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Skywest A320
A320 Arriving very soon for Sky West to operate Xmas, Cocos, Singapore starting March :ok:
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Yawn!
That's what VB are saying too!
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Apparently their ******* site says they will operate some east coast service (again) as well?
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Anyone know if these A320's will be conducting mining contract runs, for example Cloudbreak?
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Well, I guess it might be true..It says so on their twwitter page.
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How many guys at Skywest with Airbus FBW experience ? ( an honest question )
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One. They did employ an ex KA guy to head up A320 ops last time it was meant to happen. But he got sacked as part of cost cutting.
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July 5 they (XR) are saying delivery of A320 with some contract support from FMG and plans for some international routes...
Airlines boost fleets for next rescources boom GEOFFREY THOMAS AVIATION EDITOR, The West Australian December 14, 2009, 5:39 am Buzz up! Send Share WAN / Sandie Bertrand © Perth Airport is bracing for a rapid build up in aircraft to support the rebounding resources industry with commitments in the past week for 10 more planes. Cobham Aviation will add five planes to support Chevron's giant Gorgon project on Barrow Island, Skywest Airlines is adding another three to bring its fleet to 19 and Alliance Airlines is adding two. The $170 million Chevron contract has special environment conditions requiring the quarantining of passengers and the reconfiguring of aircraft to ensure no exotic insects are allowed on to the island. For the life of the contract, the planes are only able to fly for Chevron to Barrow Island. Cobham is importing two 100-seat Avro RJ100s and will also use three 85-seat BAe146 aircraft for the contract, which will bring its fleet in Perth to 12 planes. The first RJ100 arrives in Adelaide in January for fit-out and will start operating from Perth in April. Skywest Airlines has confirmed to _The West Australian _that it will take delivery of its eighth 46-seat Fokker 50 this week and has just committed to its 10th 100-seat Fokker 100 jet to support resources contracts. At the same time, the airline has confirmed that its first 180-seat Airbus A320 will arrive on July 5 next year to support resources contracts. Insiders at the airline say that this plane will be the first of an initial four, probably over 18 months, and will also enable the airline to launch services from Perth to Bali. Skywest's fleet size - measured by seats - has trebled in the past 30 months to support the resources boom. But Skywest Airlines and Cobham, the biggest operators of fly-in, fly-out charters, face fierce competition from Network Aviation, Skippers Aviation and Maroomba Airlines, as well as Brisbane-based Alliance Airlines and Strategic Airlines. Alliance Airlines will add another 100-seat Fokker 100 this month and a fifth early next year to "support contracts in the pipeline," according to the airline's WA general manager Russell Bryant. Strategic has taken over the failed OZjet's three-times-weekly Perth-Derby service and is expected to add another A320 to its Perth-based fleet next year. |
Perth Airport is bracing for a rapid build up in aircraft to support the rebounding resources industry with commitments in the past week for 10 more planes. |
Bloggs.
You are spot on with that statement. I couldnt agree more..... Unfortunetely, we are both dreaming that WAC will build a parrallel runway anytime soon! The build up of aircraft will be coming and going, very slowly indeed! K ex. |
So no mention of the parrallel runway in the 2017 master plan?
Something's going to have to give by then |
Perth Bali with the A320...... well thats a great business plan up against jettart VB GA and Air Asia.....great business plan why not go to Singers as well there are only 5 or six services a day on that route already.....do they think they are going to reinvent the wheel or somthing.
And when it comes to the runway situation in Per better use of the 2 they have would be a good idea before chuking another one into the mix! |
I think the fantastic thing for XR is that they have contract support for use of the aircraft and this will reduce the reliance on the need to be running a profitable operation from day one if they do to decide to go to DPS or SIN...
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its first 180-seat Airbus A320 |
It's a sign of the times I'm afraid.
Thats the standard config. for the little buggers in Europe.:sad: |
Guess they won't be using Luc Longley for that advertising campaign:}
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180 seats on an A320 single class config is ok. 30 rows of seats. I can't quote seat pitch but some airlines play with it by installing coat closets, modifying the galleys, installing larger seats etc and reduce the coach class pitch accordingly.
Isn't the 180 single class config the same as Jet*? As an aside who will be the first 10 pilots to crew it? mmm. I wish them all the best. |
I think Jet* is 177, but Skywest have always prided themselves on their service/ seat pitch ?? guess not anymore .
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180 seats is generally 29" in front of the over-wing exits and 28" behind the over-wing exits, assuming the rear toilets are forward of Doors 2.
177 on Jetstar (Australia-based 320s) is 30" due to 1 x rear lav placed where half the rear galley goes. This means one less row rear of the overwing exits compared to above configuration. In this config around seven rows forward of the over-wing exits on the DEF side are 29", to accommodate the forward bulkhead (which is galley side only). |
Looks like the east coast run is KGI-MEL with a F100... again...
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