Aurigny’s ATR42 has seat row numbering that misses a block of row numbers out mid cabin so the front and rear match the ATR72 if I recall from my last trip on G-HUET.

As a matter of interest, does anyone have any data on how the flybe v Loganair battle is going so far, regarding loads?

How are Longanair getting on with seat capacity so far? Any ideas on potential future route expansion?

They've been campaigning on Facebook for more staff due to expansion at Durham Tess Valley... Whilst simultaneously not getting back to me regarding my application over 2 weeks later.

It'll be interesting to see what they mean by expansion at MME

As with most companies they’ll have closing dates for applications. I’m sure you’ll hear once that date passes and a sift has been completed. Two weeks is nothing to wait on applications to be considered. Is this the first job you have applied for? I know companies that their recruitment process can take 12-18mths to complete.

Far from the first job I've applied for, and I'm into my 13th month of waiting for updates regarding a different cabin crew job (I've done, and passed the assessments, been offered a job... Just no vacancies/start dates). Currently in the public sector though... I'm slowly learning how the private sector works!

I apologise, I should have been more clear. I thought I would have received an email acknowledging receipt of my application, but I haven't. I fully expected to have to wait weeks or months for a response regarding a interview etc. But I've been having issues with my emails and asked them to let me know that they received it alright.

Alas... Hurry up and wait

Keeping my fingers well and truly crossed, I think Loganair would actually be my preference out of the ones I've applied for

Working for bigger companies isn't always better

EK77WNCL -

Regrettably, most employers these days don't acknowledge applications unless they intend to take them further.

Keep hoping - and best of luck!

I've been a bean counter in both. It shocked me quite a lot to discover that, on average, the public sector is probably more efficient. We think of it as not being because the things that annoy us are it being efficient for them, not us. Whereas there are private companies that... I don't know. I just don't know...

I know what you mean, I thought the same, but the NHS has been fantastically efficient throughout, and the private sector has been, actually quite useless!

What’s the plan for DND-STN once the Aurigny ATR45 goes back?

Current plan is to revert to a company Saab 340

NWI-MAN-GLA
 

Not sure if I was the only one who missed this but it appears in addition to the NWI-MME-ABZ rotation, there is now also a “direct” NWI-MAN-GLA rotation. Personally haven’t seen this advertised anywhere!

ATR42 Lease
G-HUET appears to have an extended lease, now based at NWI rather than DND covering for a Do328.

Dornier fleet
 

It seems that the remaining two left in the fleet are causing this airline some problem , as they go tech rather a lot, considering their age how much longer can they carry on , being Norwich based we see them parked up, being worked on or the odd engine test
what plans are there for their replacement
G-HUET is with us at the moment covering but that did go tech too

All aircraft in the Dornier fleet were inherited from Suckling (a.k.a.Scot) Airways. Both of the remaining two a/c have been for sale for a number of months. A third (G-BYMK) was withdrawn in the summer and flown across the pond to Bangor for part-out. It would appear there is little demand for Do.328s now, thus Loganair have kept the final two a/c going. It would make more economic sense surely to dispose of them and use SF340s or SAAB 2000s for the time being until a suitable replacement type is sourced. The days of the Dornier "fleet" of two are surely numbered.

AURIGNY LEASED AIRCRAFT:
Presumably ATR42 G-HUET is u/s at Norwich as ATR72 G-COBO has positioned in from GCI this afternoon and is operating Logan schedules.

Luggage issues?
 

Hi,

I've been having some issues with luggage connections lately: it seems to be connected with Loganair shifting to labels that can only cope with one connection rather than two, as they took the franchise back. But I'm not sure!

I'm wondering if anyone else has been encountering similar problems?

According to routes online, Loganair are releasing additional summer routes today, including services to Bergen from Glasgow and Manchester.

Below are a list of the flights released today.

Glasgow to Bergen - 2 x Weekly S2000 service will operate 27MAY-09SEP.
Glasgow to Guernsey - Weekly S2000 service will operate 26MAY-15SEP.
Kirkwall to Fair Isle - 2 x Weekly BN2 service will operate 25MAY-05OCT.
Manchester to Bergen via Inverness - 3 x Weekly ER4 service from 09MAY
Manchester to Kirkwall - 2 x Weekly D328 service will operate from 22JUN-03SEP
Manchester to Stornaway - Weekly SF3 service will operate from 23JUN-01SEP
Manchester to Sumburgh - Weekly S2000 service will operate from 23JUN-01SEP
Norwich to Inverness - 2 x Weekly D328 service will operate 29MAY-03OCT.
Norwich to Isle of Man - 2 x Weekly D328 service will operate 25MAY-10JUN.
Norwich to Jersey - 5 x Weekly D328 service will operate 30APR-08OCT.