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Hate to do this back, but SAS took it off BD's hands because BMI didn't have a market for it! (what a charitable parent we are!)
It was always only going to be a short lease with SAS, easy for SK to hand back. Post 9/11, it was the easiest capacity reduction choice for SK, but it just gave BD back with their original 2001 issue.. an expensive aircraft without a market.
And anyway. I said that BD should focus on making a success of this market. They are a great airline, but are losing their way with this low cost market.
It was always only going to be a short lease with SAS, easy for SK to hand back. Post 9/11, it was the easiest capacity reduction choice for SK, but it just gave BD back with their original 2001 issue.. an expensive aircraft without a market.
And anyway. I said that BD should focus on making a success of this market. They are a great airline, but are losing their way with this low cost market.
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You say the 3rd A330 will be shortly being used.
Have you any ideas what routes it is to be operated on?
Whats the latest on the new airline name?
You say the 3rd A330 will be shortly being used.
Have you any ideas what routes it is to be operated on?
Whats the latest on the new airline name?
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bmi like I said before have only started this low-cost airline because Go is operating routes out of there sacred EMA. bmi have NEVER allowed another scheduled carrier to operate out of EMA.
Business Air, CityJet, KLMuk all have been shifted out the way.
That business brief, news release that bmi management has prepared....seen all the same things before for other plans, ideas that BM have issued in the past. See nothings new there.
Even the routes are hardly new. FAO, PMI, NCE,AGP where operated by DC9`s when I was there. BCN and ALC just thrown in for good measure, as possible Go destinations.
BM were good at new ideas and future planning. Paxs always looked after, but in recent times the company has stood still. bmi had NO intensions to operate a low cost airline spin off. The Sunday Business newspaper reported the story bmi was to go low-cost, (which I posted on pprune) and The newspaper had to apologise for incorrect reporting because bmi was not going low-cost.
I am wondering how they plan to make the savings needed to make it viable. No disrespect to anyone at bmi but I worked 6 days on 4 sector days around 8-10 hours and in my day flight pay was between 70p-£1.07 an hour on leaving.
There is nothing wrong with competition, all for it but bmi track record at EMA is not good, for allowing it at its home base.
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Business Air, CityJet, KLMuk all have been shifted out the way.
That business brief, news release that bmi management has prepared....seen all the same things before for other plans, ideas that BM have issued in the past. See nothings new there.
Even the routes are hardly new. FAO, PMI, NCE,AGP where operated by DC9`s when I was there. BCN and ALC just thrown in for good measure, as possible Go destinations.
BM were good at new ideas and future planning. Paxs always looked after, but in recent times the company has stood still. bmi had NO intensions to operate a low cost airline spin off. The Sunday Business newspaper reported the story bmi was to go low-cost, (which I posted on pprune) and The newspaper had to apologise for incorrect reporting because bmi was not going low-cost.
I am wondering how they plan to make the savings needed to make it viable. No disrespect to anyone at bmi but I worked 6 days on 4 sector days around 8-10 hours and in my day flight pay was between 70p-£1.07 an hour on leaving.
There is nothing wrong with competition, all for it but bmi track record at EMA is not good, for allowing it at its home base.
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Hey Euroboy,
we meet again.
U must have one hell of a gripe about your time at Midland.
I remember you as a good member of staff, but you're tarnishing that memory with yr sniping at us...
True. we have seen off a few competitors in our time, but that's the nature of the business.
This time, though, I believe that Go and bmi can work alongside each other.
More news tomorrow, so the jungle drums say. Maybe some more of your "questions" will be answered then...Cheers AA !!
we meet again.
U must have one hell of a gripe about your time at Midland.
I remember you as a good member of staff, but you're tarnishing that memory with yr sniping at us...
True. we have seen off a few competitors in our time, but that's the nature of the business.
This time, though, I believe that Go and bmi can work alongside each other.
More news tomorrow, so the jungle drums say. Maybe some more of your "questions" will be answered then...Cheers AA !!
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Check out <a href="http://www.bmi-baby.com" target="_blank">www.bmi-baby.com</a>
At the minute it's a blank page but if you add it to your favourites you'll notice a bmi logo appear near the address.
Get it? bmi-baby (be my baby)!
At the minute it's a blank page but if you add it to your favourites you'll notice a bmi logo appear near the address.
Get it? bmi-baby (be my baby)!
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Little Blue
Nope not snipping at you, just telling the way it was and is. When you move on and you see more of the world you start to see what was right and wrong with a company.
I don`t hold any grudges against bmi, but I am able to put views and comments regarding my time with the company.
Is the "AA" in your posting my initials? If so I am not him.
All the best.
Nope not snipping at you, just telling the way it was and is. When you move on and you see more of the world you start to see what was right and wrong with a company.
I don`t hold any grudges against bmi, but I am able to put views and comments regarding my time with the company.
Is the "AA" in your posting my initials? If so I am not him.
All the best.
