What do you mean ? They are one of the largest scheduled airlines at MAN in terms of pax uplift.

BA @ MAN currently operate to LHR, LGW & BLL via sun-air
They also have codeshares on certain Flymaybe routes as well as the AA transatlantic routes.

I do however agree that it would be brilliant to see something extra from BA @ MAN.

Even if BMIr do come onboard as part of the takeover do we really see BA keeping it going ? Not that it wouldnt be great to see regional flights back under the BA brand

cs

"Incidentally, EVA is initals, pronounced separately (like TWA) and not as a word, although many seem to say it like "Ever". I never heard TWA called "Twar" though. "

You better tell the Taiwanese then, as they were all saying it as 'Eevah' whilst I was there.

Some called it "T-ways". In my experience people hate pronouncing a string of letters.

BA DOMESTIC 767
 

BA made a big play on introducing one 767 rotation per day on the LHR-GLA route just after the BMI withdrawal from the route. Looks like they have withdrawn the 767 from the Summer 2012 schedule though which starts on Sunday. Can anybody confirm if this is permanent?

The most I could see is that if BA end up acquiring bmiRegional that they would spin it off with a BA Franchise as a dowry. I think bmi Regional may be easier to finance with a BA franchise than as a truly independent carrier, as is currently proposed. All of that said, I can't see a huge number of routes that would be attractive and/or viable. Much of the wet-leasing to LH family airlines will probably end quite quickly after any sale. For example BE are now doing some flying for SN.

Re: 767 GLA
 

Certainly looks that way according to flightmapper schedule.

Was it even necessary in the first place?

CaptainDoony, they are definitely needed on this route. I have operated the flight twice this week and the GLA-LHR sector was over sold on both occasions (a/c capacity is 252).

Maybe what actually is needed then is a better overbooking algorithm for the commercial team.

I have heard that the 763s are only being removed from the domestic schedule to allow for the refurb to continue once the one and only 767 to of been refitted has proven its self


cs

Not the "Dove" colours I was expecting alas....
 

G-EUOH finally gets a respray but not into the old Celtic Dove / Coulm livery.

I read the BBC News - London 2012: British Airways Olympics dove plane unveiled article and the video. The bit that has me laughing is the job title of the BA bloke giving the story. He is (quote) David Barnes BA's Operations Manager for External Appearance.

I'm sure that he's a decent fellow and he sounded sensible but I have to say that, once you get titles like that - you are in trouble. :rolleyes:

PAXboy - you mean a bit like being put on the 'special projects' team in an office ?
I was thinking more that the company is in trouble if it wants to have someone on TV with that title - bit like local Govt councils in 2007 at the height of the boom having lots of community outreach partnership staff.

Don't laugh but we used to have a "Manager for Names and Titles " :eek:

Yes, dj6, I did mean that the company was in trouble! The ridiculous titles that have been thought up distance everyone and show that the mgmt has lost touch with how the biz actually works. I have other examples but no time to detail them now

The chap himself seemed like a decent bloke who knew his stuff.

BA at MAN
 

Someone was asking about the future of BA at MAN. I can't see a return to the sort of operation they once had. I think they have got their business model right now. They offer what many other flag carriers do, a feed into their major hub. The fact that theirs happens to be in the same country is pretty much incidental. Setting up direct services from MAN would pull back some market share, but no doubt with high operating costs. It doesn't seem to make sense for them. We'd love to see more BA tails on the ramp at MAN but now resigned to the fact that probably won't happen. Most MAN fans have stopped ranting about it and accepted the market reality. MAN is doing well enough in any case, with a great choice of flag carriers services into hubs in and beyond Europe. I think we might see a greater BA presence in the future on international routes in the form of code shares and perhaps a bit of franchising. I think the old 'T3BA' signs are still lying in the back of one of the hangars, just in case!

BA will add one additional flight to DUS (7 in total) and BER (6 in total) next winter.

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I was thinking more that the company is in trouble if it wants to have someone on TV with that title - bit like local Govt councils in 2007 at the height of the boom having lots of community outreach partnership
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"I read the BBC News - London 2012: British Airways Olympics dove plane unveiled article and the video. The bit that has me laughing is the job title of the BA bloke giving the story. He is (quote) David Barnes BA's Operations Manager for External Appearance.

I'm sure that he's a decent fellow and he sounded sensible but I have to say that, once you get titles like that - you are in trouble."



Makes "Ministry of Silly Walks" sound sensible!

Saw this about BA LCY-JFK flights

US Preclearance - Shannon Aviation - YouTube

I can't be bothered to go through 92 pages of posts, but what is everyone's opinions on the food boxes that BA offer at the end of long haul flights (especially at the end of inbound night flights).

For me, they are the most pathetic excuse for inflight food you could have.