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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Nov 2004, 18:05
Replies: 35
Views: 7,163
Posted By Ben Evans

The terminal is a shed. The cash machine was out...

The terminal is a shed. The cash machine was out of order this afternoon.

ThompsonFly was a nasty little tropical afflication wiped out by DDT - much like the airline of a similar name will be.
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Nov 2004, 16:51
Replies: 35
Views: 7,163
Posted By Ben Evans

EZY will never go to Bournemouth and never go to...

EZY will never go to Bournemouth and never go to Manchester. Liverpool, Bristol and Gatwick ably cover those catchments.

Manchester is a congested poorly run hell hole and Bournemouth is at the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Nov 2004, 16:45
Replies: 42
Views: 6,832
Posted By Ben Evans

Hasn't the current management 'team' presided...

Hasn't the current management 'team' presided over the most destructive a fractious period in Lingus history. They failed to catch the low cost boat, failed to grasp the opportunity of Sept 11th and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Aug 2004, 14:18
Replies: 89
Views: 9,541
Posted By Ben Evans

Not necessarily illegal. As BA owe £3b in debt...

Not necessarily illegal. As BA owe £3b in debt then there may be scope to sell off assets to repay the debt. Thereby leaving nothing much left of a company to declare insolvent. If nothing else...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Aug 2004, 12:34
Replies: 89
Views: 9,541
Posted By Ben Evans

I note in todays Telegraph: The airline [BA]...

I note in todays Telegraph:

The airline [BA] employs 47,000 people but has been dogged by absenteeism with staff reporting sick 17 days a year compared with the average of seven days. Union...
Forum: Cabin Crew
10th Aug 2004, 13:54
Replies: 15
Views: 1,843
Posted By Ben Evans

Um, lets see - the fastest growing UK airline...

Um, lets see - the fastest growing UK airline which is second only to BA in size which is going to post a profit this year just like last year and the year before and the year before, which has 120...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jul 2004, 09:15
Replies: 20
Views: 2,937
Posted By Ben Evans

Belfast Airport does not close at midnight so it...

Belfast Airport does not close at midnight so it is easier for Easyjet to keep its mainland UK customers happy by redirecting, generally on time in-bound Belfast aircraft to other UK destinations -...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Jul 2004, 15:21
Replies: 50
Views: 8,980
Posted By Ben Evans

Its sad to see a business that just responds to...

Its sad to see a business that just responds to the market and adapts to conditions rather than dominates or changes them. Poor old Jersey are going to end up with a fleet of long thin turboprops...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Jul 2004, 13:19
Replies: 37
Views: 8,410
Posted By Ben Evans

Its unknown how much readers know about investing...

Its unknown how much readers know about investing or the easyJet business plan.

At the moment the Discounted Cash Flow technique of valuing easyJet dictates a valuation of about 140p. The DCF...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Jun 2004, 07:59
Replies: 25
Views: 2,724
Posted By Ben Evans

Ace Rimmer - the reason the easy TLS flight was...

Ace Rimmer - the reason the easy TLS flight was more expensive than the BA flight is that it is nearly sold out. You were looking at one of the last 25 seats on the aircraft.

I can't comment on...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Jun 2004, 07:49
Replies: 12
Views: 1,570
Posted By Ben Evans

Well it is nice to see Jim French trying to stick...

Well it is nice to see Jim French trying to stick the boot into Michael O Leary. The image of plucky terrier and a slavering Rottweiler springs to mind though.

Maybe its a little premature to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th May 2004, 11:35
Replies: 85
Views: 7,538
Posted By Ben Evans

Lets be absolutely clear here on easyJets...

Lets be absolutely clear here on easyJets financial 'bad news'.

The figures announced were a profit, before tax, of £72.3m on a 12 month rolling basis. This compares to £22.5m the year before.
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th May 2004, 18:17
Replies: 37
Views: 4,999
Posted By Ben Evans

Hudson Bay, you are a bitter FlyMaybe/BMI pilot...

Hudson Bay, you are a bitter FlyMaybe/BMI pilot who has an axe to grind against easyJet who moved into the regions and screwed your underperfoming business model.

It was only time. Just like Air...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Oct 2002, 18:54
Replies: 36
Views: 6,088
Posted By Ben Evans

Exclamation tango - airlines often don't own their own...

tango - airlines often don't own their own aircraft. They are often managed by lease companies or large finance houses. Any debt that EZY have as a result of buying aircraft could be structured in...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Oct 2002, 18:29
Replies: 56
Views: 12,673
Posted By Ben Evans

Exclamation I would advocate removing the flightdeck door. ...

I would advocate removing the flightdeck door.

2 reasons:

1) The First Officer terrorist

2) Passenger/Cabin Crew intervention

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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Oct 2002, 15:55
Replies: 36
Views: 6,088
Posted By Ben Evans

Exclamation Bubble?! Are you lot daft. easyJet is...

Bubble?!

Are you lot daft.

easyJet is the biggest airline after BA in the country. Join them up with Ryanair and they carry similar amounts of pax in Europe.

During the last 12 months they...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Sep 2002, 19:13
Replies: 17
Views: 2,632
Posted By Ben Evans

Low cost carrier my posterior. Its a bit...

Low cost carrier my posterior.

Its a bit more than just selling the first row of seats for £9.99 and having a website.

Lets face it, easyJet/Go and Ryanair have the sector sown up. Their...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Sep 2002, 19:27
Replies: 15
Views: 1,866
Posted By Ben Evans

Exclamation Don't us the 'our assets are worth much more than...

Don't us the 'our assets are worth much more than the market cap, don't worry about it'.

Let's look at the facts.

-6 billion debt + no growth prospect for 2-3 years

Maybe -300 mil (2002),...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Sep 2002, 23:22
Replies: 56
Views: 9,507
Posted By Ben Evans

Didn't BA have a successful, profitable, strongly...

Didn't BA have a successful, profitable, strongly branded low cost arm called Go-Fly?

If they had not sold it then today it would be worth something like a third of a Billion (thats what Stelios...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Sep 2002, 09:23
Replies: 56
Views: 9,507
Posted By Ben Evans

Heavens, just read the Sunday Times article on...

Heavens, just read the Sunday Times article on the state of BA:

Share price now lower at 113p than when the company was floated in '87.

Out of the FTSE.

Total value put at £1.2Billion which...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Sep 2002, 17:55
Replies: 31
Views: 8,420
Posted By Ben Evans

Lightbulb I would advocate removing the flightdeck door. ...

I would advocate removing the flightdeck door.

2 reasons:

1) The First Officer terrorist

2) Passenger/Cabin Crew intervention

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Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
14th Sep 2002, 16:52
Replies: 12
Views: 1,662
Posted By Ben Evans

I must say I admire Britannia in many ways. They...

I must say I admire Britannia in many ways. They have not chopped pilots as a kneejerk to Sept 11th. Their overall package is good and working conditions similar.

Whilst time to command is long...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Sep 2002, 16:46
Replies: 5
Views: 1,961
Posted By Ben Evans

Exclamation Yeah but pax numbers up by about 40% for Ryan and...

Yeah but pax numbers up by about 40% for Ryan and Easy this year alone; a LOT of people are finding they provide something they want to buy.

You can have something to eat and drink on board - its...
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