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So what does all this mean then....?
from Solomon Star News..!
Mr Kraus said the introduction of Sunday flight is part of their strategy plan towards getting new Air Bus Guadalcanal next year.
He said Solomon Airlines contract with Strategy will end February next year.
The Commercial and Operations Manager said he was impressed by the high booking which is expected to continue for a long term.
He added Solomon Airlines is pleased with the service because they have their own crew onboard.
He said Solomon Airlines contract with Strategy will end February next year.
The Commercial and Operations Manager said he was impressed by the high booking which is expected to continue for a long term.
He added Solomon Airlines is pleased with the service because they have their own crew onboard.
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From TWSS's link:
"Boarding was announced at 17:40 and was completed by 17:50 as there was probably a total of 30 people on this sector."
At $89/head, wow, almost $2700. Now, let's see:- almost two hours flying at a minimum operating cost of $6k/hr ...... a great way to make money, that is!!!!!
"Boarding was announced at 17:40 and was completed by 17:50 as there was probably a total of 30 people on this sector."
At $89/head, wow, almost $2700. Now, let's see:- almost two hours flying at a minimum operating cost of $6k/hr ...... a great way to make money, that is!!!!!
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At $89/head, wow, almost $2700. Now, let's see:- almost two hours flying at a minimum operating cost of $6k/hr ...... a great way to make money, that is!!!!!
Now, let's do the math,
At $0/head, wow, almost $0. Now, let's see:- almost nine hours flying at a minimum operating cost of $6k/hr ...... a great way to make money, that is!!!!! (and multiply that by SEVEN)
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This could be the reason - too busy?
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This may help you understand
INTERNATIONAL carrier Strategic Airlines is looking at more overseas routes involving Townsville as well as the possibility of establishing aircraft maintenance in the city.
Speaking at a function in Bali to launch the new twice weekly Brisbane-Townsville-Denpasar service, Strategic Group CEO David Blake said the company was talking to Townsville airport representatives about other services from Townsville.
Townsville Deputy Mayor Cr David Crisafulli had also raised the prospect of using Townsville as a base for maintenance and the company was very keen to begin talking to authorities about that.
"We are investing in Townsville and we believe the service here will grow," Mr Blake said.
"We are already talking to the airport about other services from Townsville.
"I am not at liberty to say what we are considering but hopefully we can extend international air services out of Townsville to other destinations possibly (to the) east and north."
Centres in Thailand and New Zealand are being talked about as possibilities while there is also the prospect the current Bali service will be concentrated on Townsville rather than Brisbane.
Mr Blake said the airline would move to a direct Brisbane to Bali service shortly.
"The (Brisbane-Townsville-Denpasar) service then will be more just Townsville," he said.
About 50 VIPs from the travel industry, hotel properties and media danced the night away at the launch in Bali and watched performances of Balinese cultural dances and former Australian Idol star Lisa Mitchell.
Mr Blake said Strategic had been convinced to consider Townsville after the proactive response from the Townsville City Council and Townsville Airport.
Townsville's population catchment and existing traffic numbers were also better than Cairns which had been initially considered.
"We have been very encouraged," Mr Blake said.
"The bookings have gone very very well.
"The city and the area has got together and really taken it on board."
Holiday packages are being compiled by property owners and travel agencies, who are making bulk bookings with the airline.
Mr Blake said he had been very interested to talk to Cr Crisafulli about the prospect of using Townsville for aircraft maintenance.
http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au...0071_news.html
As you can see from here the route is really TSV-DPS-TSV and as the aircraft has to come and go back to BNE then it is better to sell seats on the TSV-BNE sector.However BNE-DPS-BNE will go non stop soon by the looks of it.
INTERNATIONAL carrier Strategic Airlines is looking at more overseas routes involving Townsville as well as the possibility of establishing aircraft maintenance in the city.
Speaking at a function in Bali to launch the new twice weekly Brisbane-Townsville-Denpasar service, Strategic Group CEO David Blake said the company was talking to Townsville airport representatives about other services from Townsville.
Townsville Deputy Mayor Cr David Crisafulli had also raised the prospect of using Townsville as a base for maintenance and the company was very keen to begin talking to authorities about that.
"We are investing in Townsville and we believe the service here will grow," Mr Blake said.
"We are already talking to the airport about other services from Townsville.
"I am not at liberty to say what we are considering but hopefully we can extend international air services out of Townsville to other destinations possibly (to the) east and north."
Centres in Thailand and New Zealand are being talked about as possibilities while there is also the prospect the current Bali service will be concentrated on Townsville rather than Brisbane.
Mr Blake said the airline would move to a direct Brisbane to Bali service shortly.
"The (Brisbane-Townsville-Denpasar) service then will be more just Townsville," he said.
About 50 VIPs from the travel industry, hotel properties and media danced the night away at the launch in Bali and watched performances of Balinese cultural dances and former Australian Idol star Lisa Mitchell.
Mr Blake said Strategic had been convinced to consider Townsville after the proactive response from the Townsville City Council and Townsville Airport.
Townsville's population catchment and existing traffic numbers were also better than Cairns which had been initially considered.
"We have been very encouraged," Mr Blake said.
"The bookings have gone very very well.
"The city and the area has got together and really taken it on board."
Holiday packages are being compiled by property owners and travel agencies, who are making bulk bookings with the airline.
Mr Blake said he had been very interested to talk to Cr Crisafulli about the prospect of using Townsville for aircraft maintenance.
http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au...0071_news.html
As you can see from here the route is really TSV-DPS-TSV and as the aircraft has to come and go back to BNE then it is better to sell seats on the TSV-BNE sector.However BNE-DPS-BNE will go non stop soon by the looks of it.
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Originally Posted by down3gr33ns
Well, Wezza, what is it, a ferry flight or a commercial service?
Time to drop the agenda methinks.......
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Gee this all sounds a lot like the final days of SAW where they bragged about expansion and kept employing staff right up till the last hours before going under. Let's hope history doesn't repeat itself as it has a habit of doing. It must be hard to fund all this new work with no ADF contract to keep the creditors at bay. RPT flying is great but never makes a profit from day one unless creative accounting is employed. It usually takes a couple of years to really get out of the red and into the black and that is why the big boys can manage it with cross subsidisation, but bit players like SA (especially since the ADF work dried up) can't.
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The parallels between SA and SAW are remarkable and SA have gone very quiet of late (no evilc bragging etc.) much like SA did before the axe fell.
SAW got caught out making outrageous but unsustainable or, heaven forbid, even misleading promises - and certain authorities took a dim view of that.
SAW got caught out making outrageous but unsustainable or, heaven forbid, even misleading promises - and certain authorities took a dim view of that.
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Solomon Airlines to lease airbus
Tuesday, 14 December 2010 11:10
Solomon Airlines will lease the Airbus A320-212 similar to this Strategic Airlines aircraft. (Photo: Jean Goubet, pictaero.com)
The Board of Solomon Airlines has announced approval of a proposal to try to lease an Airbus A320-212 aircraft for its international and regional operations.
The new lease has been arranged through a major capital management consortium and will be effective from the end of the current lease with Strategic Airlines between February and March next year.
This will also correspond with the normal change of schedules for the northern summer period as is the case with all international airlines.
The new arrangement gives Solomon Airlines far greater control over its future destiny and allows the airline to comply with recent amendments to IATA membership qualifications.
The move also coincides with the significant progress being made within the airline following Governments approval to implement the initial restructure plan put forward by the board in December 2008 and thereby has placed the airline in a far better financial position to take up the lease option.
The cabin will be exclusively manned by Solomon Airlines personnel who have already been trained on this aircraft type by Strategic Airlines.
Similarly attention is being given to the important customer service areas both in-flight and throughout the operation as a whole.
Solomon Airlines currently operates three services per week out of Brisbane, moving to a fourth service from last Sunday.
The move has been taken to meet the projected increase in passenger numbers.
Under the existing lease arrangements with Strategic, the airline will have to meet significantly higher additional service costs to cover the extra flight whereas operational costs reduce proportionately the more the airline utilises its own aircraft.
Seating arrangements for the new aircraft differ in providing for 20 business class seats, as opposed to 12 on the Strategic aircraft and provides cabin cupboard space forward of business class compartment.
The number of economy seats reduces from 144 to 120 to give greater leg room in this class. In-flight entertainment including movies, music and destination service information will also be available on the new service in addition to the high standard in-flight catering service.
Tuesday, 14 December 2010 11:10
Solomon Airlines will lease the Airbus A320-212 similar to this Strategic Airlines aircraft. (Photo: Jean Goubet, pictaero.com)The Board of Solomon Airlines has announced approval of a proposal to try to lease an Airbus A320-212 aircraft for its international and regional operations.
The new lease has been arranged through a major capital management consortium and will be effective from the end of the current lease with Strategic Airlines between February and March next year.
This will also correspond with the normal change of schedules for the northern summer period as is the case with all international airlines.
The new arrangement gives Solomon Airlines far greater control over its future destiny and allows the airline to comply with recent amendments to IATA membership qualifications.
The move also coincides with the significant progress being made within the airline following Governments approval to implement the initial restructure plan put forward by the board in December 2008 and thereby has placed the airline in a far better financial position to take up the lease option.
The cabin will be exclusively manned by Solomon Airlines personnel who have already been trained on this aircraft type by Strategic Airlines.
Similarly attention is being given to the important customer service areas both in-flight and throughout the operation as a whole.
Solomon Airlines currently operates three services per week out of Brisbane, moving to a fourth service from last Sunday.
The move has been taken to meet the projected increase in passenger numbers.
Under the existing lease arrangements with Strategic, the airline will have to meet significantly higher additional service costs to cover the extra flight whereas operational costs reduce proportionately the more the airline utilises its own aircraft.
Seating arrangements for the new aircraft differ in providing for 20 business class seats, as opposed to 12 on the Strategic aircraft and provides cabin cupboard space forward of business class compartment.
The number of economy seats reduces from 144 to 120 to give greater leg room in this class. In-flight entertainment including movies, music and destination service information will also be available on the new service in addition to the high standard in-flight catering service.
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Oh dear, poor old Solly.
As a looong time traveller to Honiara, I no longer am surprised at the deals Solomon Airlines enter into - SA, O7, Strategic, the Spanish etc etc.
None of these really have worked for anyone (unless you consider the hip pockets of certain influential people who have influence over the granting of certain rights and opportunities) and I am at a loss why the Solomonese don't band together with their island 'Bros and cooperate on a regional basis. No, then again, I am not at a loss - Island pride and jealousy has long been a major impediment to many a worthwhile collaborative project with offered mutual benefits.
Let's see how this new beaut arrangement lasts. I'd give it 2 years, at best.
As a looong time traveller to Honiara, I no longer am surprised at the deals Solomon Airlines enter into - SA, O7, Strategic, the Spanish etc etc.
None of these really have worked for anyone (unless you consider the hip pockets of certain influential people who have influence over the granting of certain rights and opportunities) and I am at a loss why the Solomonese don't band together with their island 'Bros and cooperate on a regional basis. No, then again, I am not at a loss - Island pride and jealousy has long been a major impediment to many a worthwhile collaborative project with offered mutual benefits.
Let's see how this new beaut arrangement lasts. I'd give it 2 years, at best.
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Cease of PHE-DPS services
From their website
21 January, 2011
Strategic Airlines announces ‘reluctant decision’ to cease Port Hedland to
Bali flights
International carrier STRATEGIC AIRLINES Fly Strategic > Home said today it would reluctantly withdraw from operating Port Hedland to Bali direct flights from the end of Mach, 2011 due to constraints preventing the commercial viability of the services.
The airline’s last Port Hedland to Bali flight will operate on 22 March, 2011, returning 23 March 2011. Flights on the route are operated by an Airbus A320 equipped with 12 business class and 144 economy seats.
“This has been a difficult decision and one we have not taken lightly, especially as these flights had been popular with the local community taking advantage of a direct route to Bali,” said Head of Commercial Damien Vasta.
“Due to infrastructure constraints at the airport that impact on the efficiency of border control processing, we are prevented from selling any more than 100 seats per flight on our 156 seat aircraft.
“We were aware of this mandatory cap on capacity at the time we commenced flying the route but were confident infrastructure improvements could be made to accommodate greater international passengers numbers through the airport,” he said.
“Unfortunately after a six month review we understand this is not possible at this point in time, therefore regrettably it is no longer commercially viable to continue to dedicate the aircraft to this route, “ he said.
“This decision will not impact our Port Hedland to Brisbane domestic services. Those flights will continue to operate with improved arrival and departure times to suit the resources sector,” he said.
Strategic Airlines introduced its direct Port Hedland-Denpasar flights on 3 August, 2010. Pending a review of the services, the airline recently suspended taking web site bookings beyond 23 March, 2011 so as to minimise any inconvenience related to potential cancellation.
Strategic Airlines and its travel agency partners will contact any passengers whose bookings may be affected by the change. The airline will be offering a full refund on any fares booked on flights beyond 23 March, 2011.
Strategic Airlines is pleased to advise that SkyWest Airlines has agreed to offer all affected passengers the opportunity to book flights from Port Hedland to Denpasar for travel post 22/23 March 2011. For details relating to schedules and fares, passengers can contact SkyWest Airlines on 1300 66 00 88.
21 January, 2011
Strategic Airlines announces ‘reluctant decision’ to cease Port Hedland to
Bali flights
International carrier STRATEGIC AIRLINES Fly Strategic > Home said today it would reluctantly withdraw from operating Port Hedland to Bali direct flights from the end of Mach, 2011 due to constraints preventing the commercial viability of the services.
The airline’s last Port Hedland to Bali flight will operate on 22 March, 2011, returning 23 March 2011. Flights on the route are operated by an Airbus A320 equipped with 12 business class and 144 economy seats.
“This has been a difficult decision and one we have not taken lightly, especially as these flights had been popular with the local community taking advantage of a direct route to Bali,” said Head of Commercial Damien Vasta.
“Due to infrastructure constraints at the airport that impact on the efficiency of border control processing, we are prevented from selling any more than 100 seats per flight on our 156 seat aircraft.
“We were aware of this mandatory cap on capacity at the time we commenced flying the route but were confident infrastructure improvements could be made to accommodate greater international passengers numbers through the airport,” he said.
“Unfortunately after a six month review we understand this is not possible at this point in time, therefore regrettably it is no longer commercially viable to continue to dedicate the aircraft to this route, “ he said.
“This decision will not impact our Port Hedland to Brisbane domestic services. Those flights will continue to operate with improved arrival and departure times to suit the resources sector,” he said.
Strategic Airlines introduced its direct Port Hedland-Denpasar flights on 3 August, 2010. Pending a review of the services, the airline recently suspended taking web site bookings beyond 23 March, 2011 so as to minimise any inconvenience related to potential cancellation.
Strategic Airlines and its travel agency partners will contact any passengers whose bookings may be affected by the change. The airline will be offering a full refund on any fares booked on flights beyond 23 March, 2011.
Strategic Airlines is pleased to advise that SkyWest Airlines has agreed to offer all affected passengers the opportunity to book flights from Port Hedland to Denpasar for travel post 22/23 March 2011. For details relating to schedules and fares, passengers can contact SkyWest Airlines on 1300 66 00 88.
were confident infrastructure improvements could be made to accommodate greater international passengers numbers through the airport
Strategic Airlines is pleased to advise that SkyWest Airlines has agreed to offer all affected passengers the opportunity to book flights from Port Hedland to Denpasar
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@topend3 They would have been told by someone who was blowing sunshine up..
@Chadzat Don't get SkyWest USA mixed up with Skywest Airlines
@RAMROD Not really. Max 100 capacity on a 156 seat a/c, 3 flights weekly inc Skywest for a local population of 14,000. The honeymoon is over for that little venture.
The question remains, what will they do with that a/c next?
@Chadzat Don't get SkyWest USA mixed up with Skywest Airlines
@RAMROD Not really. Max 100 capacity on a 156 seat a/c, 3 flights weekly inc Skywest for a local population of 14,000. The honeymoon is over for that little venture.
The question remains, what will they do with that a/c next?
@topend3 They would have been told by someone who was blowing sunshine up..
having sadi that I think the infrastructure might being used for a bad business decision in the first place, I wonder how many flights have actually been selling 100 seats? All very well to blame the infrastructure but I bet they weren't over-selling on the 100 cap!
biscuits - that a/c is still going to do bne-phe-bne according to the media release...