A388 From Netherlands Antilles, joined May 2001, 9077 posts, RR: 13 Reply 7, posted (10 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 2302 times:
I also don't understand DutchDeltaDude point,
I have flown BMI (BD) for the first time this year from AMS to LHR and I enjoyed the flight. The service was excellent with nice cabin crew, food was good and the space the A320 offers is great. On the way to LHR I flew with the A320, while on the way back to AMS I flew the B737-500 which gave me an opportunity to compare these two aircraft types. The cabin of the A320 is indeed more spacious than the 737 "Classics" at least.
Anyway, I had a good experience flying BMI, both on the A320 and the 735 (regardless of the space difference). Hope to fly them again in the (near) future.
UK_Dispatcher From United Arab Emirates, joined Dec 2001, 2550 posts, RR: 32 Reply 9, posted (10 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 2250 times:
The A319 decision is to standardise the fleets as follows:
bmi (mainline): A319/A320/A321/A330
bmi regional: ERJ-135 / ERJ-145
bmi baby: 737-300 / 737-500
....... the A319 is seen as a replacement for the Fokker 100, 6 of which will operate with bmi (mainline) ex-LHR until the leases expire in 2004.
Voodoo From Niue, joined Mar 2001, 1962 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (10 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 2249 times:
Latest World Airline Fleets News confirms 319 deal,
also that BMI wants to cancel two Emb 135 and two Emb145 orders and is talking to Embraer about taking Emb-170s later on `instead'.
If this doesn't happen, the 135/145s will be parked up in storage as soon as delivered.
Wilax From United States of America, joined Jun 2002, 465 posts, RR: 3 Reply 11, posted (10 years 7 months 2 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 2105 times:
BMI has always intrigued me. They seem like a classy carrier, and this seems like a strange move, only one 319.
I also wonder why none of the 321's have been repainted. I'd like to see it in the new scheme.
BestWestern From Ireland, joined Sep 2000, 6439 posts, RR: 58 Reply 12, posted (10 years 7 months 2 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 2069 times:
BMI are trying hard to reorganize the carrier, and its tough when you are losing money, but cant drop routes because of the strategic value to their owners (LH and SK).
The A321's are clearly too big for the carriers routes, with the exception of DUB and BFS, and the A320's are too big for LBA, MME, CDG, BRU and MAD.
Personally, I'm surprised that they didn't go for the A318's
The Embraer fleet has no home either, since EMA is now a 737 operation. This leaves them flying Jets into markets that really don't need the additional cost.
They also have major issues with the A330's - mainly that they cant get them into Heathrow, with the MAN routes not making money, and one aircraft fully mothballed.
But LH and SK are willing to take the financial hit for Strategy...
David_itl From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2001, 7145 posts, RR: 14 Reply 13, posted (10 years 7 months 2 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 2022 times:
BestWestern, which mothballed A330 are you talking about - the one in Toulouse? G-WWBD has been operating this weekend whilst G-WWBM went off to Zurich.
Anyway, we are 6 months into the 3 year "expected loss making period" for the transatlantic routes. I guess any new routes from LHR will also have an "expected loss making period" so we can look forward to similar comments to the one posted above then I suppose.
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