Aer Lingus DECs for new Aldergrove base
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Aer Lingus DECs for new Aldergrove base
Just heard this news coming from the NIO...
Aer Lingus look like they will be crewing the Aldergrove base with Direct Entry Captains and co-pilots - a big recruitment drive north of the border is on the cards!
Having tallked to one of the recruitment specialists apparently the contracts will be nothing like the lads in Dublin are on - especially the pension - and the contractors will be operating into and out of LHR on existing EI slots.
Don't know how this is going to go down with IALPA - as far as I know they have pretty tight restrictions on who operates the green machines into and out of LHR.
The announcement is due pretty soon - wonder how this will affect the share price?
Aer Lingus look like they will be crewing the Aldergrove base with Direct Entry Captains and co-pilots - a big recruitment drive north of the border is on the cards!
Having tallked to one of the recruitment specialists apparently the contracts will be nothing like the lads in Dublin are on - especially the pension - and the contractors will be operating into and out of LHR on existing EI slots.
Don't know how this is going to go down with IALPA - as far as I know they have pretty tight restrictions on who operates the green machines into and out of LHR.
The announcement is due pretty soon - wonder how this will affect the share price?
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DEC's in EI ? Much as that prospect would cheer up a great many people up in BFS, it won't happen. There are guys in Dublin who have waited 8 years for a command. You really think their union is going to let that happen? There's probably even enough of them from the North to crew BFS anyway.
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I doubt very much that IALPA will let this happen but then EI could always set up another business that would make it a different entity and outside of IALPA's influence. It's highly unlikely that the Aer Lingus management will miss the opportunity to get the pilots in their first new base outside of the republic on reduced T&Cs. I hope they don't but all will be revealed in time...
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I doubt very much that IALPA will let this happen but then EI could always set up another business that would make it a different entity and outside of IALPA's influence.
They've had subsidiary airlines before - e.g. Futura. Wholly owned by Aer Lingus, employed non-Aer Lingus pilots, no problem.
But would Aer Lingus management seriously want to devalue the Brand by dropping the name? What would the share-holders think!
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Exactly MarkD, it's possible in this changing aviation world. In the early nineties most pilots at Aer Lingus reckoned that Ryanair would be gone within a couple of years, look at them now, the biggest airline in Europe. Last year FR caused a stir by making an aggressive attempt to take control at EI which for the time being has been suppressed. Take a look around, it's uncertain times over ownership at Iberia, Alitalia, bmi and the list could go on and on. Iberia have clickair, bmi have bmibaby, BA have GB as a franchise, why not a subsidiary for Aer Lingus? After all, if based in NI the pilots would be paid in Sterling presumably? If there is a threat to T&Cs then IALPA should oppose it vehemently but it could get nasty in my opinion.
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Hi all
Plenty of Norn Iron pilots in Aer Lingus,who'd love to go back to the Province/Occupied Six Counties at the first chance, without having to rough it in a real low-cost airline...wonder how much pressure the Govt put EI under to go there? Apart from the pilots, what about mechs and cabin crews? Can't move the 'Buses without them.Probably local hire-ins...
regards
TDD
Plenty of Norn Iron pilots in Aer Lingus,who'd love to go back to the Province/Occupied Six Counties at the first chance, without having to rough it in a real low-cost airline...wonder how much pressure the Govt put EI under to go there? Apart from the pilots, what about mechs and cabin crews? Can't move the 'Buses without them.Probably local hire-ins...
regards
TDD
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Here's a link to RTE news:
http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0805/aerlingus.html
So it looks like Aer Lingus will be setting up a base at Aldergrove!
http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0805/aerlingus.html
So it looks like Aer Lingus will be setting up a base at Aldergrove!
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Ei -bfs
Yes - Allegedly x 3 A320s. To re-open the BFS-LHR route dropped by BA and then BMI a few years back. Existing EI slots to be used.
Plus 6 European destinations. I am told these will be routes mostly already operated by either EasyJet or Jet2. A bit of head to head competition. Over 100 jobs to be created. I think it will be announed officially tomorrow.
Plus 6 European destinations. I am told these will be routes mostly already operated by either EasyJet or Jet2. A bit of head to head competition. Over 100 jobs to be created. I think it will be announed officially tomorrow.