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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd May 2020, 08:19
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

Just read all of this.................. ...

Just read all of this..................

https://assets.ey.com/content/dam/ey-sites/ey-com/en_uk/generic/flybe-limited-administration/ey-flybe-limited-administrators-proposals.pdf

Having watched...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Apr 2020, 11:16
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

cabsav Having seen it from the “inside” you...

cabsav

Having seen it from the “inside” you are sadly spot on.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Apr 2020, 13:15
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

A Q400 (G-PRPH) positioned from LHR to EXT this...

A Q400 (G-PRPH) positioned from LHR to EXT this morning. The first flight of any ex-BEE aircraft since administration?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Mar 2020, 08:37
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

Just been confirmed that the Virgin Connect...

Just been confirmed that the Virgin Connect project is terminated and will not go ahead. Stobart Air will continue to operate but not for FlyBe. There is no money left..........
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Feb 2020, 12:04
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

I'm wondering if VHF4 is the person referred to...

I'm wondering if VHF4 is the person referred to in a recent "Dear Team" briefing?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Feb 2020, 07:37
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

And therein lies the answer to all of this. ...

And therein lies the answer to all of this.

The slots become theirs in just a few weeks - the end of this March. These are worth such a vast amount of money that I believe VS/DL will do anything...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jan 2020, 06:40
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

I'm utterly amazed that no one has publicly asked...

I'm utterly amazed that no one has publicly asked Flybe directors to explain how they managed to hang on to around £100 million of public money - the APD tax was not theirs to keep.

Also - how did...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Jan 2020, 07:47
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

Quick bit of maths - 8 million passengers and £13...

Quick bit of maths - 8 million passengers and £13 APD makes £104 million tax. Thus the £100 mil figure being bandied about is a whole years APD tax that hasn't been sent to the HMRC :eek: How has...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Jan 2020, 06:38
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

As you can imagine the frontline staff at Flybe...

As you can imagine the frontline staff at Flybe are very upset at the news of millions of pounds of tax being owed to the UK Gov. This has come as a complete suprise as most employees would have...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Jan 2020, 15:47
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

Well it was actually couched the other way -...

Well it was actually couched the other way - flight crew, cabin staff and engineers will be safe during a period of reductions in head count starting very soon.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Jan 2020, 15:12
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

I'm sorry that the latest announcement leaves...

I'm sorry that the latest announcement leaves many of the ground staff/office workers in a difficult position and uncertain about redundancies. Makes thoughts of slight schedule changes and paint...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jan 2020, 09:02
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

It's already known that the next S20 route...

It's already known that the next S20 route announcement is on 6th Jan - see the NQY-LHR thread - but most of the Virgin/Connect news is already public. I know internal training starts soon and that...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Oct 2019, 07:22
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

A few more details have filtered out largely...

A few more details have filtered out largely confirming my idea that this will be an incremental changeover,

Not selling under VSC brand until S20
Internal working/procedural changes to take...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Oct 2019, 21:32
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

This evenings update doesn't add much to what has...

This evenings update doesn't add much to what has been released already apart from a clear indication of "downsizing" - no hint as to how big that might be. Also I'm now convinced this will be a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Oct 2019, 15:46
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

More detail due this evening - I'm thinking this...

More detail due this evening - I'm thinking this will be a long term project to gradually alter FlyBe into VSC.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Oct 2019, 21:35
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

OK lets stick to facts ............ We are very...

OK lets stick to facts ............
We are very nearly at the 15th of October. A large venue has been hired in Exeter and everyone who is anyone has travelled down there to her the big news.
I'm...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Oct 2019, 10:25
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

Flybe have released the retirement plan for the...

Flybe have released the retirement plan for the EMB195 fleet and some of the EMB175 as well. All of the larger machines would be gone by S20 and the 175 fleet reduced to around 6 or 7 'frames.
What...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Oct 2019, 21:27
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

Yes - new boss hosting a "Leadership" briefing to...

Yes - new boss hosting a "Leadership" briefing to inform heads of Depts about the future plans so we should get some details soon afterwards.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Oct 2019, 07:01
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

Last week Brigantee wrote; Well here we...

Last week Brigantee wrote;


Well here we are and there's no sign yet of an A220 announcement - however you might just have been a week early ...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Oct 2019, 06:27
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

I would think any A220 aircraft would arrive much...

I would think any A220 aircraft would arrive much sooner than that. Remember FlyBe is now owned by Virgin/Delta so an initial transfer of a couple of 'frames from their large order is possible.

As...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Sep 2019, 07:11
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

The first one G-FBXE has been transferred to...

The first one G-FBXE has been transferred to Stobart as EI-GPO. As they are taking over the IOM route I would imagine that would be the reason.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Sep 2019, 03:37
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

I think the removal of the EMB195 from service is...

I think the removal of the EMB195 from service is driving a lot of this. The loads on a destination like Milan would suggest profits are there to be made but maybe not with the Q400. Coupled with the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Sep 2019, 06:59
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

It is the Isle of Man -again! Replaced with...

It is the Isle of Man -again!

Replaced with Stobart ATRs - again !!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Sep 2019, 17:38
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

Sorry to hear the base closure news tonight....

Sorry to hear the base closure news tonight. Airline life can screw you up sometimes...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Feb 2019, 11:02
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

Yes thanks pholling There are two dates that...

Yes thanks pholling

There are two dates that reveal what's happening. By 22 Feb the deal to sell the airline "Flybe " to the consortium should be complete. This sale is being mounted by the group,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Jan 2019, 16:34
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

Flybe had already announced they were pulling out...

Flybe had already announced they were pulling out of Gatwick - Newquay flights to operate to Heathrow this year. A slot sale was a logical result of this - timing may not have been in their control.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Sep 2018, 13:39
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

The hats went some time ago - shame as I liked...

The hats went some time ago - shame as I liked them.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Apr 2018, 15:50
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

The internal comms painted a more optimistic...

The internal comms painted a more optimistic picture. It also foretold that the media would mainly focus on the gloomy bits which Sky duly did.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Dec 2017, 06:32
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,996,239
Posted By ETOPS

Back in the 1980s I started an aviation business...

Back in the 1980s I started an aviation business by buying an "off the shelf" company. It came with a random made up name ( something nonsensical) thus the first company resolution was to rename it...
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