First Embraer E190 for Cobham Aviation
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146 a Jet?
ha! Its all fan. And no reverse.
Give me some Jt8 goodness with clamshells any day over a quadrapuff!
But to keep it on topic, what are the plans for the Embryo? I have heard Barrow Island, but why?
ha! Its all fan. And no reverse.
Give me some Jt8 goodness with clamshells any day over a quadrapuff!
But to keep it on topic, what are the plans for the Embryo? I have heard Barrow Island, but why?
Perth to Barrow charter
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Australian Aviation
So just the one? Then I guess only a select few will be endorsed and everyone else can admire from the cockpit of the gas chamber.
Nice article in Australian Aviation although I'm pretty sure Cobham/National Jet have been flying to Barrow for well over a decade
Nice article in Australian Aviation although I'm pretty sure Cobham/National Jet have been flying to Barrow for well over a decade
How come you doods keep posting links to articles that need a subscription to access?
I've always been told that these mining contracts are so lean that you could never make money on them with the likes of an Eject. Hence the prevalence of cheap old F-100s 146s.
So how does Cobham do it yet others can't? Sounds like they're a pretty organised outfit they're running there.
So how does Cobham do it yet others can't? Sounds like they're a pretty organised outfit they're running there.
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you get what you pay for
I've always been told that these mining contracts are so lean that you could never make money on them with the likes of an Eject.
If an E-jet was the preferred aircraft (which is rumoured to be the case), then Cobham would have to absorb the cost of adding the type to the AOC plus the inherent costs attributable to diseconomies of scale, a distinct competitive disadvantage compared with Virgin and Airnorth. Certainly, Airnorth would seem likely to benefit from the fleet addition and the attendant business expansion while having nowhere near the overheads of Cobham, so the floor must have been strewn with pencil shavings...
Stay Alive,
So how does Cobham do it yet others can't?
Mining contract work is a bit of a chess game. The miners will play everybody off each other differently to get what they want.
Unlike National Jet, Cobham have never been in the business of tendering for contracts that don't earn a return for their shareholders. If they started now it would be a major change in philosophy for them.
So many comments based on so little real knowledge or information.
Do some research...Cobham plc ? Reports and Presentations Archive
Most fleets start as one aircraft. I believe they will have more by the end of 2015.
Do some research...Cobham plc ? Reports and Presentations Archive
Most fleets start as one aircraft. I believe they will have more by the end of 2015.
Your highness.
If you look deeper into the cobham site you will find this
http://www.cobham.com/about-cobham/m...-aircraft.aspx
The first aircraft is always the hardest to get. Everything after that is incrementally easier, but also dependent on contracts.
If you look deeper into the cobham site you will find this
http://www.cobham.com/about-cobham/m...-aircraft.aspx
The first aircraft is always the hardest to get. Everything after that is incrementally easier, but also dependent on contracts.