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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Dec 2012, 09:14
Replies: 926
Views: 407,499
Posted By chipsbrand

The biggest problem that VS are going to have on...

The biggest problem that VS are going to have on their domestic routes is that there is no way the product can be competitive with BA. The issue is frequency. They will be operating 3 pd on MAN...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Nov 2012, 13:57
Replies: 926
Views: 407,499
Posted By chipsbrand

After many years trying to manage strategy in...

After many years trying to manage strategy in ther UK airline industry I think the only route forward for VS is to sell out to IAG. IMHO VS has no independent future. It has tried hard to compete...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Sep 2012, 17:42
Replies: 6
Views: 2,183
Posted By chipsbrand

Dont bother. The police certainly will not do...

Dont bother. The police certainly will not do anything about it and based on my experience neither will Gatwick Airport.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Aug 2012, 07:52
Replies: 3,880
Views: 1,097,777
Posted By chipsbrand

As most aircraft accidents have a strong element...

As most aircraft accidents have a strong element of pilot error it follows that getting rid of the pilots will improve safety. It is also the case in rail accidents and all car crashes. It is human...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Jul 2012, 18:56
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,322,480
Posted By chipsbrand

Perhaps RYR might be the future owner? What a...

Perhaps RYR might be the future owner? What a thought. They can certainly afford it. It might be easier than anyone else having to negotiate with them. Very seriously I cannot see that anyone will...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jul 2012, 10:41
Replies: 3,499
Views: 1,337,632
Posted By chipsbrand

I cannot work out the logic of EI flying from...

I cannot work out the logic of EI flying from either Belfast airport to LGW. Maybe they did not do any assessment of the actual and potential competition. Looks just like a re-run of their disastrous...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jul 2012, 17:59
Replies: 3,499
Views: 1,337,632
Posted By chipsbrand

Have used Gatwick recently, first time in a...

Have used Gatwick recently, first time in a couple of years. My car was parked in South Terminal long term park. Got a very good price on the Internet for that. When I collected my car last evening...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th May 2012, 09:54
Replies: 75
Views: 23,967
Posted By chipsbrand

I have flown several times with EZY usually...

I have flown several times with EZY usually because there is no alternative. I have never had a good flight yet. Poor timekeeping, pathetic speedy boarding procedures ( sometimes no facilities for it...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Apr 2012, 14:45
Replies: 16
Views: 3,720
Posted By chipsbrand

PAXboy, yes I am well aware that SMB did not want...

PAXboy, yes I am well aware that SMB did not want to sell to Virgin. It has been my sustained view that even had such a sale been possible that the cultural differences between the two companies...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Apr 2012, 07:26
Replies: 16
Views: 3,720
Posted By chipsbrand

Dear Sir Richard

Dear Sir Richard,
Please let me tell you why any appeal against the EU’s decision in respect of bmi is a waste of time and money.
The time to challenge the future of bmi was at the time that Sir...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Oct 2011, 21:34
Replies: 2,984
BMI
Views: 1,029,828
Posted By chipsbrand

A few years ago I worked briefly for bmi. During...

A few years ago I worked briefly for bmi. During that time I met many LH people, all of them very skilled and very disciplined. I was intrigued that they all loathed Donington Hall. I had worked in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Jan 2010, 07:06
Replies: 3,499
Views: 1,337,632
Posted By chipsbrand

Have just looked at the LGW flt info site. No...

Have just looked at the LGW flt info site. No change since yesterday. How on earth do they expect the public to know what is going on? I have also looked at the AENA site in Spain. Bang up to date...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Jan 2010, 20:23
Replies: 3,499
Views: 1,337,632
Posted By chipsbrand

Was booked to go on EI 902 to AGP in the morning...

Was booked to go on EI 902 to AGP in the morning but have just been informed by them that flt canx. Gatwick's useless flt info site still shows this flight as operating on schedule. Now rebooked to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Dec 2009, 19:15
Replies: 3,774
Views: 804,321
Posted By chipsbrand

Looks like the termination of the "cost saving"...

Looks like the termination of the "cost saving" contract with Astraeus might be the herald of the big crisis that has been looming at EIN. That together with the diabolical loads out of LGW seem to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Dec 2009, 16:31
Replies: 2,747
Views: 825,904
Posted By chipsbrand

Many of today's UK newspapers have tables giving...

Many of today's UK newspapers have tables giving comparisons between BA's cabin staff pay and that of many other airlines. BA's appear to be among the highest in Europe. Scarcely a good position in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Jun 2009, 20:13
Replies: 3,774
Views: 804,321
Posted By chipsbrand

I am intrigued by the speculation that Aer Lingus...

I am intrigued by the speculation that Aer Lingus might put an A330 into Gatwick possibly to operate to NYC. It is a fact that no airline has ever sustained scheduled service flights between Gatwick...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Jun 2009, 19:41
Replies: 3,774
Views: 804,321
Posted By chipsbrand

When Rod Eddington was boss at BA he made a...

When Rod Eddington was boss at BA he made a speech which included the phrase "every route, frequency and flight which is not profitable will be cancelled". It was an excellent discipline in a time...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th May 2009, 07:03
Replies: 2,984
BMI
Views: 1,029,828
Posted By chipsbrand

I am fascinated by the news in the Sunday Times....

I am fascinated by the news in the Sunday Times. If bmi are close to their CAA covenants they will be closely monitored by the CAA. It is a confidential process but would be known to any purchaser....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Feb 2009, 14:42
Replies: 5,833
Views: 1,303,917
Posted By chipsbrand

New Business Ryanair

I have been scanning the Ryanair site for hours to try and find a way to get in email contact with them about potential new business opportunities. I cannot find an email address for anyone, even a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Feb 2008, 09:37
Replies: 1,207
Views: 288,976
Posted By chipsbrand

It is not the cost of the round trip flight that...

It is not the cost of the round trip flight that matters. It is the cost of that round trip plus the cost of "ownership" of the aircraft and the overheads. I appreciate that in Silver the overheads...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Feb 2007, 20:31
Replies: 20
Views: 10,349
Posted By chipsbrand

I am not sure I understand this thread. My...

I am not sure I understand this thread. My understanding is that BA has suffered severe delays because of bad weather in the USA this week and it is that that has caused numerous cancellations.
Forum: Freight Dogs
8th Nov 2006, 11:44
Replies: 32
Views: 9,457
Posted By chipsbrand

The much more interesting thing about Fedex is...

The much more interesting thing about Fedex is about what they are going to do to replace their DC10's and MD11's. According to jp airline fleets most recent annual listing Fedex have 91 DC10's or...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Oct 2006, 18:36
Replies: 299
Views: 67,956
Posted By chipsbrand

Leo Hairy-Camel. You are so right. Yours is an...

Leo Hairy-Camel. You are so right. Yours is an excellent post. The fact of the matter is that if Ryanair fail in their takeover of Aer Lingus they will start long haul services anyway and those...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Sep 2006, 05:12
Replies: 247
Views: 66,689
Posted By chipsbrand

Looks like a very small number of female crew for...

Looks like a very small number of female crew for an airline with nearly 30 aircraft. Has anyone asked the Equal Opportunities Commission to investigate?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Sep 2006, 13:45
Replies: 247
Views: 66,689
Posted By chipsbrand

Monarch Crews

Does anyone out there know whether Monarch have any female flight deck crew and if so how many or what proportion of the flight deck force they represent?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Mar 2006, 13:02
Replies: 331
BMI
Views: 73,163
Posted By chipsbrand

I know bmi well and have worked for them in the...

I know bmi well and have worked for them in the past but I do not have any current association with them other than knowing people there. For at least the last 20 years it has been a difficult...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Dec 2005, 10:18
Replies: 247
Views: 66,689
Posted By chipsbrand

No, GRX is still in the schedules. I have looked...

No, GRX is still in the schedules. I have looked to see whether there are flights in June and there are.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Dec 2005, 07:47
Replies: 247
Views: 66,689
Posted By chipsbrand

Monarch Schedules Summer 06

It seems from their timetable that ZB are abandoning Newquay-Malaga and reducing frequency on BLK and ABZ from Malaga for next summer. Can ayone shed any light on this?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Nov 2005, 05:48
Replies: 247
Views: 66,689
Posted By chipsbrand

With the end of the 767 lease and the already...

With the end of the 767 lease and the already announced expansion of the scheduled services this looks like a big reduction in their traditional holiday charter business. It also looks like an...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Oct 2005, 21:21
Replies: 13
Views: 1,419
Posted By chipsbrand

LHR-LOS is a very important route for BA. The...

LHR-LOS is a very important route for BA. The timetable shows that frequency will increase next summer. It certainly justifies a 744 and the demand is from every conceivable sector except tourism to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Oct 2005, 06:53
Replies: 6
Views: 2,647
Posted By chipsbrand

BCAL's route network was constantly changing. ...

BCAL's route network was constantly changing. When they were formed in 1970 the airline was predominately charter with a few scheduled services. By the late 1970's it was almost all scheduled. But...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Aug 2005, 07:56
Replies: 41
Views: 11,835
Posted By chipsbrand

Leo, your figures in your first posting on this...

Leo, your figures in your first posting on this thread are distinctly suspect. You quote Ryanair as having 28.6 employees per aircraft. As I understand it RYR operate mostly a 5 on/3 off crew...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Aug 2005, 14:52
Replies: 33
Views: 9,404
Posted By chipsbrand

Does anyone remember the little machines they...

Does anyone remember the little machines they used for pushback on aircraft at BRU about 15 years ago? They were hand steered and battery powered. They used very little power and could be recharged...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th May 2005, 14:21
Replies: 27
Views: 6,062
Posted By chipsbrand

Luton is the wrong place for this service. For...

Luton is the wrong place for this service. For decades the prime originating area for business trafffic in Britain is what BAA has sometimes called the Golden Traingle. The top of the traingle is in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th May 2005, 19:16
Replies: 6
Views: 2,152
Posted By chipsbrand

Interesting ideas about American and probably...

Interesting ideas about American and probably what they would like to do. But there are plenty of other airlines that are facing big aircraft buying decisions. BA is one of them. What to do about...
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