Eastern has RJ's on the cards? What's the story here? Bag open, cat out?

Anyone heard anything about any RJ operators giving up their fleet, or do BAe have some undelivered white-tails in a shed somewhere?

All very curious. :)

Strange, I'd heard it was 737-700s not RJs.......;)

More details of the maintenance base from the Grimsby Telegraph local newspaper
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Humberside Airport is turning on full thrust as a major new aircraft maintenance base - creating around 200 top engineering jobs.

A £1-million hangar is being built to repair and service fleets of modern jets from some of the world's leading airlines. The move is a huge economic boost for the South Bank because most of the posts will be in the highly-paid quality engineering and air electronics sector - the first of its type for this region.

The project is a joint venture between North Links Aviation at the airport and Hull company Wings Aerospace, which specialises in maintenance work.

The eventual plan is to build three large hangars, the first of which is now in the final stage of construction.

It will be able to handle the shorthaul Boeing 737, the larger Boeing 757s and some varieties of the Airbus. More than 60 jobs will be generated in the initial phase, with at least 100 more expected to be added during the next two years.

The planes will be flown directly into Humberside from airports at home and abroad for engine overhaul and respraying before returning in almost mint condition.

David Francis, managing director of Wings Aerospace, said the planned launch was in early May.

He said: "Humberside is an excellent base for our operation because it is less congested and a great deal cheaper than southern airports like Stansted or Gatwick.

"And it is rarely closed through fog or other weather problems."

With RAF bases at Waddington and Scampton and the British Aerospace factory at Brough, Wings Aerospace is close to a good source of engineering recruits.

The business, potentially worth millions of pounds a year, is a timely boost for Humberside, which is in danger of being overshadowed by its rapidly developing rival, the Robin Hood Airport, soon to open at Finningley.

Last month Irish budget airline Ryanair announced it was launching a service from it to Dublin.

Rob Goldsmith, managing director of Humberside Airport, said: "The development will enhance the diversity of activities taking place on the site and create a number of highly skilled jobs.

"We are pleased to be playing our part in this economic regeneration of the region

Humberside Airport is turning on full thrust as a major new aircraft maintenance base - creating around 200 top engineering jobs. ]

Work on that first hanger has slowed significantly. Rumour going around at the moment is that someone isn't paying their bills and hence construction has almost stopped. I've seen about 5 or 6 panels bolted onto the frame in about a week!

Hopefully it will be sorted soon.

CBK

Lets face it - HUY has missed its chance.
dont expect to see any new stuff there.
with the management team they have there at the moment, they dont stand a chance!
favourite airport for a few people maybe... but DSA, LBA, MME are already an alternative for HUY's mini catchment.
HUY - RIP

Fascinating!

Registered 25 Feb 05, first post 25 Feb 05 just to knock one Unit on a forum dedicated to that Unit. Methinks someone should be 24.5nm further West, if they are not already.:rolleyes: :yuk:

Explain why there is a new Antalya flights on Sundays in August this year

I think what they meant more were the amount of scheduled routes. Two different routes is terrible, no matter how many charters happen. I think HUY will always exist with a number of charter flights (Better range than LBA!), but as far as scheduled flights go, I dont expect much if anything to happen.

Surely if the likes of Ryanair were to start a DUB flight and Flybe start a BHD flight, they would have done it by now.

It has just been published today, Ryan Air will operate from 10 new airports, HUMBERSIDE WILL NOT BE ONE OF THEM !

Think we guessed that when they announced DSA-DUB

Did some one officially say that today and if so is there a link?

Thanks

A spokewoman from Humberside Airport, according to this evenings Scunthorpe Telegraph. The article stated that although Ryan Air has not name the 10 new airports, Humberside has been told it WILL NOT be one of them.

Thanks

For the article click here

Because they have chosen DSA. If they cant work that out what hope do we have of getting any new routes never mind keeping present ones

Also anyone know who is doing this Flight and why is it going to CWL, not SWS?

Could be Scot Airways, they do quite a few fitba charters

According to Cardiff Airport website ts Eastern

Looking in the Airtours winter 2005/06 holiday brochure it lists the return of Malaga from February to April with BY on a Sunday afternoon

airhumberside... HUY thinks its worth shouting about getting 4 weeks worth of AYT flights... it really should wake up and smell the overpriced coffee!!

DSA is the future - I know some of the team that work there and the future is bright!

The same cannot be said for HUY... and you must be a little nervous airhumberside, or why would you be visiting this DSA thread so frequently?!

:)

This is a Humberside thread, not a DSA thread :}

lakeside84

I am sure in the long term HUY will recover and grow again but yes I am worried about HUY's short term future

Why is Lo-cost the B all and end all?
 

Am pretty new to all this and apologies but don't know how to reply to individual messages yet, but will no doubt learn as time goes by!.
I find the DSA-HUY arguments interesting. The lo-cost thing seems to be everyone's hang-up, the local paper even carried a letter recently wanting to know why they could not fly lo-cost from Humberside to Zurich or somewhere. Bit like asking GNER why they do not run a train from Kings Cross to Southampton at 2.30 in the morning '..coz I wanna go home...'. AND if they don't, why not!!!!!
Lo-cost is a strange being. If the 'main' carriers are to be believed, lo-cost will go bang, as major airlines always stated they could not run a route for less than £x, now L/C offer flights at £x less 90% if you are the 10th lucky caller or whatever. Try getting a lo-cost to any Med hot spot in July for a tenner return!!!!!
I think we are all aware and savvy to the Aldi/Netto theory '...stack it high, sell it low and as close to the sell by date as possible...'
OK, I may be a snob but I fly scheduled all the time (it costs me the earth), why? leg room, comfort, generally sociable courteous people on the flight and not a toga wearing beer swilling Hen/Stag party person in sight. Just watching 'Airline' was enough for me!!! If ever there was an anti-advert that must be it, but rivetting television no doubt.
That has got that off my chest...:D
Long may Humberside be able to offer that 'personal service' so lacking in these big 'warehouse airports' packed full of people like a Saturday shopping market. I flew into Gatwick recently, a place have not flown from in a few years, used to be really nice at 15/20m ppa but now!!!
I was waiting 45/50 minutes for a taxi, and felt -whilst in the concourse- that I was in a cattle truck!
Given all this I need Business Class shame I have to fly once/twice a month the bank balance would squeal all the way to the poor house

Cheers all
:ok

Humberside-Malaga apparently back on sale as of tomorrow.

Where did this come from??

Excellent news if so!:ok:

Still no news on any HUY developments.

I am fulfilling a childhood dream later this month, I will be operating as the senior on a flight out of Humberside to Funchal. Since I was 4 I flew several times a year on the HUY-AMS route. It has always been my local airport. I have been flying for over 3 years now, and although it is a little sad, I can't wait!!!:O

I am just hoping that Flybe. decide on HUY over DSA, however, I fear the glare of EDI/GLA/BHD and regional France from DSA may pip HUY at the post :{

Regards

Mike