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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

23rd Oct 2020, 15:37

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Flybe-9

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Posted By speedrestriction

Bingo. I would even suggest that the ATR be a...

Bingo. I would even suggest that the ATR be a better aircraft due to the significantly lower fuel burn albeit Dashes might be easier to source and crew. I have no idea how Dash lease costs compare to...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

22nd Oct 2020, 19:04

Replies: 4,519

Flybe-9

Views: 2,995,900

Posted By speedrestriction

Problems ran far deeper than lease costs. For...

Problems ran far deeper than lease costs. For years the company failed to match capacity to demand. A more disciplined approach to capacity and yield will be a decent start to a sustainable airline....

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

21st Oct 2020, 13:21

Replies: 4,519

Flybe-9

Views: 2,995,900

Posted By speedrestriction

I really hope these investors have a new business...

I really hope these investors have a new business model
up their sleeve because the flybe model did not work for the last 15 years of their existence. What would be a travesty would be another...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

21st Oct 2020, 09:55

Replies: 4,519

Flybe-9

Views: 2,995,900

Posted By speedrestriction

Ha ha ha ha. If you are relying on Simon Calder’s...

Ha ha ha ha. If you are relying on Simon Calder’s advice you are in trouble.

A key part of planning a business is market research. There is almost no market to research at the minute....

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

11th May 2020, 10:12

Replies: 4,519

Flybe-9

Views: 2,995,900

Posted By speedrestriction

Inconsequential compared to the long-standing...

Inconsequential compared to the long-standing inability generate profit.

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

20th Feb 2020, 08:04

Replies: 4,519

Flybe-9

Views: 2,995,900

Posted By speedrestriction

According to CH Aviation...

According to CH Aviation (https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/86560-tax-cut-and-rescue-deal-for-uks-flybe-thrown-into-doubt) contingency plans are being put in place.

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

4th Feb 2020, 21:15

Replies: 4,519

Flybe-9

Views: 2,995,900

Posted By speedrestriction

Having been on this PPruNe for about fifteen...

Having been on this PPruNe for about fifteen years or so I would say the noise to signal ratio on AAaR is 20:1

The informed are vastly outnumbered and outshouted by the uninformed. The loons on...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

6th Apr 2019, 08:47

Replies: 4,519

Flybe-9

Views: 2,995,900

Posted By speedrestriction

Actually I would agree with the sentiment. The 14...

Actually I would agree with the sentiment. The 14 E195s were basically a replacement fleet for the old 146s and as a like for like replacement they made a lot of sense with significantly lower fuel...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

26th Mar 2019, 22:01

Replies: 4,519

Flybe-9

Views: 2,995,900

Posted By speedrestriction

Back around 2011 or so Jim French and his...

Back around 2011 or so Jim French and his management bet the company on the notion that re-fleeting with regional jets would sort out flybe’s problems.

That worked out a treat, didn’t it?

The...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

22nd Feb 2019, 16:30

Replies: 4,519

Flybe-9

Views: 2,995,900

Posted By speedrestriction

Not universally true - part of a pension fund...

Not universally true - part of a pension fund from part of BA Connect which Flybe acquired 12 years ago would have been affected. Most employees pensions are held elsewhere.

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

20th Feb 2019, 10:24

Replies: 4,519

Flybe-9

Views: 2,995,900

Posted By speedrestriction

Mesa's business model is to fly regional services...

Mesa's business model is to fly regional services on behalf of US mainline carriers. They may see some mileage in the model in Europe. Flybe has too many aircraft in the UK it would appear. Perhaps a...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

14th Sep 2018, 17:01

Replies: 4,519

Flybe-9

Views: 2,995,900

Posted By speedrestriction

Drop down 02 is an option for the Q400 and...

Drop down 02 is an option for the Q400 and increases the operating ceiling to FL270. The only issue is that you have to fly for quite a time at FL270 to get any real benefit of lower fuel burn since...

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