That's intetesting, can you expand a bit? Was it an additional expense in the move to ATRs?

Why?

Easyjet operates from Glasgow to Southampton, the airlines only Scottish flight to the south coast Airport.

Easyjet doesn't fly any domestic flights to Bournemouth let alone any from Scotland.

But increasing LDY-LHR by 7x week in each direction for summer. Any idea where the slots have come from?

You need to do a bit more research regarding EasyJet routes before you post

Go easy on Vickers. You know what he/she means about Easyjet possibly reducing frequency to the south coast of England now that Loganair have decided they want to reduce SOU flying

… :rolleyes:

Agree, its well known the low cost carrier spoiler tactics to South Coast such as BOH, SOU etc If your convinced they’ll stick around in current format once Loganair shoved out, then looks like research needed elsewhere. Ryanair can be slightly more persistent in my experience.

He work for Loganair?

Well for a start as an example EasyJet don’t fly to Bournemouth on domestic routes

Which I correctly pointed out in my previous post 439. I can't believe that you have had to point it out as well 😕

Could see LM reducing flights between GLA & SOU etc when EZY launched the route. There is no way they can complete with easyJet fares. LM could provide the multiple daily frequency but not at the sort of fares EZY can deliver with a larger aircraft.

They're not complimentary, easyJet can take just enough volume off Loganair to kill yields, and hence no multiple daily frequency. On these niche routes with tight margins, it's not like one operator is for holidays and another solely for business. I don't see room for both.

And when ecojet join the EDI - SOU - EDI route, that's more competition.

Are Ecojet really going to happen ? I've got them down in the "Hmm... let's see if an aeroplane really does take off with fare-paying passengers" category

Looking at the SOU-GLA schedule, LM have taken out the flights where easyJet were sitting right on top of them, but have left everything else. It's gone from 4pd to 3pd on weekdays up to Thursday then stayed where it was on Fri, Sat & Sun. So for example easyJet fly early afternoon on Mondays and the LM 1400 ex GLA and 1600 ex SOU have been taken out. easyJet fly early morning on Wednesday so the LM 0645 ex GLA and 0840 ex SOU have gone. Probably wise to avoid scheduling on top of each other.

SOU-EDI has gone back to a conventional 4pd with no nightstop.

In the current market it's hard to see where these EcoJet people believe that they can secure aircraft in time and recruit crews. They are starting to make visible moves but I just don't understand what they think they can do. It's shaping up to be Flybe Mk3, I think.

That social media mash I have just seen. Immature to say the least. Libelous as well.

Not enough passengers or pilots?
 

From SeanM1997 on twitter - Loganair are to drop their Glasgow to Exeter route from 29th March.

They seem to have quite a few cuts to routes across the network recently, most being ones without competition. Are we just seeing a fall off in demand, or is the pilot shortage mentioned on here taking its toll on the airline?

Luke Farajallah has been named as CEO of Loganair. A varied CV having worked at Specialist Aviation Services since 2019, as COO at Flybe from 2015-2018, and among other positions COO at Wizz Air and Spanair.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/luke-...member_desktop

Flybe Wizz and Spanair… mmm, what a bunch.

He's worked for Brymon beforehand then 17 years at BA so hopefully his eyes are opened to the challenges

A very sensible guy.

Also well known by the share holders.

Luke Farajallah was in charge of Specialist Aviation Services which went into administration just after it was sold to Gama Aviation last year. Gama is also behind the new Bond helicopters which is Peter Bond, who is one of the shareholders in Loganair. Could it be that the shareholder want’s more influence over the running of Loganair? It strikes me as more than a coincidence that a new CEO has been announced only six weeks after the last one left, and who has also strong connections with the shareholder’.

Furthermore, Stephen and Peter Bond announced in October 2022 that Loganair was being offered for sale with a sale date completed by mid-2023. However, it was announced 06 Oct 2023 that Loganair was no longer for sale citing: “specific issues impacting the world-wide supply chain availability and costs”.

Could it be that the shareholders decided that a change of CEO to someone who is more malleable was the direction to go in? which appears to have been achieved. The fact that the previous CEO left so suddenly without any prior warning makes me wonder.

Sounds like your usual "Jack of all Trades and Master of None" Aviation Business expert.

What makes you think that the Bonds are detached from the day-to-day running of the airline? My understanding is that they have always been pretty hands-on at least as far as Peter Bond is concerned.

Sounds like your usual uninformed speculation.

At least it's not C.O-W

She has now popped up as CEO at French Bee. How does she do it?

Are you getting your Peters mixed up? If this one has been involved on a day-to-day basis then it's certainly been kept very well hidden for as long as that's been happening.

She is female and talks about women’s rights. That seems to be a key to any role on a board nowadays.

forget about the number of airlines she has ran into the ground which ironically led to many women losing there jobs and of course the odd scandal, she will bring woke to our airline and that’s what customers and colleagues want nowadays (apparently).

I assume Jonathan Hinkles is no longer at Loganair. Does anyone know if he has taken up a new position?

You would be correct and seeing his LinkedIn posts haven't mentioned a new position, I assume he is having a break from the hassle.

Ask ATR or Embraer about the lead time for spares as well. Pandemic killed repair shops everywhere and they haven't got back up to speed.

Does anyone know why ATR72 G-LMTB does not seem to be able to be used for flights into London City?.

It has only rarely been used on the IOM routes and even when here did not go to LCY.


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From the Mirror, reporting on a Which? article. No real surprises, but glad to see Loganair in the "top half!"!

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....0ac4d4ae71.png

Maybe for business travellers yes but for leisure they are ridiculously expensive. SOU-GLA return in May with EZY is £88 versus LM’s £236!

TB isn't equipped with the steep approach kit for LCY. If it appears in IOM, it's because of an on-the-day operational need and won't be there long. Of the new ATR72-600s you probably won't see much of the three Colombian aircraft in IOM either - they have potable water system which they can't service in IOM.

A couple of colleagues had been in touch with him and he is indeed taking a break. That doesn't stop the speculation about what he's going to do next though. It will certainly be something!

With regard to Jonathan Hinkles departure, what have we got so far? To summarise:

Post 384: ‘A loss for the company. You will never work for a more professional CEO in this industry’.

Post 390: ‘For those that know, was the recent ‘Social Media’ production and subsequent email from JH to all staff the straw that broke the camel’s back?

Post: 392: ‘Paid off but old and maintained in house?’

Post 393: ‘I suspect JH has a very good idea of what’s ahead.

Post:395: ‘Which is probably why JH has left as he can foresee a very difficult future. For the 6 years I worked for them from 2014-20, he certainly did an excellent job, especially from the useless one before him. I do feel the board have a very critical decision who replaces him. I fear that things will only go downhill from here’. (A sentiment I strongly agree with!)

Post 460: (My own, no need to repeat)

Post 475: ‘A couple of colleagues had been in touch with him and he is indeed taking a break. That doesn't stop the speculation about what he's going to do next though. It will certainly be something!’

From: Chief executive tells why he quit Glasgow airline Loganair | The Herald (heraldscotland.com) "It serves no-one well for there to be a prolonged period of farewells, uncertainty and indecision in leadership. With all that in mind, I left the building for the final time a few hours ago."

Many airlines worldwide have/are experiencing problems with the AT72 fleet. Loganair are NO exception. It appears that once proposed acquisition timelines can no longer be adhered to through no fault of their own. Plus, as ‘Diff Tail Shim’ pointed out in Post 470, spares are also VERY difficult to come by. (Eastern have also succumbed)

One thing that also struck me was the attention paid to the farewell flights to the SAAB 340 flights. Many videos online are from pure enthusiasts and posted online via social media. However, when you look at the background of many of the ground shots taken, the proliferation of Loganair advertising did not pass me by. Who needs tv? Who was responsible for that?

My fear for Loganair is that the shareholders have taken the decision to willingly replace a competent CEO with someone they can manipulate to dispose of Loganair.

PLEASE PROVE ME WRONG!

Wasn't LM up for sale under Hinkles?