Top airlines at EDI
 

Hi,

In 2009, Easyjet had a pretty hefty lead at EDI, however I expect that Ryanair will have closed the gap during 2010:

http://www.baa.com/assets/Internet/B...lines_2009.pdf

Yes they do. Astreaus and Iceland Express are both owned by A Icelandic investment company called Fengur and Iceland Express flight operate under Astreaus's 5W flight code. At the moment Astreaus operate 3 aircraft for Iceland Express. They are:

737-700

G-STRF
G-STRN

Astreaus will operate a 735 for Iceland Express MAR11-APR11. This aircraft will cover G-STRF which is scheduled for checks during this period. The 735 is fitted with 124 seats and will operate flights to european destanations only

757

G-STRW

Next summer G-OJIB is expected to join G-STRW.

Astraeus
 

Sorry, nothing to do with Edinburgh, but do Astreus still have an aircraft based at Milan Bergamo on long term charter?

5W have been leasing since June 2010 a 737-300 to Trawelfly.

Further info on 5W's fleet can be found via link below

Astraeus

Tom @ Edi
 

so where will the crews come from for this based 75W? bit late in the day to start recruiting cabin crew considering a months training, months notice and obv recruitment time plus id checks etc.

Thanks for the stats Anna
 

I am to wallow in some numbers for a few hours. Awesome when you know where to look ! Surprising to me but I'd rather be corrected and get the actual numbers any day.

Cheers

Base doesn't start till beginning of May so still more than 2 months. Also could be planning a dual base with GLA, I'm not sure. I assume they know what they're doing...

Astraeus salary
 

Hi everyone
i've just seen that Astraeus is recruiting Cabin Crew for EDI, does anyone knows what is the avarage salary with them??

Thanks a lot for any info
Flyingwings79

Isnt text style writing just lazy ?

Looks like the promised Middle East direct flight has risen it's head again..this time with a different player.
First air link to Middle East winging its way to Capital - Scotsman.com

Its undoubtedly going to be Etihad, and not QR/EK. Letts look at the evidence:

EK have literally today tied themselfs up at MAN, by being forced into adding capacity at MAN 4 months before they actually wanted to (May instead of Sept), so their fleet is under a lot of strain this summer. So, its not them.

The article states UAE link, so its not Qatar, and like EK, they have pretty much tied up their fleet this summer with added Germany frequencies. Also, it was always widely believed they would add EDI beofre a second MAN, that chance has now been and gone, so its not them.

Etihad, however, have just added double daily MAN, so are in the mood for expansion. Also, a recent article states they are looking into another 'western Europe' destination, so, EDI anyone?...

When you declare : I think you're getting ahead of yourself. Read the article.

Given that it's not for summer 2011 and unlikely for this winter, let's be honest, it could be Etihad or Emirates. Doha is in Qatar which is not the UAE so that's a better reason to think it's not them.

Thats Scotsman forum is a real melting pot, that Bragger fellow seems to be making a bit of a spectacle- looking at some of the other EDI posts on there ! :rolleyes: Hasnt there been rumours of a route for ages now and nothing has come of it ? Given all the UK expansion elsewhere, id be surprised if we saw anymore anytime soon. Looks as if ABZ has jumped the gun with the next Middle East route ! What about all the stuff about EDI not being able to cope with widebodies, paving or something, what became of that ?

I did read the article, and it also stated that the talks were aimed at Abu Dhabi investment, and that just so happens to be where etihad are based.
Also, based on the fact EK havent stated anything, yet EY have specifically stated a new western Europe destination, leads me to that conclusion.
Also, EK are expected to up GLA over the next financial year, so its pbvious their Scotland resources will be tied up there.

This is an article about potential talks for a potential route. Which frankly means less than nothing.

I wouldn't start thinking about buying tickets based on that.

The PCNs at EDI are currently lower than Glasgow, Newcastle, Belfast and most other major UK airports. At the moment, the Achilles heel is the PCN of runway 12/30 and taxiways Lima and Mike which connect the SE apron to Taxiway Alpha. These all have a PCN of 31/F/C/X/T. Until these are strengthened (which could happen relatively soon if demand justifies it), regular long-range flights by most aircraft would probably need to use the main apron (which has a PCN of 72R/C/W/T) unless a substantial ACN>PCN overload was sanctioned. Such an overload might be permitted very occasionally and subject to a strict inspection regime, but is less likely to be sanctioned on a regular basis. The main apron doesn't currently have any stands bigger than B763 size, but a pot of paint and perhaps a guidance system might be able to rectify this. There might be space for a large widebody stand between stands 12 and 14 (there used to be one here) and it might be possible to re-instate stand 6A if the terminal expansion works haven't encroached into that area. Stand 6A was too short for a B773ER but used to be fine for anything else up to B744 size. I'm not sure what size of aircraft the stand between 12 and 14 used to be able to accommodate. I expect it should be fine for an A332/A333, and possibly even a B744, but I'm not sure about a B773ER.

In the short term, and assuming that a suitable stand could be created on the main apron, then the PCNs at EDI shouldn't have any problem supporting A330 operations to the Middle East. The ACN of this aircraft, even at MTOW, only marginally exceeds the PCN of the main apron and, in any case, A330 flights to the Middle East wouldn't require MTOW departures. International arrivals and departures facilities might be challenged by such flights but it depends on the arrival and departure times.

B773ER operations are more of a problem for EDI as the ACN of this aircraft is significantly higher than many other long-haul types. If it had to operate at ACN</=PCN then the payload/range reduction would make flights to the Middle East uneconomic. If a 10% ACN>PCN overload were sanctioned then the economics improve but are still less than ideal. PCNs at Glasgow and Newcastle are better suited to B773ER operations than are the PCNs at Edinburgh.

So, in summary, EDI has lower PCNs than most other major airports in the UK, but long range widebody flights should still be possible from main apron stands (if available) using various wide-bodied aircraft types. Some have greater payload/range restrictions than others. The best suited are higher power versions of the B763ER and variants of the A330. The types least suited to EDI’s PCNs are the B773ER and B772LR.

From the Greer website

Ryanair to resueme EDI - PIS. Twice weekly from June 23.

Love it! "We've made so much money at Edinburgh that we must allow our only competitor there to take all our income in future". Yeah, right. Methinks the story is ever so slightly different from that. But best of luck to Signature.

NS

New seasonal flights (28th May until 03rd September) announced by NIKI. Every Saturday from Vienna and Graz (via Linz).