Wikiposts
Search
Airlines, Airports & Routes Topics about airports, routes and airline business.

Flybe-9

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 18th Oct 2017, 12:24
  #41 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: solihull West Midlands
Posts: 967
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by Jerry123
Well they did have that under carriage collapse at Amsterdam with a Q400 so that could've led to the higher than expected maintenance bill. I'd thought they would've been required by the CAA to check the landing gear on all their Q400s which may have increased costs.

No I think it means Maintenance contracts.They had a meeting with MAEL who did their maintenance work 2 months ago.

Reported here on Pprune recently they had decided to take maintenance back in house and stop using MAEL.

Rumours been circulating for some time at BHX that being MAELs first 3rd party airline here, they got a very cheap deal and the contract was up for renewal this autumn.

I assume that would mean they may have to cut back more lucrative 3rd party maintenance at EXT to facilitate that .Thus increasing costs that are mentioned in the press release
nigel osborne is offline  
Old 18th Oct 2017, 13:19
  #42 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: UK
Posts: 3,069
Received 277 Likes on 154 Posts
Nigel

I assume that would mean they may have to cut back more lucrative 3rd party maintenance at EXT to facilitate that .Thus increasing costs that are mentioned in the press release
If that's the case I suppose that it's conceivable MAEL could then be pitching for that third party work formerly done by FlyBe at Exeter.
ATNotts is online now  
Old 18th Oct 2017, 13:25
  #43 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: exeter
Posts: 16
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
There is a big change coming ref engineering which will short term increase costs , However long its going to really improve matters
bodminsteve is offline  
Old 18th Oct 2017, 13:53
  #44 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Posts: 1,907
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
The summer 18 schedules will be updated tomorrow (19th)
Jamesair is offline  
Old 18th Oct 2017, 14:16
  #45 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Cardiff
Posts: 217
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by bodminsteve
There is a big change coming ref engineering which will short term increase costs , However long its going to really improve matters
Would that involve moving from Exeter or opening up another maintenance base?
Jerry123 is offline  
Old 18th Oct 2017, 15:05
  #46 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 8,541
Received 87 Likes on 59 Posts
The article linked at #39 says -

Flybe said it had incurred higher than expected costs in the first half of its financial year after a review of aircraft maintenance.

It said this reflected a drive to improve the reliability of its aircraft, particularly the Bombardier Q400 turboprop.
Unless the article is wrong, this doesn't look like a provision against increased future costs.
SWBKCB is online now  
Old 18th Oct 2017, 19:22
  #47 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Coventry
Posts: 63
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/460622...chester-flybe/

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/469262...es-in-cockpit/

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....nding-13778944

http://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-...diverts-573445
ratchetring is offline  
Old 18th Oct 2017, 20:19
  #48 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: cornwall, uk
Posts: 1,573
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Don't know what point your making with the news links. These things happen and they happen to all airlines with quite some regularity.

More concerning reading the reports is the really quite low passenger numbers on routes, especially LHR-EDI which must be loosing money left right and centre to be only carrying 40 odd passengers.
cornishsimon is offline  
Old 18th Oct 2017, 20:24
  #49 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Warrington
Age: 74
Posts: 117
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
So ratcheting you show 4 news items, two of which are referring to the same incident on 3rd October, and one that happened on 16th October. I am sure that you are aware that Ophelia caused over 6 precautionary landing due to reported "smoke/burning smells" in the cockpit - this included EasyJet who had 2 diversions, Virgin Atlantic and British Airways.
Sholto Douglas is offline  
Old 18th Oct 2017, 20:42
  #50 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: BHX
Posts: 12
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I wouldn't bother listening to a word ratchet ring talks, its either about Flybe broken planes all over the place, or Monarch is stable company no need to listen to MOL. There are plenty of people like him about with tinted glasses on, that the downturn of Monarch all happened when the engineering was combined from Flybe. They blame us for it all
In Mon I Trust is offline  
Old 19th Oct 2017, 08:22
  #51 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: cornwall, uk
Posts: 1,573
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Looks like the schedules are currently being loaded.
cornishsimon is offline  
Old 19th Oct 2017, 08:45
  #52 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: essex
Posts: 595
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
...SEN ANTWERP £79 RTN ,beat that VLM
mikkie4 is offline  
Old 19th Oct 2017, 09:05
  #53 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Doncaster
Age: 41
Posts: 556
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Berlin dropped from DSA after June. Seems to be replaced by Palma.
TimmyW is offline  
Old 19th Oct 2017, 09:25
  #54 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Essex
Posts: 1,231
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by mikkie4
...SEN ANTWERP £79 RTN ,beat that VLM
Don't get carried away. SEN flights don't start until the end of March.
DC3 Dave is online now  
Old 19th Oct 2017, 10:50
  #55 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: exeter
Posts: 16
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by In Mon I Trust
I wouldn't bother listening to a word ratchet ring talks, its either about Flybe broken planes all over the place, or Monarch is stable company no need to listen to MOL. There are plenty of people like him about with tinted glasses on, that the downturn of Monarch all happened when the engineering was combined from Flybe. They blame us for it all
You need to lose that chip of your shoulder, Customers are not interested in petty squabbling, You just need to work together to deliver the aircraft on schedule!
bodminsteve is offline  
Old 19th Oct 2017, 12:47
  #56 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: solihull West Midlands
Posts: 967
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
MAELhave just signed a 4 yr deal with Virgin to look after their 787s.Seventeen are due through BHX this winter.Two already come.Also at least 3 A330s.

Norwegian 787s are revisiting again.A 789 was in this week.At least 13 are due through.
Other wide bodies also booked for the winter too.Two TUI 788s have also been it it last 10 days
nigel osborne is offline  
Old 21st Oct 2017, 19:52
  #57 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: UK
Age: 59
Posts: 2,712
Received 5 Likes on 5 Posts
Saw on FR24 an E175 operating BHX-AGP today. Don't think that's a normal route, are they picking up some ex-MON business?
Wycombe is offline  
Old 24th Oct 2017, 19:54
  #58 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: London
Posts: 2,962
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Potentially some new flybe routes to come.

Campbeltown is showing as (CAL) in the timetable section, but no routes assigned to it yet.

The route map is also showing MAN-BOD as a direct route but no direct flights bookable yet.
LAX_LHR is offline  
Old 24th Oct 2017, 20:37
  #59 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: UK
Posts: 1,476
Received 4 Likes on 3 Posts
The online TT had a total meltdown a few days ago and was back to displaying routes from 2015 so things like Liverpool-Amsterdam suddenly appeared again and all the old Loganair franchise routes popped up! Quite funny - took me a moment to work out what had happened. It doesn't seem to be the most robust piece of software and I would have thought that if Flybe were going to appear anywhere, Campbeltown would probably be one of the last and not the first - it being a PSO and a pretty small one at that.
Flightrider is offline  
Old 24th Oct 2017, 20:59
  #60 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire
Posts: 1,152
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Flybe are operating a weekly Saturday charter flight to Innsbruck next summer 2018 season for Inghams Holidays. Looks to be using a Birmingham based aircraft that also w-legs to Leeds/Bradford.

BE9227 = BHX 07:00 – INN 09:55 / BE9226 = INN 10:30 – LBA 11:35
BE9225 = LBA 12:25 – INN 15:30 / BE9228 = INN 16:10 – BHX 17:05
LBIA is offline  


Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.