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Issued by the council today:
Argyll & Bute Council are required to re-tender the operation of the Schedules flights routes from Oban to Coll, Tiree and Colonsay and the operation of the three of their airports at Oban, Coll, and Colonsay. The scheduled flights were previously tendered during the summer of 2010 but deemed unaffordable for the Council. The decision has therefore been taken to return to market with a fresh tender, encompassing the whole operation, including the PSO and the management of the airports at Oban, Colonsay and Coll.
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Now who can I think of who has the ability to provide the Id=slanders and who also has experience of running a licensed airfield...
The scheduled flights
were previously tendered during the summer of 2010 but deemed unaffordable for the Council
But presumably, having tied themselves up with far too many Council employees running the airport, and now considering privatisation, the new contractor will be bound by TUPE and will not therefore be able to run it/them in the efficient way they could have been from the start.
Still, it would be fun to hear Kenny on the end of the radio at Oban!
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Oh blimey...
Well at least you could guarantee that you'd never be pinged for landing a bit short if King Kenny was in the tower!
Could you imagine if he and Paul had to work together... I could hear the explosion from here!
Well at least you could guarantee that you'd never be pinged for landing a bit short if King Kenny was in the tower!
Could you imagine if he and Paul had to work together... I could hear the explosion from here!
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Anyone know about the previous tender in the summer which led to the council deciding it was unaffordable? Cap'n WW?
I'm not sure what the council thinks is going to change when they re-advertise the tender. And if they do end up giving the contract to someone who will run it along the lines suggested by many in these esteemed columns, how will they explain that to the Argyll ratepayers?
Also, does anyone know if the council has revealed any of the passenger statistics for the Oban services? They have chosen, no doubt for their own good reasons, not to report them to the CAA.
NS
I'm not sure what the council thinks is going to change when they re-advertise the tender. And if they do end up giving the contract to someone who will run it along the lines suggested by many in these esteemed columns, how will they explain that to the Argyll ratepayers?
Also, does anyone know if the council has revealed any of the passenger statistics for the Oban services? They have chosen, no doubt for their own good reasons, not to report them to the CAA.
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The TENDER that is
Was the previous tender not the one that was completed when Highland went pop, and it was certain lowland operators who put in the frightening cost of actually running the operation.and trying to make a bob or two. The current operator of the service was brought in as an emergency solution to the larger problem of having zero flights from the newly constructed International Airport.
The mission is doomed, given the non sensical costings utilised to make the project 'viable'. Any tender would involve a massive cash right off - NON, and how would that be explained to the Eurofund who gave a lot of the money in da first place
.That was to be repaid at some stage me thinks.
I watch with amusement
NS they cannot give the numbers because they would then be ordered to give the cash back
Was the previous tender not the one that was completed when Highland went pop, and it was certain lowland operators who put in the frightening cost of actually running the operation.and trying to make a bob or two. The current operator of the service was brought in as an emergency solution to the larger problem of having zero flights from the newly constructed International Airport.
The mission is doomed, given the non sensical costings utilised to make the project 'viable'. Any tender would involve a massive cash right off - NON, and how would that be explained to the Eurofund who gave a lot of the money in da first place
.That was to be repaid at some stage me thinks.I watch with amusement
NS they cannot give the numbers because they would then be ordered to give the cash back
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Well this latest announcement should be good for another 750 posts or so...
Thanks and all the best....
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OK BRL we shall keep it clean 
I am a bit perplexed at the announcement. The council couldn't afford the flights... hmm that's funny I thought the typical British local authority response to anything was to fling cash at something regardless of cost.
Smithy
I am a bit perplexed at the announcement. The council couldn't afford the flights... hmm that's funny I thought the typical British local authority response to anything was to fling cash at something regardless of cost.
Smithy
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Also, does anyone know if the council has revealed any of the passenger statistics for the Oban services? They have chosen, no doubt for their own good reasons, not to report them to the CAA.
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The council can't afford anything to do with it and is looking for some method of off loading the whole thing without.
a) paying and redundancy payments
b) limiting looking like incompetent arseholes
c) getting bad publicity
d) paying a fortune
Perfect choice would be some eastern european carrier come in and go bust before next winter and then it could all be put down to some wogs fault.
The writing is on the wall now. Personally I would start rallying the troops to save the runway because some prat is going to want to sell the land off in the not so distant future and it is worthless with a runway on it. But its proberly the most prime time share land left in the area.
a) paying and redundancy payments
b) limiting looking like incompetent arseholes
c) getting bad publicity
d) paying a fortune
Perfect choice would be some eastern european carrier come in and go bust before next winter and then it could all be put down to some wogs fault.
The writing is on the wall now. Personally I would start rallying the troops to save the runway because some prat is going to want to sell the land off in the not so distant future and it is worthless with a runway on it. But its proberly the most prime time share land left in the area.
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Proberly....proberly...wtf?
Mad Jock Wrote:
Mad Jock, I am a fully paid up member of the Pedant's Club, but even if I were not, I would have to object to your last post!
To type such an offensive remark is unforgiveable!
I am sure you intended to convey that it would become the fault of some Wog. Or perhaps, some Wog's fault.
Asif (He's a Wog) things are not bad enough with Council Staff unable to run an Airport, we now have a Pilot who can't work an Apostrophe or capital letters at the start of a proper noun.
WTF is the world coming to?
and then it could all be put down to some wogs fault.
To type such an offensive remark is unforgiveable!
I am sure you intended to convey that it would become the fault of some Wog. Or perhaps, some Wog's fault.
Asif (He's a Wog) things are not bad enough with Council Staff unable to run an Airport, we now have a Pilot who can't work an Apostrophe or capital letters at the start of a proper noun.
WTF is the world coming to?
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Proberly....proberly...wtf?
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Mad Jock Wrote:
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and then it could all be put down to some wogs fault.
Mad Jock, I am a fully paid up member of the Pedant's Club, but even if I were not, I would have to object to your last post!
To type such an offensive remark is unforgiveable!
I am sure you intended to convey that it would become the fault of some Wog. Or perhaps, some Wog's fault.
Asif (He's a Wog) things are not bad enough with Council Staff unable to run an Airport, we now have a Pilot who can't work an Apostrophe or capital letters at the start of a proper noun.
WTF is the world coming to?
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Mad Jock Wrote:
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and then it could all be put down to some wogs fault.
Mad Jock, I am a fully paid up member of the Pedant's Club, but even if I were not, I would have to object to your last post!
To type such an offensive remark is unforgiveable!
I am sure you intended to convey that it would become the fault of some Wog. Or perhaps, some Wog's fault.
Asif (He's a Wog) things are not bad enough with Council Staff unable to run an Airport, we now have a Pilot who can't work an Apostrophe or capital letters at the start of a proper noun.
WTF is the world coming to?
(There are far too many capital letters in the last post)
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I don't think M_J's comment was offensive in the slightest. I think it's more a reflection on the potential plan and the Council.
They'd be happy to let Johnny foreigner take the blame.
The thought would go "Let them do it and then we can blame the wogs" however it would be presented to the public as "Here are our new strategic partners, who bring years of experience to this project..."
They'd be happy to let Johnny foreigner take the blame.
The thought would go "Let them do it and then we can blame the wogs" however it would be presented to the public as "Here are our new strategic partners, who bring years of experience to this project..."
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I am sure you intended to convey that it would become the fault of some Wog. Or perhaps, some Wog's fault.
WW
