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What's the reg of the ex first choice.
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What's the reg of the ex first choice. |
Where will the 757's end up come the end of the year has anyone got any idea.
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SCANDIC
The answer is no, the have been sold to a finance company, it will be up to them what they do with them. :ok:
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Looking at what is on order/due, is it conceivable that they would order anything other than Airbus??? Given their stated intention to remain in the long haul market to some degree i think A350 (10) the rest A320/321 maybe just maybe 20 C series? why buy Boeing? the 737MAX is nearly 4 years away. Monarch can't wait that long, Jet2 are near double the size of Monarch already, Vueling have 60+ new aircraft on order, Norwegian 200+, the Easyjet product is good and Ryanair will get better. When any of Jet2/Vueling/Norwegian turn up at BHX its going to destroy yields for Monarch.
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I wonder if a deal has been done tho to keep these other airlines at bay? Hence a nice shiny Engineering base at BHX
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Facelookbovvered
When any of Jet2/Vueling/Norwegian turn up at BHX its going to destroy yields for Monarch In point of fact there is scope for more bucket and spade seats from BHX without severely damaging yields from BHX - however, increased capacity at BHX may damage yields at EMA - where Jet2 and Monarch already operate from, and could well be a factor warding off competition from Jet2. I wonder if a deal has been done tho to keep these other airlines at bay? Hence a nice shiny Engineering base at BHX |
ATNotts
All of the above have expansion plans, I understand Jet2 have already looked at BHX and it extends the reach Southwards, Vueling will be a big player in the future and Norwegian have over 200 aircraft on order BHX is poorly served for its catchment area and there is lots of parking at BHX unlike EMA/MAN/LBA
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lots of parking at BHX unlike EMA/MAN/LBA Lots of new routes starting this year, still a good 3 million passengers off MAN's previous best (which equates to about 1/3 of BHX's current total for what its worth!), still a pretty quiet period in the afternoons. Stands seasonally converted to parking as they apparently have enough slack to do so. Therefore unsure where this parking issue you suggest stems from? |
So , with no more A300's, and the 75 's gone at the end of the year - surely that limits the amount of , and type of ad hoc work that Monarch historically picks up in the winter :bored:With only two A330's and a whole bunch of 320/321 remaining , it does leave a gap in their armoury .....
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Whats going to cover the 330's when their on maintenance cos obviously the 300's did that even though they didn't quite have the range like the 330
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Maybe something like a 767 like the ex mytravel/ tommy cook one that was a great aircraft.
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Little update, apparently G-ZBAP is due today, according to Jethro :)
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Monarch
Does anyone know what percentage of seats Monarch sell through IT vs their website/direct ?
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Apologies that was me reading a date the wrong way :D It's due this month Though :)
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321 Sharklet
I believe another first within the Monarch fleet - 321 AE rolled out of the BHX MAEL with sharklets.
Last flight 12/1 - therefore all done and dusted in 3-4 days. |
AD is also due sharklets at some point this winter
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Alex321
Late Feb in BHX.
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MKY661
Looks like M-RAFF (ZBAP) did a flight test out of Kemble yesterday and landed into BHX.
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interior re-fits
any updates on the new seating/suppliers etc ?
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Mini Update on Enthusiasts Flight :):
Dear Enthusiasts, Many of you are already booked on Monarch Airlines final Airbus A300-605R commercial flight, operating from London’s Gatwick Airport to Birmingham Airport on Sunday 13th April 2014. Monarch are the last remaining operator of the type amongst European airlines, and will be retiring our final aircraft from service immediately following its arrival at Birmingham. Demand for seats on this service has been very high, and now only a limited number of seats remain bookable via the Monarch Airlines call centre. If you are interested in attending and have not yet booked your seat, I would strongly advise that you do so soon. For those of you that have booked your place on the flight, but have not booked a specific seat as yet, this is also possible via the Monarch Airlines call centre. Window seats are now sold out, but there are a handful of “next to window” seats available. I have attached a copy of the original press release as a reminder for those of you requiring the details of the flight. Contact information for the Monarch Airlines call centre can be found below; If calling from the UK: 08719 40 50 40 If calling from Overseas: 0044 8719 40 50 40 Calls cost 10p (£0.10) per minute, plus network extras. The contact centre is open at the following times (UK); Mon-Fri 08:00 - 19:00 Sat-Sun 09:00 - 17:30 If you have any questions regarding the booking process, please respond via this e-mail address: [email protected] I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on board. Kind Regards Toby Monarch Airlines Cheap Flights & Holidays - Book Your Flight Online - Monarch |
New aircraft order
As the Cseries faces an uncertain future with further delays to it's planned entry into service; what of the monarch 60 aircraft order ?
Maybe they have already decided to go with airbus ? In the last airbus press release was an undisclosed customer for 60 aircraft ...... 7 A319 ....13 A320 ...7 A321 and. 8 A319 Neo 12 A320 Neo 13 A321 Neo Probably nothing to do with monarch but then this is the rumour network !!! |
Unless they're getting a cracking deal to go elsewhere - better the devil you know!
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Surprised to not see this on here yet..
Norwegian B787 EI-LNB arrived at BHX last night for attention with Monarch Engineering. currently parked on the remotes and should go in the hangar tomorrow to join a TOM767 and Jet 2 757. MON A300 G-MAJS is due in later today for MAEL as well..The facility is so busy it needs another bay being built already |
Last two A300's in formation...
Monarch's last two Airbus A300's are presently (4pm Sat 25 Jan 2014) almost flying in formation....
Both south west of Paris G-OJMR is at 32,000' coming back from Grenoble. (ZB6487) Just behind it is... G-MAJS at 30,000' coming back from Lyon. (ZB6073) Probably MAJS's last revenue service. Located via Flightradar24. |
Hi Nigel
I think Monarch is picking up a lot of extra work as we have a Icelandair B757 which went tech yesterday in and TCX have aircraft all over the place as well, but then we are into the main maintenance period so perhaps it is a good time to be a UK engineer in aerospace |
Hi Ian,
Yes possibly a lull in winter flts causing this influx. It does help us having a large facility where we can get 4 767/A300s or 2 787/77W in at the same time. I assume MAEL try and spread equal amounts between its 3 facilities ? The mind boggles though, as we only up to half the workforce in place at present including crews from MAN/LTN helping out. What are we going to achieve when its up to full strength on all models ! |
In relation to the earlier post regarding the final service of A-300 registered G-MAJS last Saturday, what happens to the flying programme that this aircraft has recently been undertaking (I am guessing that it has kept reasonably busy on the Ski IT flights at weekends ?) does it just revert to a smaller aircraft for the remainder of the season ?
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The post was incorrect, in that its last flight was a LGW-GVA-LGW on Sunday morning.
In the short term, my guess would be narrow body aircraft would cover the routes, doubling up on each flight. The long term until the season ends would be the A330, one A330 is currently on a maintenance check. :ok: |
Any update on the time table for new fleet order? new hangar looks fantastic
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New Seats?
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Yes Greatoaks, some of the aircraft have new seats giving more legroom and less weight. A number of further aircraft are being refitted with new seats.
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G-MAJS Started it's last Journey.
Thursday 6 Feb @ 22:45 GMT
Monarch's second to last Airbus A300 is presently over Ireland heading west on it's way to be recycled at Tupelo, Mississippi. Flight = MON300P Edit Friday 7 Feb @ 18:50 GMT G-MAJS has left Portsmouth International Airport at Pease, New Hampshire. 38,000' on route to Tupelo. |
not much padding on those seats for a 4 hour flight!
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Down to AGP would probably be an acceptable flight time length to sit on those seats, but good luck to the pax on flights to SSH and HRG!! :eek:
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End of an era now that nearly all the big buses have gone.
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Anybody any info on the future of the 757's yet.
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You'd be surprised how comfy (relatively speaking of course) some of these slim line seats are compared to their 'chunkier' counterparts.
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Anybody know if its an A320 and a 321 at EMA this summer? Thanks.
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The new seats: they are very cleverly designed...British designed, British made and offer genuine extra legroom. Off course everything has got pros and cons but the complaint about lack of legroom has been addressed.
They were extensively tested against other made and came out best. B757...As said in early pages they are leaving in November at the end of the summer season. |
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