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Joined: Dec 2003
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From: UK
The first A300 has been parked at LGG & is already missing an engine!
A second & third aircraft will join it before the end of the second quarter.
The A300's have a good despatch reliability but are due heavy checks which are VERY pricey!
Some of the 146's will be on their way to Africa soon'ish.
Part of the reason the 146 & 73 dispatch reliability has dropped is due to down route unserviceabilities.TNT had the 'consultants' in last year & they recommended closing the down route maintenance bases as a cost saving,lo & behold they now have flying spanners on board until the outstations can be re-opened!!
The same consultants recommended longer hours/shifts for the mechanics & as they OBVIOUSLY know the industry, I'm sure it will happen
Paaaaaaaaah! Flight safety who needs it ..
As far as fleet replacement goes a few different frames have been rumoured but nothing writ in stone.
A second & third aircraft will join it before the end of the second quarter.
The A300's have a good despatch reliability but are due heavy checks which are VERY pricey!
Some of the 146's will be on their way to Africa soon'ish.
Part of the reason the 146 & 73 dispatch reliability has dropped is due to down route unserviceabilities.TNT had the 'consultants' in last year & they recommended closing the down route maintenance bases as a cost saving,lo & behold they now have flying spanners on board until the outstations can be re-opened!!
The same consultants recommended longer hours/shifts for the mechanics & as they OBVIOUSLY know the industry, I'm sure it will happen
Paaaaaaaaah! Flight safety who needs it ..
As far as fleet replacement goes a few different frames have been rumoured but nothing writ in stone.
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Ireland
DHL needs 2 F/Os ...check their careers site."
Where do you found this. Do you have a link??
Their Careers page....Ill apply for ya if you want.
Job Advert - Job World Europe
Where do you found this. Do you have a link??
Their Careers page....Ill apply for ya if you want.
Job Advert - Job World Europe
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From: Belgium
I guess that's an old advert. Deffinately NO hiring at the moment...
And as far I've heard (but we all know about rumours in this business) TNT is getting rid of 30! people (airbus guys) as they can't be placed on the rest of the fleet...
But then again... rumours
And as far I've heard (but we all know about rumours in this business) TNT is getting rid of 30! people (airbus guys) as they can't be placed on the rest of the fleet...
But then again... rumours
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From: Sleepy Hollow
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I know from a friend of mine they are still spending $ on the 146 fleet so fingers crossed, no one seems to know for sure the long term fate of the Busses though ? (can't be great though for 30+ yr old airframes ?
What happened to the new Buses rumour of a while back ?
What happened to the new Buses rumour of a while back ?
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From: Elysion
I had a chat with a former colleague, who is now mid-level management at TNT, who said that nobody knows what's going to happen as internal communication is -in his words- non-existing. Apparently the Airbus chief pilot was informed about the grounding of the first Airbus by an email sent to all pilots. Request for information about future redundancies and how they are to be handled are met with silence or waffeling.
It seems -according to my source- that the upper management have decided to create uncertainty amongst their pilots and suppress rumours by encouraging the reporting of same and their originators.
DDR anyone?
It seems -according to my source- that the upper management have decided to create uncertainty amongst their pilots and suppress rumours by encouraging the reporting of same and their originators.
DDR anyone?
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From: Teesside, UK
Ah right thats what I thought. I notice Icelandair only serve LGG-KEF and return now, with only 1 weekly extension to JFK.
Now I'm presuming all the USA stuff goes on the ABX 767 now, so where does that leave Icelandair as they only require 1 757F now? Plus the 2 they have flying on the TNT network that makes 3, so what are the other 2 doing? Maybe TNT will use them to replace A300's?
Now I'm presuming all the USA stuff goes on the ABX 767 now, so where does that leave Icelandair as they only require 1 757F now? Plus the 2 they have flying on the TNT network that makes 3, so what are the other 2 doing? Maybe TNT will use them to replace A300's?
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: London
from the news
are these nine planes the A300's??
"In response to the business slump, TNT Express has launched a series of cost-cutting measures, including 1,000 job reductions out of some 75,000 80,000 worldwide and the decommissioning of nine aircraft from the 46-strong European air fleet. About 300 jobs are being cut in the UK and most of the remainder will be spread across the major European markets, including Germany, France and Italy, CEO Peter Bakker said."
I guess they're not going to bring on any new planes at the moment?
"In response to the business slump, TNT Express has launched a series of cost-cutting measures, including 1,000 job reductions out of some 75,000 80,000 worldwide and the decommissioning of nine aircraft from the 46-strong European air fleet. About 300 jobs are being cut in the UK and most of the remainder will be spread across the major European markets, including Germany, France and Italy, CEO Peter Bakker said."
I guess they're not going to bring on any new planes at the moment?
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From: Sleepy Hollow
future uncertain ....
I heard on the crew room grapevine about the A300 lay up's, speculation seems rife about the 146's but it does seem odd that reliability is being bandied around given the fact that most of these airframes are getting on for 30 years old, surely no one in the real world would expect high reliability from 30 year old airframes unless it's a heavily cosseted classic or they have somehow re-defined the laws of physics where aluminimum alloy DOESN'T try to to return to it's white powder form which doesn't seem very likely !! Good luck TAY folks, I was hoping to join you one day as I have friends in Liege but that seems unlikely now.
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From: Netherlands
Mistral Air exit by august
Heard through the grapevine that Mistral air is retraining their guys on the 737. Contract guys have a contract until august, and by that time Mistral (operating 2 or 3 146-es iirc ) will stop operating for TNT.
What happens to the aircraft, dunno, they are owned by TNT apparently, just being operated by TNT.
What happens to the aircraft, dunno, they are owned by TNT apparently, just being operated by TNT.
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From: Norn Iron
ABX
At the very least ABX are definitely looking into operating in conjunction with TNT out of Belfast, they've already had negotiations with the handling agents there.
The A300s may be old, and i think some were rescued from the Arizona desert, but in the last year the A300 has only broken down twice or so in Belfast, quite a few other airlines there have had more problems with younger aircraft.
The A300s may be old, and i think some were rescued from the Arizona desert, but in the last year the A300 has only broken down twice or so in Belfast, quite a few other airlines there have had more problems with younger aircraft.
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From: Crawley,West Sussex,England
Maximus recruiting A300-600RF crew
Just for the info of any of the Airbus crews with TNT - Maximus are recruiting Airbus crews as they will be expanding their operations come 1st June with the award of a new contract Airbus contract for scheduled service operator. Please see www.maximus.aero under careers for details and application process.
