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30th Jan 2024, 07:18
Replies: 507
Views: 241,729
Posted By virginblue

Didn't Loganair explicitly state that they are...

Didn't Loganair explicitly state that they are done with international routes to the continent for good after they burned quite a bit of money on the routes they tried? Maybe the odd Scandinavian...
3rd Jan 2024, 12:51
Replies: 3,410
Views: 709,269
Posted By virginblue

I don't want to rain on anyone's parade and every...

I don't want to rain on anyone's parade and every bit helps of ocurse, but 61t of cargo is the equivalent of something like 3 Boeing 737 freighter flights, isn't it?
3rd Jan 2024, 12:42
Replies: 165
Views: 76,585
Posted By virginblue

Are the Embraer flight deck crews also qualified...

Are the Embraer flight deck crews also qualified on the ATR72 or do they need to be re-trained?
22nd Nov 2023, 15:21
Replies: 813
Views: 265,745
Posted By virginblue

Well, there are quite a few Germans who will take...

Well, there are quite a few Germans who will take issue with the "properly functioning rail network" statement, particularly more recently.... The whole infrastructure is seriously underfunded and...
22nd Nov 2023, 13:33
Replies: 813
Views: 265,745
Posted By virginblue

I hear you. But it depends on the perspective....

I hear you. But it depends on the perspective. Ask ze Germans. Not a single regional airline left there. The last one has just thrown in the towel.

The one and only route left that can be...
22nd Nov 2023, 12:06
Replies: 813
Views: 265,745
Posted By virginblue

I guess it is simply a sign of the times. In...

I guess it is simply a sign of the times. In larger aviation markets like France, Germany, Sweden or the UK more and more regional airports are losing services and some are even closing down for...
22nd Nov 2023, 10:59
Replies: 813
Views: 265,745
Posted By virginblue

There are between 7 and 9 daily movements at CWL...

There are between 7 and 9 daily movements at CWL nowadays - mostly with smaller aircraft -, with up to 3-4 hours between movements. So very difficult to justify a dedicated bus service, I suppose. If...
8th Nov 2023, 19:56
Replies: 270
Views: 86,577
Posted By virginblue

With a couple of BACF routes not resumed...

With a couple of BACF routes not resumed post-COVID, does BACF have aircraft mothballed or returned to a lessor ? I assume they can make operations work with a smaller fleet.
23rd Aug 2023, 12:04
Replies: 62
Views: 23,644
Posted By virginblue

Why would they? The only incentive to fly such a...

Why would they? The only incentive to fly such a loss-making route would be to stop KLM syphoning off TATL passengers (and for that matter, the lucrative, not the penny-pinching ones) who would...
14th Aug 2023, 09:07
Replies: 302
Views: 144,268
Posted By virginblue

I don't think so. Eastern operated it in the end...

I don't think so. Eastern operated it in the end with the Embraer 170 as the Saab 2000 became too small, AFAIR.
12th Aug 2023, 19:56
Replies: 302
Views: 144,268
Posted By virginblue

For many years they provided a decent service on...

For many years they provided a decent service on behalf of BACF on the LCY-DUS, first with their Saabs, then with the Embraer 170. They pretty much built the route for BACF until they took over with...
22nd Jul 2023, 12:59
Replies: 610
Views: 148,966
Posted By virginblue

I think popular is relative. After the glory days...

I think popular is relative. After the glory days of BUA and its Heralds, it was most of the times a 19 seater Twin Otter / Let 410 route. Bigger equipment like the Saab 340 did not work. As there...
22nd Jul 2023, 12:26
Replies: 610
Views: 148,966
Posted By virginblue

Pardon my ignorance, but why would an island in...

Pardon my ignorance, but why would an island in the middle of the Irish Sea with 80k or so inhabitants need airline service to more than 3 London airports? Maybe places like Barcelona or Amsterdam...
22nd Jul 2023, 11:51
Replies: 610
Views: 148,966
Posted By virginblue

What is their grief? As per the IOM website, the...

What is their grief? As per the IOM website, the airport has the best selection of routes for a long time (BFS, BHD, BHX, BRS, DUB, EDI, LPL, LGW, LHR, LCY, MAN) . What is the issue? Compared to the...
7th Jul 2023, 14:27
Replies: 127
Views: 43,894
Posted By virginblue

If I am not mistaken, the number of travellers...

If I am not mistaken, the number of travellers visiting Guernsey for leisure purposes almost halved between 1997 (approx. 270k) and 2019 (136k) - and since then, it has decreased further quite...
28th Mar 2023, 19:53
Replies: 507
Views: 241,729
Posted By virginblue

So that translates into 5 daily flights, I guess....

So that translates into 5 daily flights, I guess. Beyond switching, say, DND, IOM and LDY to LHR not much left then
30th Jan 2023, 14:11
Replies: 1,116
Views: 900,200
Posted By virginblue

Which slots did FlyBe use for those...

Which slots did FlyBe use for those "non-remedy-slots"-destnations like NCL, NQY?
30th Jan 2023, 11:30
Replies: 1,116
Views: 900,200
Posted By virginblue

Lots of talk about slots on here - but is LHR...

Lots of talk about slots on here - but is LHR again slot-constrained after the pandemic? The reason why slots at LHR have traditionally been seen as a goldmine was that there were no slots available...
14th Dec 2022, 09:56
Replies: 579
Views: 265,547
Posted By virginblue

Not really. KLM has much better connectivity.

Not really. KLM has much better connectivity.
29th Nov 2022, 12:45
Replies: 507
Views: 241,729
Posted By virginblue

Didn't they quite categorically rule out EVER...

Didn't they quite categorically rule out EVER retrurning to the continent as routes inaugurated following Flybe's demise almost broke Loganair's back?
10th Nov 2022, 20:22
Replies: 43
Views: 14,175
Posted By virginblue

Yes, I did not mean to say that it was a new...

Yes, I did not mean to say that it was a new development, but rather that TUIfly has been successful with their Embraer operation for almost a decade while the general industry mantra since the early...
9th Nov 2022, 10:06
Replies: 43
Views: 14,175
Posted By virginblue

It is an interesting development indeed as it has...

It is an interesting development indeed as it has not been tried elsewhere (other than in Switzerland with Helvetic's E190/290s) for a long time - operating an aircraft smaller than the A32X/737 for...
4th Nov 2022, 20:32
Replies: 507
Views: 241,729
Posted By virginblue

Didn't British World have some operational issues...

Didn't British World have some operational issues with their ATR72 when operating into Shetland? Or was this mainly a Scatsta issue?
4th Nov 2022, 10:21
Replies: 43
Views: 14,175
Posted By virginblue

"The aeroplanes will operate mostly out of...

"The aeroplanes will operate mostly out of Antwerp," - has that been the case with the E190s? I was not under the impression that the largest chunk the four E190's capacity they currently use was...
30th Oct 2022, 20:12
Replies: 507
Views: 241,729
Posted By virginblue

They are a regional airline operating a fleet of...

They are a regional airline operating a fleet of mostly 33-50 seaters that almost everyone else has deemed uneconominal and obsolete. So unless they operate on subsidized routes, it should be obvious...
29th Oct 2022, 21:38
Replies: 60
Views: 25,843
Posted By virginblue

IOM - JER has been a 19 seater route in the past...

IOM - JER has been a 19 seater route in the past served with Jetstream and Dorniers, if memory serves (and in the case of Manx2. their Dornier made a stop at GLO en route). .Not sure how they can...
26th Oct 2022, 09:44
Replies: 270
Views: 86,577
Posted By virginblue

Would be interested to hear from experts if...

Would be interested to hear from experts if London City is more demanding that Paro where A319 with uprated engines and now even A320NEOs operate. IIRC correctly, one of the reasons why Airbus has...
23rd Oct 2022, 17:25
Replies: 270
Views: 86,577
Posted By virginblue

What exactly is the issue with A319/320 if the...

What exactly is the issue with A319/320 if the E295 can get in? They are both within one meter of wingspan and the A319/320 is 7m/4m shorter than the E295 - and, for that matter, the A319 is even...
5th Sep 2022, 19:49
Replies: 119
Views: 36,858
Posted By virginblue

The media reporting that describes the pilot as...

The media reporting that describes the pilot as the owner of "Quick Air" is misleading. One smallish division of his business conglomerate is aviation (ambulance flights, MRO), but he was never a...
5th Sep 2022, 14:33
Replies: 119
Views: 36,858
Posted By virginblue

I was simply expressing my opinion that someone...

I was simply expressing my opinion that someone who flies his own personal aircraft every once in a while (and was apparently, as per the press, grounded for a considerable amount of time until...
5th Sep 2022, 10:43
Replies: 119
Views: 36,858
Posted By virginblue

Correct. But this aviation stuff was only his...

Correct. But this aviation stuff was only his side job. His main job was, until semi-retirement, running Germany's 9th largest plant engineering company. He was an aviation buff, held a pilot's...
5th Sep 2022, 09:58
Replies: 119
Views: 36,858
Posted By virginblue

Sure. What I meant is that such a situation will...

Sure. What I meant is that such a situation will be more challenging for moist "hobby" pilots than for commercial pilots, particularly if you are operating a pretty complex aircraft at 36.000 ft.
5th Sep 2022, 07:41
Replies: 119
Views: 36,858
Posted By virginblue

I am not a pro, but I would guess that scenarios...

I am not a pro, but I would guess that scenarios are quite different when it comes to trouble-shooting if a commercial pilot is in charge and the aircraft is operated on a day-to-day-basis or if, as...
5th Sep 2022, 07:10
Replies: 119
Views: 36,858
Posted By virginblue

Pilot was an elderly millionaire entrepreneur who...

Pilot was an elderly millionaire entrepreneur who was the owner of the aircraft (through one of his companies). He used the aircraft to shuttle his family between his retirement home in Spain and...
15th Jul 2022, 07:42
Replies: 13
Views: 4,472
Posted By virginblue

Are we talking about the loss of passenger...

Are we talking about the loss of passenger service or about airport closures such as we have seen at PLH, DSA or the old Sheffield airport? From a German perspective, I guess it really depends on...
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