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Old 31st August 2009 | 11:31
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BMI Callsign?

Most BMI call signs are Midland but lately there have been instances where the call sign in Lufthansa but the aircraft is BMI colors (and BMI pilot)
Can anyone shed some light on this?
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Old 31st August 2009 | 11:50
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Are they being chartered by Lufthansa to cover a service?
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Old 31st August 2009 | 12:00
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LH charter 2 319's from bmi. They are in full bmi liverly and they are used on Berlin (TXL) and Milan routes from LHR.
The ac have LH seats and branding on the inside.
Its all bmi flight deck and cabin crew that operate those flights for LH.
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Old 31st August 2009 | 13:40
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2 only? I thought they have already 3
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Old 2nd September 2009 | 16:51
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Originally Posted by Mr Flaps
LH charter 2 319's from bmi. They are in full bmi liverly and they are used on Berlin (TXL) and Milan routes from LHR.
The ac have LH seats and branding on the inside.
Its all bmi flight deck and cabin crew that operate those flights for LH.
I though Lufty owned bmi thereby negating the need to charter??
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Old 3rd September 2009 | 17:36
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DLH own 80% of bmi. However bmi is run as a seperate entity.

For clarity Lufthansa is wet leasing one A319 (G-DBCB) to operate TXL - LHR 3 round trips per day. The aircraft is based in TXL.

Lufthansa Italia is wet leasing another A319 (G-DBCA) to operate LHR - MXP 3 round trips per day. This aircraft is based in LHR.

Both are operated in bmi colours with Lufthansa interiors by bmi crews as previously stated.

There is speculation that this wet lease agreement may be expanded over the winter.

Just one question:
Why is this thread on the techlog forum?

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Old 4th September 2009 | 15:46
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Tail-take-off, it's the other way around; CA does the Milans and CB the Berlins.
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Old 4th September 2009 | 16:27
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You are absolutely right. Previous post ammended.

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Old 5th September 2009 | 10:26
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As for the bmi callsign, could I just remind our bmi friends that your callsign is "Midland" and not "The Midland" or "British Midland" both of which I regularly hear in the London Area.
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Are you a 'Nigel' by chance? 'light icing reported at BNN'!!!
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Old 5th September 2009 | 11:01
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there's a guy at bd who always says 'roger landing' after clearance. always tickles me.
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"Roger Land", bless him, retired a few years ago.
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