Bamboo Airways

[stormfury]

Starting a new airline in the current climate, interesting times ahead. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-31/new-airline-set-to-join-vietnam-s-congested-skies-and-airports

[bafanguy]

Yep, people are starting airlines all over the world. I don't understand it either. Here's just a casual list from the last couple of months. How does this jive with the cries of worldwide pilot shortage ? Do people start airlines without a reasonable expectation of finding pilots to fly the airplanes ? :


https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/69499-ghanas-passionair-eyes-3q18-commercial-launch
https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/69500-japan-airlines-incorporates-longhaul-lcc-company
https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/69474-armenia-airways-secures-aoc-preps-for-launch
https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/69431-cambodias-kc-air-set-to-secure-aoc-preps-for-launch
https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/69424-south-koreas-air-premia-set-to-secure-initial-seed-funding
https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/69348-eritrean-airlines-firms-up-ethiopian-debut-plans
https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/69354-russias-erofei-secures-aoc-commences-ops
https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/69143-nigerian-govt-unveils-new-national-carrier-nigeria-air
https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/68995-peruvian-start-up-eyes-superjets-mc-21s
https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/69017-neeleman-co-ink-mou-for-sixty-a220-300s
https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/68992-gabonese-govt-pushes-ahead-with-new-national-carrier-plans
https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/68980-taiwans-starlux-airlines-inks-mou-for-17-a350s
https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/68894-ace-belgium-freighters-to-launch-in-early-4q18

[stormfury]

Wow, that’s quite the list!! You would want to hope they’ve all done long term labour forecasts.

[bafanguy]

And the beat goes on:

https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/69588-three-more-argentine-start-ups-to-launch-in-4q18
This happens all the time. Fun to watch.

[stormfury]

Where are they getting all the sim slots from?

[a32O]

Hi.


They start operation not early then October.

I've tried to get terms of the contract, but no response.

Personally for me interesting what the could offer, compare with jetstar, vietjet...

[stormfury]

Yep, this is going to be very interesting. I’m sure no one will ‘lose any face’ over this!

[synchbus]

Bamboo Airways still have not secured all the necessary Post Holder roles for AOC.
Recruitment is being handled by FLC group who do not understand aviation - considering they deal with golf courses and resorts.
Communications are often confused and disconnected.
Their CEO is an aviation enthusiast, not an aviation professional.
Too many old staff being recruited from VA.
Structure, politics, hierarchy and operations is modelled on VA - with all the old thinking and built-in problems.
October 10 as first flight is overly optimistic and it will be interesting to see what this actually looks like.
If PHs have yet to be appointed you can bet that the required Operating Manuals still have not been submitted so one wonders how the understaffed CAAV are going to churn thru all the manuals and approve them.
Direct personal involvement with their CEO and recruitment personnel has left me wondering if I should proceed!