Rearranging the deck chairs

[Dropp the Pilot]

Does this mean anything for the pilots?

https://www.aerotime.aero/rytis.beresnevicius/23895-emirates-management-shuffle

[donpizmeov]

The internal mail still had ATC in charge of about to 100 departments. He must work long hours or these departments must be ultra efficient.

[Emma Royds]

Bloomberg - Emirates evaluates fleet requirement as global economy sputters (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-04/emirates-evaluates-fleet-requirement-as-global-economy-sputters)

It's the bleakest outlook I have ever witnessed from TC. For him to say 'we are not in a good place' is a powerful statement.

I suspect it may be a few years before we even witness a 3% increment, never mind anything else.

[glofish]

It’s the eternal blaming game. As the economy takes a turn that was not predicted by the megalomaniac plans of TC, it simply can’t be his fault, as per many other megalomaniacs today (the Donald, the Boris etc.).
Let’s not forget, TC is a beancounter, not an engineer. He never understood that weight means burn and that cosy bars and showers mean just as much more weight as do 4 engines and 4 struts. He didn’t learn his lesson with the 340-500 and didn’t realise how much Airbus was cooking their numbers. As the 380 presented its fuel bill, his only reaction was to “demand” an improvement from Airbus and later from Rolls Royce. The numbers he asked for simply defied physics and now he’s blaming the industry for that. It resembles Fomula1 teams that “demand” a lot more power from their engine manufacturers and blame them when the reliability suffers.

Work with what is at hand and not with what is in your greedy cortex, AaM and TC!

As for the reshuffling …… i can only re-tell the story of the Piazza San Marco with its zillion of pigeons. If you clap your hands, all of them fly up, make a 360 over the place, then only land on a different spot in the same numbers. The only difference before and after is, that by flying up, they all let one fly and leave behind a more s..tty place.

[ironbutt57]

hadn't seen this before...parting out 6.5 year old planes?


https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/emirates-begins-initial-airbus-a380-retirement/

[JAARule]

After TCK's "cost neutral" adjustment I remember thinking if this is what they're capable of when times are the best any airline CEO could dream of, what will they be like if it ever goes bad. Maybe soon to find out. Back then, not awarding the increment was unthinkable. What next? A negative increment? More chipping away in the meantime.

[donpizmeov]

hadn't seen this before...parting out 6.5 year old planes?


https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/emirates-begins-initial-airbus-a380-retirement/
Not really old fella. The fleet average age is there. These aeroplanes were some of the Airbus test airframes and are a bit over a decade old. Still young to be pulled apart. However AE doesn't produce engines anymore. And 8 ENGs back into the fleet rotation helps out. It would seem the high tech cure to the labyrinth seal isn't as good as the Labyrinth seal it replaces. Who would have guessed?
I am sure TCT will be able sort this mess out in two weekly updates.

[ironbutt57]

Not really old fella. The fleet average age is there. These aeroplanes were some of the Airbus test airframes and are a bit over a decade old. Still young to be pulled apart. However AE doesn't produce engines anymore. And 8 ENGs back into the fleet rotation helps out. It would seem the high tech cure to the labyrinth seal isn't as good as the Labyrinth seal it replaces. Who would have guessed?
I am sure TCT will be able sort this mess out in two weekly updates.

"One key thing to note, these A380s are only 6.5 years old, which is very young for an aircraft to be withdrawn for scrapping."

just quoting the article

https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-a380-119.htm

[Adam Barfy]

https://thepointsguy.com/news/things-we-learned-world-aviation-festival-london-2019/

[ironbutt57]

wonder what 93% capacity means income wise...

[skeggman]

wonder what 93% capacity means income wise...

A380 at around 80% capacity just breaks even. When I was at EK, most A380 routes (except during peak holiday periods) were losing money.