LGW routes
 

Completely agree with you Off Stand, as it stands the US routes can not move but over the last few years many Caribean and Long Haul flights have been transferred, and it remains to be seen what will become of Willie Walshs request for mixed mode operations at LHR???
He forsees an increase in movements.

Just on the subject of BMED and the franchise. I don't know who started this tosh about BA not wanting franchises. With BMED, that is certainly not the case, although I cannot speak for GB. Our company chief exec recently stated at a company forum that WW was happy with the KJ franchise agreement.

Regards

Mike

BMed Gone, GB to follow?
 

I posted a while ago asking if anyone knew any more than I did regarding GB ending it's franchise position with BA, and whether BMed might follow.

I appologised at the time if these rumours upset some people who commented on my posts.

Well it now seems that BMed have moved first. - A vast improvement for the flightdeck (providing they move to BMI mainline Ts & Cs). Good luck to all involved.

I personally have heard no further info on GB and am just wondering if anyone else has?

Virgin doing GB engineering - maybe a Virgin Sun reappearance? - BMI moving into Gatwick? - Can't be Flybe this time?

Has gone very quite !

Who knows whats gonna happen with us, just too many rumours going around bout this.

We believe something big is going to happen in March, as for what, thats what we're all guessing about.

From what I hear from mates at GB the company is making money and performing ok.....still rumours about something big in March, nobody seems to know what...........:}

Do GB own their LHR slots?

Will be interesting to see what happens and also what happens with the routes BMED are doing and what will happen to them ! Will BMI keep some of the routes and will BA keep some as well !

Recieved info today that BA and GB have a new agreement on ground operations lasting up until April 2008.
The only area excluded is aircaft loading which will continue with Aviance.

That date marks another important moment,( or should I say, the most important moment, so we keep being brainwashed with) in that T5 opens for business!
What a coincidence, not a 12 month contract or 2 year one, a contract of exactly 14 months. Thats 419 days 7 hours and 9 minutes from this post.

So does that mean WW is giving gatwick one more year to meet the SHIPIG targets? Or is Waterworld looking to snatch the most profitable longhaul routes and dump SH gatwick on GB doorstep?

Lets face it we can read into so much but none of us have any idea what the future brings for both BA LGW or GB.

Lets hope its nothing like whats happened in the regions.

Well Gatwick Fleet is making money , so why give it all to GB at LGW ? What about the crew on Gatwick Fleet? Im sure alot of crew dont want to work for a Franchise and give up a Mainline Contract !

Flyer 55 - I keep reading that BA LGW is making money but why do I hear on a monthly basis that it isn't and from one source or another that it's next for the chop? When people say it's making money does that include GB's operation?

The Gatwick Fleet is making money and has been for the last few months and does not include GB as it is a franchise where as Gatwick Fleet is a mainline fleet .

Why did GB open a base at MAN towards the end of 2005? Do the GB directors want to break away from the BA franchise? Alternatively, do they think BA doesn't want to renew the franchise with GB?

At the end of the day GB are securing new markets in case they are no longer a franchise partner.

The difference between GB and BMed is that BMed had to be rescued by BMI whilst GB will probably survive on it's own due to a bit of foresight by its directors.

I heard it was WW that wanted to end the GB franchise. Following a sour grapes meeting with GB he reportedly said "we'll see how you lot manage on your own".

:hmm:

Foresight/GB Directors some mishtake shurely? Aren't we loosing money. New routes - act of desperation they will never make money. Manchester base: 4 years too late - Monarch/Jet2 took the market.

GB: the last franchise, loosing money - all looking good. Maybe 'Britsh Midland Airways' will buy them too. That'l please Slippery Bill!!!

Flyer55
 

It all depends who you speak to as to if gatwick is making money. The staff think it is then management say it is not.

So, GB's site no longer directs you straight to BA's.

Similar layout and colour to Virgin, that is the only common factor and there are many other sites with a similar layout.

The former event may be more telling.

Nothing new here apart from a new design of the website.
GB Airways have never redirected you to the BA site apart from booking
and schedules. The only difference is now you have a fastbook panel on
the GB site instead of being sent straight to the BA homepage.

News just out that GB to give BA their slots at LHR in return for all the work at LGW. Feel sorry for the BA guys who'll have to move to LHR.:rolleyes:

30+ 737s worth of crews moving to ( jolly busy ) Heathrow.
Is that right? Surely some mistake.