As of now do T3 still have a presence at PIK - are they expecting to repatriate any more 41s from the US deserts?

Problems in flight
 

Anyone heard anything about the two planes at HUY that have had problems with their undercarriage? Two full emergencies have been called within 3 days at HUY and the latest one (16/7/08) even suggested that it may ditch in the sea.

INV Crew
 

Anyone know what happened to the INV Crew where are they relocated to ?

FlyBe :)

Alternatively, Aberdeen ...

Kept on by Eastern.

Something to be announced soon i'm told.

Watch this space.

:ok:

What would that be, an Embrarer sim at HUY

Have you won the contract for the transportation of oil personnel between ABZ & Scatsta? Flightline had been rumoured to have lost it when it renews in Feb?

Just guessing, mind! :}

Embrarer Sim
 

3rd party training, or a new aircraft type for the fleet?

(Eastern have operated ERJ-135/145 in the past though)

picking up BE route perhaps:ok:

Maybe theyve finally got slots to operate IOM-LCY?

I was at ABZ on Thur flying down to LGW with BE.

I noticed that in about a 30-minute period 2 T3 flights were delayed because of technical problems and another flight was over 1 hour delayed.

Eastern do try & get you to your destination. Aircraft do go tech, happens to all airlines.

How are T3 riding out the present climate? For instance, my local (ABZ) has seen a sustained drop in domestic pax, are T3 being affected by this?

Despite the Crunch, are they looking at expansion, or are any plans on the back burner until better times come around?

Congratulations Scratchingthesky, another example of a forum user who likes to post anything but the facts. :=

Try to do a little bit of investigating before you talk such nonsense.

Cloud1 - you'll be glad to know that the Flybe 17:00 from Aberdeen to Gatwick went tech today and was cancelled, is this not exactly what Scratchingthesky said earlier.

I can vouch that Eastern have always made it their priority to substitute another aircraft at any cost to ensure the flight departs. This is in keeping with their business traveller focus, with associated generally higher fare.

Flew Eastern last year, Aberdeen south.
Big bucks for ticket, flight overbooked, two pax off loaded. No offer of ticket on other airline given. Just wanted two volunteers to not travel.
Cannot see reason for over booking premium money flight.

look at what BE do to their pax on BHX IOM and what Eastern do and youll see why its worth paying a few quid more for Eastern:ok:

Working for the airline themselves I am telling you that the airline does not simply cancel a flight. There is no point in arguing with you because you already have an opinion which you will stick to based on 'experience' without actually looking at the bigger picture, and I feel pitty for you in that respect because you claim to have knowledge about the aviation industry. It is nothing personal and please do not take offense, but it is clear that there are many users of this forum that fall into a particular category and it isn't pretty - namely 'one or two flights and they know the whole operation'. You may be an experienced traveler but when your flying on that one flight just think about the other 450 operating that day. How an earth you can compare Flybe operations to the likes of Eastern is beyond me! :ugh:

And as for Eastern being better at combining etc......I believe Flybe do that too when absolutely required. Nothing special you know - many airlines do it. Out of curiosity how many passengers do Eastern carry per annum compared to Flybe? How many aircraft do Flybe have compared to Eastern? How much experience does Flybe (Management) have at running an airline compared to Eastern? These are not to be answered necessarily but I am just trying to make a point - they are my employer and we work dam hard to ensure that our operations are as smooth as possible and it is quite irritating to see criticism when the supporting evidence is so weak.

Kind regards

While holding slots doesn't mean they have to be used, Eastern have slots at AMS for a LCY sdrvice from January 2009. They also hold slots for an INV service again

The AMS slots certainly have to do with the VLM takeover by the AF/KL-group. Surrender of a sufficient number of slots enabling a competitor to start up on AMS-LCY is one of the conditions for an approval by the OFT. I do not see, though, how Eastern could expect to win against a combined VG/KL force on this route. Even after surrendering some slots they will have more than a dozen or so daily flights plus worldwide connections at AMS plus a decent FFP. But maybe it is just part of a bigger game - better for Skyteam to have a "competitor" like Eastern than Star or Oneworld entering the AMSLCY market. Might be for Eastern's gain if they start up INVAMS....