Any more news re courses. I have heard there will be more acft going south to london, and another 145 going to Leeds, and also EGNV getting a 145. Are these 3 new ex flybe/Bacon 145s being used for this? or are acft being moved from other bases along with crews.:ok:

All we know so far is one more 145 joining us in a few days.

MME base is currently crewed.

Total of 3 courses of 6 F/o's planned (first course is upto Line training so far)

I don't know if the second and last course have names to put to the numbers, but I would guess so at this stage.


Hope this helps,

SSS

I believe that aircraft left Exeter at 1600lcl last night and is in the Aberdeen hangar right now. Ex BA Connect/Flybe.

BACON 145s
 

EMBN left Exeter yesterday, one more to follow next month

Thanks for the update:ok:

WF31

A friend has a sim assessment with bmi regional soon. I can confirm that his assessment is in a 737-500 sim in London.

B

Do they need any Captains at Leeds? I'm an ex BMI regional captain maybe looking for work. Thanks for info.

To be honest, I wouldn't hold your breath for any Direct Entry Commands for the immediate future. With the slow recruitment of the past year or so, there are many F/o's who have passed their command assesment and awaiting a Command.

Still, things are changing faster than us 'mortals' can keep up with!

BMI have a history of taking Direct Entry Left Seat so I wouldn't give up all hope, just don't make any plans around it!

SSS

Some Captains just moved to Leeds so no chance. Abz seems to be new joiners place to start now. Agree with fact that there are plenty of FO's looking to upgrade. Not sure they like leavers coming back after leaving the fold.
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D and F

I know of one guy who left and came back twice. Surely if they need pilots they would take a type rated guy with line experience over somoen who has neither .........

Maybe not though :}

Fly Better! - only one way to find out for sure, email BH or JB and ask.

Should the need arise I will :)

BBC NEWS | Business | BMI being taken over by Lufthansa

Any news from the inside on what this means to regional?? In particular, to people in the hold pool...

Flybe/BMI regional merge?

Who knows right?, speculation or some truth...

Only the future will tell

Anyone at bmir heard anything after today's news:confused:.....

New name LH Cityline
 

Who knows what will happen next year but if LH want to change bmi Regional's name or just it's operation to something like LH Cityline perhaps they'll ask all applicants to sit the DLR test in Hamburg to get a job in the UK!

The good news about the German outfit is the use of the latest Regional jets (CRJ900) and until recently they paid for your type rating and then gave you 17,000 Euros after 2 years as a loyalty bonus.

Now that's an interesting bond arrangement.

Personally, I believe that for maybe the next year not much will change. BMI will still be BMI, Regional still Regional.

I can't see the BMI brand being broken up and discarded very quickly (if at all) and so if you are in the hold pool, you will most likely stay there until called for a job!

Hopefully, LH will bring with them some new ideas and a bit of cash to start some more routes. There are still plenty of Flybe/Bacon EMB's to be had at a good price so I would put my money on some more recruitement early next year.

Most employees of Regional at least see this deal as a positive one. After all we are the best performing section of the group, apparently. I am sure those who will be most affected are the Upper to Middle pen pushers. I also can't see HQ Aberdeen remaining either.

Just my t'pence worth.

SSS

All the flybe 145`s were sold months ago, a number of them have been leased back by the company until they can be replaced by Q400`s.

Not so long ago, JF was on Bloomberg TV saying that Flybe are still on the look out for further takeover targets in the regional sector.... maybe if LH wants to recoup some of the £318m its paid for BMI, it might be interested in off loading BMI regional to the likes of Flybe

For all you people in the BMI Regional holding pool, I've recently been called to interview so they are either gonna empty the current pool OR keep filling it up with the likes of me (should I be accepted that is!)
Anyone else been called by Regional lately?