What happens after brexit when airbus wants a set of wings ? don't ask the UK as nothing will be any different in the UK, wings will be loaded onto an airbus plane and sent on their way to Germany of France just as they always have. The big question is will officialdom at the other end make things ...
Jump to postJust goes to show that Airbus is still the politically-controlled entity it has always been When someone thinks you might be an idiot, its better to keep quiet rather than open your mouth and remove all doubt. So on the 1st of April - with absolutely no agreements in place between England and Franc...
Jump to postBrexit is a political discussion... And why on Earth would the UK expel the continental European citizens working at Airbus UK? Not even in the most hard-core Brexit proclamations was that ever under consideration. And if France can threaten ArcelorMittal with nationalizing a steel plant from them,...
Jump to postIts all hot air, It would take Airbus many years to move their UK manufacturing operations abroad, I can understand that there may be minor delays and more paperwork as a result of Brexit, but compared to moving the World's largest wing making facility which has been built up over 40 years its insig...
Jump to postWhat reason can there be for having a plane permanently owned and based in the UK on the US register ? Especially one that by virtue of its size and range would find it virtually impossible to fly to its place of ownership. There are plenty of US registered GA aircraft based all across Europe for c...
Jump to postWhat reason can there be for having a plane permanently owned and based in the UK on the US register ? Especially one that by virtue of its size and range would find it virtually impossible to fly to its place of ownership.
Jump to postGreat work on the post. Part of the issue is the classification of spares. It's increasingly difficult to work out whether standalone engines have been purchased as true spares, or for lease on a new aircraft, or direct purchase by the airline for installation on a new or existing aircraft, or is a...
Jump to postJust a question. If BA could not make this work with a vast network, what does VS bring to the table to make a difference? I'm not 100% sure BA didn't make it work, but just wanted to concentrate on London. BE already had their own network when they took on BA Connect's non-LCY based flying, so it'...
Jump to postat least the people who depend on Flybe for their livelihood will get to keep their jobs! No the won't. Not for long. Exactly - Flybe was up the creek without a paddle, Much of their route network was deemed unprofitable by BA years ago and flogged off, nothing has really changed in that respect, a...
Jump to postWhat remains of flyBe is an empty holding company. It seems Connect Airways (30% Virgin Atlantic, 30% Stobart, 40% Cyrus) is now bidding for 100% of Flybe ltd (the airline) and 100% flybe.com (the e-commerce webpage) both owned by listed Flybe PLC (Flybe group). Maybe not an empty company, as I ass...
Jump to post75% needed to pass a special resolution The offer document states that the minimum threshold is that voters must represent a minimum of 75% of the shares, but a simple majority of the votes in favour is sufficient. There's an added complication to the deal, it appears that 10% of the Flybe stock wa...
Jump to postIt will go to a shareholder vote, 50% + 1 share is the threshold under UK law. 75% needed to pass a special resolution The offer document states that the minimum threshold is that voters must represent a minimum of 75% of the shares, but a simple majority of the votes in favour is sufficient. There...
Jump to postThe conclusion has to be that either the existing management were failing to report the true financial state of the business, or that they have recommended an offer that is far too low. In both cases they have failed the shareholders whose interests they were paid to protect. Shareholders might as ...
Jump to postIf this was solely to feed into VS flights, primarily into MAN because of LHR and LGW slots, their fleet utilisation would be terrible. The majority of VS flights currently from MAN are in the morning up to lunchtime. Any connections would need to arrive early/mid morning to connect with departures...
Jump to postFor all of the talk about the incarceration rates in the United States, even I am having a hard time believing that she will be incarcerated over this. Is that really a likely outcome? A few years back another MP Chris Huhne persuaded his wife to take a similar speeding fine and points. A few years...
Jump to postOn the tracking spreadsheet many of us follow it seems like the first BA frame has been delayed. Is this correct? It seems as if the person compiling the list has recently become doubtful over quite a few airframes in the running order, last time I looked there were very few blanks, now there are l...
Jump to postI would like to strongly endorse 'flyingclrs727's point.It is imho a very good one. The weight of a human body falls primarily on the seat cushion not the backrest.It is ( on the whole) your ass that gets 'numb bum'.As he states the seat cushion does not effect legroom in any way.So yes why not a d...
Jump to postA quick search on both BA source and VS source seems to show they both have two out of service, I think one has 16 in the fleet and the other 17. Not ideal, but probably manageable. .
Jump to postLooks as though MSN 231 might br the last A350 to leave TLS on Delivery in 2018. Seem to be doubts about all the other completed frames as a result of customer issues. Geoff Whilst departing from TLS is a symbolic act, the important aspect for Airbus is the frame being handed over to the client in ...
Jump to postDoes anyone think this supposed pic of the drone is simply a police helicopter ? You can just make out a tail boom https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/12/20/11/7658144-6513923-image-a-68_1545306573220.jpg My initial reaction to the photo was that the object seemed too large for a drone, bearing in mi...
Jump to postThis is going to have a knock-on effect on flights for quite a bit after reopening. It does sound a bit silly that the presence of drones provokes such an effect on the operations of an airport. Somehow, this takes me back to the volcanic ashes from Iceland in 2010 (Eyjafjallajökull). However, avia...
Jump to postMore fool citizens of the US who hand over vast sums of money to churches, each time I visit I'm amazed by the grandeur of their new buildings, shiny vehicles etc. Obviously the Chruch in question is so awash with funds they didn't notice $50k a year going missing. When visiting relatives near San D...
Jump to postOrlik wrote:Sorry MSN259 still sits in DC in Toulouse...
The present designs have evolved over the past 70 years to take into account efficiency, ease of manufacturing, usability and ease of maintenance Quite simply a long parallel tube with low set wings and engines in pylons below the wing is what the airlines want. Engines buried in the structure are d...
Jump to postI only have one story to tell, GHWB came to the UK to open the refurbished American air force museum at Duxford, an old friend, no longer with us spoke to him and informed him that by the time GHWB arrived to fight the axis he had been flying missions since 1939. It appears thither took the statemen...
Jump to postAn anomalous find worth investigating! Is 1.5 hours at LHR enough time to transfer terminals. I suppose if all is on time. Many "enemies' still maintain interline agreements thus resulting in search result you presented. Only the US3 seem intent on killing off many of those arrangements. But e...
Jump to postB788 seems to be too premium for european route. I think A332 (Level configuration) is most suitable wb of B763 replacement though there is 20% seat increase Yes, in their current configuration, that's why I suggest reconfiguring some 788's to something like 20J 250Y. Can't see BA using A332's a la...
Jump to postI had a related type of experience of a BA flight to Bahrain in late July. Checked in online 20ish hours before to find I had been allocated a middle seat in Y (yuk), the only option was were aisle seats (2) at a premium of somewhere about $50. I am a long standing (20 years) FF, albeit only 'blue'...
Jump to postIt is always possible that SRB could buy Flybe directly and not through VS. That way there would be no issue about British ownership and no need for other parties to agree. He clearly has the capacity to put in new management and continue LHR operations until slots can be reorganised. There would n...
Jump to postA side point BA has never been able to make any longhaul viable outside London. Unless IAG needs slots give flybe a wide berth! A little history would be beneficial here. BA1503/2 MAN-JFK-MAN was profitable. Always was. That 767 used to pull in consistent profits, but the Little Englander type mana...
Jump to postI'm close to Angela Merkel, pleasantly surprised in some ways not to be up near Farage etc The survey questions however appear to be very simplistic/idealistic "do you feel that the left wing are evil" type questions, in general of course not, when however a very small minority refuse peop...
Jump to postis the East Boston Tunnel, completed in 1904 and to this day carries MBTA Blue Line trains 'neath Boston Hahba. Who else had the cojones to build a tunnel like that in 1904?? Nobody I tells ya, nobody. (You heard me.) *the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel is also good By the time this opened there were 6 ope...
Jump to postis the East Boston Tunnel, completed in 1904 and to this day carries MBTA Blue Line trains 'neath Boston Hahba. Who else had the cojones to build a tunnel like that in 1904?? Nobody I tells ya, nobody. (You heard me.) *the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel is also good By the time this opened there were 6 ope...
Jump to postI live close to Cambridge, the City population is around 125000 with 5 million annual visitors. There was a time when the tourist season was May - September and we then returned to being a small city with a 50:50 mix of University and locals, now the tourists albeit in lower numbers appear year roun...
Jump to postThe brutal truth of the effect of looking eastward for VS can be seen with what happened with the SQ stake in VS, purchased for £600m, sold for £224m. Until DL and then AF/KLM came along the strategy of VS was entirely dictated by the whims of Richard Branson, with 51% compared to SQ's 49% he could ...
Jump to postSurely this would be the worst possible option in the event of a "no deal brexit" ? BA would lose its rights as a UK airline as it would then be operating under a Spanish AOC, as presently stands BA has UK rights and the rest of IAG would be under the EU, which would be ok as they all only...
Jump to postWith Ryanair on this one. They got the subsidy to pay for those flights and they ran the them. If the subsidies were illegal the French authorities should be punished, not get the money back. I'n no defender of FR but in this instance I have to agree, the money was paid to FR, they accepted in good...
Jump to postHere we go again, please don't confuse rumour and fact
Jump to postAirbus is only one partner in Eurofighter, also RR have significant interests in other engine programmes other than those powering Airbus planes, if they were taken over by Airbus the potential issues would likely be insurmountable
Jump to postSo many "understanding" posters here flying the flag for BA makes me think that some have been sponsored by BA. A 8 hour flight takes 77 hours, ie nearly 10 times normal and people here are blaming the passengers for complaining ? And actually complimenting BA ? Wow. Just imagine it was a...
Jump to postIn hindsight, of course BA should have despatched a replacement plane to MCO on Thursday evening when the original went tech, at the time however who would have sanctioned so much expenditure, especially knowing that in any event the rescue plane wouldn't depart until late on the next day once there...
Jump to postMIflyer12 wrote:You're citing revenue figures, not profit.
If you want easy access and low start up costs LTN or STN are the answer, history however has shown that if you want to stay in business for more than a year they are not the answer, both having witnesses a number of failures in this market. if you want to make money, it would have to be LHR or as a...
Jump to postMore importantly what constitutes a salad ? In Europe one would expect a variety of different lettuce leaves, cucumber, tomatoes, onion, peppers, and radishes at the very least, in a restaurant more would be expected, meanwhile in the US its 95% romaine lettuce with one slice of cucumber and half a ...
Jump to post[...]the clearly racist and unacceptable incident occurred on the ground in Spain onboard an Irish registered aircraft, they duly reported it to Essex police after arrival at STN. What can Essex police do about an incident that occurred in another Country ?[...] Since it happened onboard an Irish-r...
Jump to postThis incident is blown totally out of proportion. Comparable scenes are common in road traffic. Just because it’s aviation and the name “Ryanair” is involved it receives this kind of attention. There were 178 other passengers on board who just wanted to the get from A to B on time. The cabin crew b...
Jump to postRyanair have completely messed up, the clearly racist and unacceptable incident occurred on the ground in Spain onboard an Irish registered aircraft, they duly reported it to Essex police after arrival at STN. What can Essex police do about an incident that occurred in another Country ? Answer nothi...
Jump to postThe BA website shows that flight 49 is departing on time guess they have a spare. Good luck with the luggage hope it turns up soon. The information about the next flights being cancelled was never going to be right, BA 49 doesn't depart until 15.25. this incident must have taken place around 07.00....
Jump to postThese vehicles are just an accident in waiting, someone tried to import a few into the UK, due to the lack of documentation of the conversion they were deemed unsafe and weren't allowed on our road's.
Jump to postI would assume that it is all in compliance with relevant Hong Kong law? If so don't blame the airline if local employment law allows it. No, it's fair to expect an employer to be decent to their people, even if the law doesn't require it. "This is the minimum" doesn't mean "do this....
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