With the serious problems still happening at Flybe on the Dash 8 and 146 with engine failures or contaminated air events occuring on a weekly basis, I am sure the company would have a duty to inform the market of the possible legal liabilities they have from sickness in crews and passengers. I have heard that their Chief Pilot was going to blow the whistle on the truth and got sacked a few month ago. Where are the investigative journalists ?

Re: Flybe to charge for hold baggage
 

From what i gather from one of my crew members is that if you are now intitled to 10kgs hand luggage on a 78 seater aircraft that is 780kgs spread in the over-head locker and i have a sneaky fealling that no matter whether it is a Dash-8 or a BAe 146, the overheads cannot take that load....

Re: Flybe to charge for hold baggage
 

That's assuming everyone takes the full 10kgs. Just booked the missus and I GLA-SOU (that is Southampton, isn't it? I normally deal with ICAO designators...). Just going for a couple of days so could probably have got away with a couple of 10kg hand bags but decided to pay an extra four quid to take one hold bag both ways. Decided we couldn't be arsed lugging everything into the overhead lockers of the 146/DH8 or whatever the equipment is.

Fare came to about £47 each return including the bag and credit card fees. Still a good fare, even if the original quoted fare was 88p each way :hmm: Decided not to pay the extra to pre-select the seats...

FLYBE - new route
 

Flybe has announced a new route from Southampton to Cherbourg.....3 wkly from 24th May 06

Re: FLYBE - new route
 

What? AGAIN?:hmm:

They threatened this last year .....I ended up going with EZY to Paris .

Re: FLYBE - new route
 

Anyone heard about Fly-be being linked with dundee ?

N/a
 

BALIX - I'm glad to hear you have got a good deal. Hope you have a nice time and come back from GLA with lots of rumours :ok:

Flybe
 

Just heard from a reliable source that Flybe has deferred the 195 order until October.

Seems to conflict with this report which suggests at least 4 will be in service by year end

www.abtn.co.uk

Dash 8 400
 

If the information is correct that they have deferred the Embraer it just as well they have received two more dash 400s in the last three days.

Will they have to bring in outsider companies to help with there new routes for the comming season or will some may have to be put on hold for a year??:sad:

Hudson's post of 29 Oct 2004
Flybe to purchase 12 319's
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Flybe are in final talks with Airbus and are about to sign a letter of intent to purchase 12 319's. The company are said to prefer the 319 in the 154 seat configuration over the 737. The company are concluding the deal and the confirmed order is expected before Christmas. The deal which is similar to that of Easyjet are said to be delighted with the offer that Airbus has put on the table. The Bae146 will be phased out and returned back to BAe systems as part of the deal.

that was a post from 2004!

they have since ordered the Embraer 190... d'oh

My point is he was not right about the Airbus so why would he be right about the Embraer?

I was right they ordered new Aircraft and the right amount! Wait and see JAR. I'll be posting I told you so!!

So who was the senior trainer that has resigned (initials ony), was he on the jet or prop fleet, and where is he off to.

I am reliably informed that Flybe have already allocated the relevant courses for the E-195.

However it is my view and others nearer the airline that the Airbus A319 would be a more suitable aircraft ?

Of course the 319 is the aircraft better suited to their needs, but Flybe doesn't work like that. The 195 was bought for pennies and it enables Flybe to keep the squeeze on pilot salaries.

Naturally, and it was this move that will enable Flybe to stay in business!. No doubt Flybe were offered a good deal on the EMB195's, in the same way that Easy were offered a great deal to convert to A319's from 737's. The low cost model is diversifying and who would have thought that the Q400 would have been the success it has. Reduced pilot salaries are a bonus which I'm sure are appreciated by the business.

BA Connect will quickly demonstrate that cheap fares and expensive operating costs simply don't add up.

Flybe like budget carrier Ryanair will begin charging passengers £5 a bag for checking in luggage from later this month.

Source: Tim Spanton The Sun newspaper.

I completely disagree with the A319 argument actually. There are only a handful of routes that warrant something in the 150 seat category. the E95 will have just as low seat costs as the 319, and the E95 is more suited to bases like SOU, NWI and EXT, allowing them to increase for example, a 3 times weekly 733 flight into a daily flight.

The E95 was the right choice for BE.

Regards

Mike