Flybe-9
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: UK
Posts: 2,069
"FlyBe - Rise of the Phoenix"
If were to propose a name I'd think I'd go for "British Regional" (if another business doesn't already have rights to that name) "EuroRegional" or "EurRegio", but I think the DB might own that trademark for part of the German regional rail network, I'm sure I've seen it elsewhere.

Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: UK
Posts: 431
Thyme Opco have agreed to purchase the Flybe brand from the administrators, something I'd doubt they'd have agreed if they intended to launch under a different brand. If anything restarts, it will be as Flybe.
Whatever you say about the state of the Flybe brand, I guess the new owners see little benefit in spending money on brand creation, aircraft repaints, crew uniforms, airport signage, etc, at this time. Probably best to get the airline established and back flying before wasting money on something that really won't generate any positive revenue.
Whatever you say about the state of the Flybe brand, I guess the new owners see little benefit in spending money on brand creation, aircraft repaints, crew uniforms, airport signage, etc, at this time. Probably best to get the airline established and back flying before wasting money on something that really won't generate any positive revenue.

Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: UK
Age: 56
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wasting money on something that really won't generate any positive revenue.
I want to see this succeed (when the time is right) so lets hope for no repeats of past mistakes.

Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 5,645
Thyme Opco have agreed to purchase the Flybe brand from the administrators, something I'd doubt they'd have agreed if they intended to launch under a different brand. If anything restarts, it will be as Flybe.
In all these discussions, not seen any mention of how much money is involved. Presumably it will emerge eventually when it's distributed to the creditors (minus any fees and charges, of course)

Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Northern Ireland
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http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/...766.html%3famp
FLYBE: POSSIBLE RESURRECTION WELCOMED BY VIRGIN ATLANTIC BOSS
‘We hope and hear that there may be some signs of a resurrection,’ said chief executive Shai Weiss
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Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: This side of Heaven
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Aalborg
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The past is done - Its show business not show friends. Short changed creditors won't get anything from a bust company - they may going forward from a resurrected one.
Given the Connect appointed CEO, COO, CFO, DFO and HOcT are still in place and presumably working on the restart shows Cyrus have faith in the management who tried to turn around the business prior to Covid.
Given the Connect appointed CEO, COO, CFO, DFO and HOcT are still in place and presumably working on the restart shows Cyrus have faith in the management who tried to turn around the business prior to Covid.

Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Under the flight path
Posts: 2,365
The liquidator isn't left with much in the way of assets, so it's not clear what Cyrus has bought other than the name and goodwill. Whilst the value of hard assets such as aircraft will decline with Covid, they will hardly be available for "pence in the pound".

Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Northumberland
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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For the creditors of any failed business a pre-pack is the unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism, but it goes on, multiple times, every day, in most sectors of industry and commerce.

Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Under the flight path
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For the creditors of any failed business a pre-pack is the unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism, but it goes on, multiple times, every day, in most sectors of industry and commerce.

Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: England
Age: 61
Posts: 17
'Given the Connect appointed CEO, COO, CFO, DFO and HOcT are still in place and presumably working on the restart shows Cyrus have faith in the management who tried to turn around the business prior to Covid'.
I get Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, but not sure what the other 2 are.
So this is the bunch who 'led' Flybe Mk1 and will carry out the same roles in FlyBe Mk2.
What could go wrong.
I get Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, but not sure what the other 2 are.
So this is the bunch who 'led' Flybe Mk1 and will carry out the same roles in FlyBe Mk2.
What could go wrong.

Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Dark side of the Moon
Posts: 67
'Given the Connect appointed CEO, COO, CFO, DFO and HOcT are still in place and presumably working on the restart shows Cyrus have faith in the management who tried to turn around the business prior to Covid'.
I get Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, but not sure what the other 2 are.
So this is the bunch who 'led' Flybe Mk1 and will carry out the same roles in FlyBe Mk2.
What could go wrong.
I get Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, but not sure what the other 2 are.
So this is the bunch who 'led' Flybe Mk1 and will carry out the same roles in FlyBe Mk2.
What could go wrong.
DFO. HoCT
Director Flight Operations. Head of Crew Training.

Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: England
Age: 61
Posts: 17
There has been a lot of talk suggesting that the failure of FlyBe Mk1 was due to COVID. IMO, the financial figures speak for themsilves;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flybe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flybe

Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Blighty
Posts: 4,286
Is there anything substantial in the public domain saying what Flybe will look like as a business if it returns to life ? I keep thinking of the repeated revivals of Pan Am, but want to be open minded - what aircraft will it fly, who will the customers be, which routes, what codesharing, how it will outrun its competitors, etc.... until we know this it all seems like crystal ball gazing

Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: This side of Heaven
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There has been a lot of talk suggesting that the failure of FlyBe Mk1 was due to COVID.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flybe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flybe
