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Stobart must be thanking their lucky stars that the Cityjet deal fell through. The E195 serviceability may have given Stobart grief, but that was as nothing to the problems Cityjet faced with the SSJ100 on the Brussels Airlines contract. Plus two years on Cityjet have effectively pulled out of own b rand schedule flying.. What will Cityjet do with those SSJs when they come off the Brussels contract at the end of March ?
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As posted on the Southend thread & from the Irish Independent...
Stobart Air pulling 2 EMB 190`s from SEN...services to Malpensa,Venice,Budapest & Prague to cease.
3rd `190 to continue SEN/DUB.
Stobart Air pulling 2 EMB 190`s from SEN...services to Malpensa,Venice,Budapest & Prague to cease.
3rd `190 to continue SEN/DUB.
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Ah yes, but which of the three will remain to service the SEN - DUB goldmine route? One of the two G reg'd or the one EI reg'd aircraft. They need to select the aircraft with the best maintenance performance. Judging Stobart Air's fleet management performance to date, I remain doubtful they have the potential to deliver a reliable, punctual and consistent service on that route. I could be wrong, but experience to date speaks volumes.
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Ah yes, but which of the three will remain to service the SEN - DUB goldmine route? One of the two G reg'd or the one EI reg'd aircraft. They need to select the aircraft with the best maintenance performance. Judging Stobart Air's fleet management performance to date, I remain doubtful they have the potential to deliver a reliable, punctual and consistent service on that route. I could be wrong, but experience to date speaks volumes.
The other two are not in service as they are still undergoing pre-delivery maintenance with Flybe so, yes, only one of the purchased three is in service with them currently. When delivered the other two will replace those currently leased from Flybe.
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With no extension on the Flybe / Stobart Air franchise partnership looking likely, it's going to be interesting to see how that fleet gets used. Short term ACMI and Ad-Hoc charter work may well better suit these E195s better than a "heavy" scheduled timetable.
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I would suggest the DUB route will cease and the single retained E195 would then be enough to cover the remaining routes to Cologne, Lyon and Rennes. Zadar would still be possible as well.
Its the future of the ATRs I’m interested in.
Its the future of the ATRs I’m interested in.
I would suggest there are three possibilities:
1) The Flybe/Stobart Air franchise is extended and the SEN ATR routes will continue to be operated as now.
2) The SEN ATR routes could operate under a different franchise banner. Possibly Aer Lingus Regional (maybe not very likely) or another UK carrier.
3) The SEN ATR routes may not operate at all after next Spring.
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I would suggest there are three possibilities:
1) The Flybe/Stobart Air franchise is extended and the SEN ATR routes will continue to be operated as now.
2) The SEN ATR routes could operate under a different franchise banner. Possibly Aer Lingus Regional (maybe not very likely) or another UK carrier.
3) The SEN ATR routes may not operate at all after next Spring.
1) The Flybe/Stobart Air franchise is extended and the SEN ATR routes will continue to be operated as now.
2) The SEN ATR routes could operate under a different franchise banner. Possibly Aer Lingus Regional (maybe not very likely) or another UK carrier.
3) The SEN ATR routes may not operate at all after next Spring.
Im surprised that Stobart have decided to continue on the DUB-SEN route with the E195. Its going to be tough to compete with Ryanair on that one. It seems like Stobart find themselves in a similar position to CityJet - decent routes but the wrong brand/infrastructure to operate them with.
I think the statement that one 195 will be retained at SEN to operate the DUB service relates only until the end of March 2019 when Ryanair commence operations at SEN. Part of the deal may be that Stobart will continue SEN-DUB until Ryanair take over, simply to maintain continuity of the route. I cannot see Stobart continuing to operate SEN-DUB after that time.
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Remember FR are only offering an early morning and late afternoon weekday flight to DUB to start. So there's scope for Stobart to keep going on the route if only a midmorning service. I don't believe FR will try to wipe out Stobart on price - why should they? I'm sure Stobart will politely stand aside if FR want to increase rotations.
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Would there be any value in Stobart working with Loganair? They have lofty ambitions in Scotland with talk of expansion and European routes. It was Loganair who were due to operate the Carlisle service, and that Saab 2000 is coming to the end of its life... Maybe some ATR's with a bit of help from Stobart might fill that gap? (Loganair also wouldn't be a terrible brand to operate from Southend anyway, especially to Scotland).