality people out there that will be an asset to anyone that takes them on. But will a future organisation use the Dash 8.....................?!!
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regardless, if Flybe raises from the ashes again it won’t have the heavy chains and shackles of the debt and costs of those flipping 195 and 175 holding it back. So in a very unfortunate way it will be a better and stronger company after going through the administration process.
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Because it wasn’t this investor that pulled out. It was Virgin that pulled the plug.
regardless, if Flybe raises from the ashes again it won’t have the heavy chains and shackles of the debt and costs of those flipping 195 and 175 holding it back. So in a very unfortunate way it will be a better and stronger company after going through the administration process.
regardless, if Flybe raises from the ashes again it won’t have the heavy chains and shackles of the debt and costs of those flipping 195 and 175 holding it back. So in a very unfortunate way it will be a better and stronger company after going through the administration process.
