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by Flanker
28 Sep 2013, 11:17
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: Lufthansa's A340s
Replies: 3
Views: 2549

Re: Lufthansa's A340s

And how long will that continue? And what is delivery time for new airplanes? If they order no new airplanes now, they stand at the end of the line when economics are improving. It's already too late. The A350XWB is the program that they should have been launching instead of the B748i. They missed ...
by Flanker
27 Sep 2013, 21:38
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines future and financial perspective
Replies: 1895
Views: 558650

Re: Brussels airlines future and financial perspective

In exchange for the forgiving of the government loan. How much was that again? I think that you are reading too much into that too. I think that Kranich is running away after he made some realisations about the liabilities that he was carrying. On the other hand, did he really contribute anything go...
by Flanker
27 Sep 2013, 17:13
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: VTM Telefacts 24th Sept: "Ryanair's tricks"
Replies: 135
Views: 28070

Re: VTM Telefacts 24th Sept: "Ryanair's tricks"

Ryanair offers cheap tickets. In return, you have to work by their system. If you think that it's unfair, you can fly SN or other airlines, where the fares are blunt daylight r*pe. "I don't fly Ryanair" is a snob attitude, and being a snob costs money. Not everyone can afford to be a snob,...
by Flanker
22 Sep 2013, 03:24
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: BeOnTop Airlines - Liège Airport
Replies: 488
Views: 39770

Re: BeOnTop Airlines - Liège Airport

Well here we are, people who know what they're talking about, versus people who suggest wet leasing to operate a start-up out of a questionnable market... We can share opinions, but let's keep a minimum standard and not discuss how gold would be more efficient a fuel than kerosene to run the new air...
by Flanker
22 Sep 2013, 02:41
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: BeOnTop Airlines - Liège Airport
Replies: 488
Views: 39770

Re: BeOnTop Airlines - Liège Airport

Everybody in the travel trade knows that the weather during off season is much nicer there Everybody knows that you are full of *&^!,. Sicily is not on the equator, nor is it Florida. :lol: What would you go to Sicily for in January? To the beaches? Sicily is rainy and cold during the low seaso...
by Flanker
19 Nov 2012, 15:36
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Load factor Antwerp-Manchester
Replies: 54
Views: 15360

Re: Bezetting Antwerpen- Manchester

I think that it's something else.
Bmi isn't pricing itself out of the market, it's that there is a demand for a high yield rich-*ss shuttle.
But I don't see them succeeding in that capacity, with an ERJ for god's sake....
by Flanker
19 Nov 2012, 00:34
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 700 jobs threatened at Brussels Airlines?
Replies: 246
Views: 68475

Re: 700 jobs threatened at Brussels Airlines?

It's not that hard to find actually. You take the CAO, read off the minimum wages, take your ruler and follow the seniority linked minimum-wages and you should get around there. :-D It's tough times everywhere, well ... almost everywhere. Managements in panic mode... it's 2008 all over again, but th...
by Flanker
18 Nov 2012, 11:40
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Next A330 for SN: 200 or 300? What should/will it be?
Replies: 50
Views: 23495

Re: Next A330 for SN: 200 or 300? What should/will it be?

Yes cx, but flexibility costs money. The A332 has almost the same operating cost as the A333, but all it does is carry more fuel at the expense of payload. They already have 2 A332's, which is more than they need for range flexibility, they need more A333's that can carry loads and they need more ro...
by Flanker
16 Nov 2012, 10:14
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 700 jobs threatened at Brussels Airlines?
Replies: 246
Views: 68475

Re: 700 jobs threatened at Brussels Airlines?

Well no Mr. Boeing, I'm happy that Gustin is complaining about ETS. ETS is a ridiculous measure to use global warming as an excuse to extricate taxes, this is inexcusable and stupid of the EU. It would be justified if the money were to be used to plant trees, or to invest in wind energy, but there i...
by Flanker
13 Nov 2012, 16:44
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 700 jobs threatened at Brussels Airlines?
Replies: 246
Views: 68475

Re: 700 jobs threatened at Brussels Airlines?

Sully is right. There is no pilot shortage, not in Europe, not in the US. Talented and skilled youngsters are leaving the skilled positions of the airline industry in masses, because terms and conditions no longer make it interesting to work in it. There is still plenty of supply from below though, ...
by Flanker
12 Nov 2012, 21:51
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 700 jobs threatened at Brussels Airlines?
Replies: 246
Views: 68475

Re: 700 jobs threatened at Brussels Airlines?

Fair enough.

If the pilots are taking it, I'm all for it. Hard working, and proud to do their job, that's moving.
If Belgium has something to be proud of, these guys are it.
by Flanker
12 Nov 2012, 21:41
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 700 jobs threatened at Brussels Airlines?
Replies: 246
Views: 68475

Re: 700 jobs threatened at Brussels Airlines?

That means they'll save 19,7 million euro on the Flight Crew Costs in 2013 and 17,4 million in 2014 and 10,9 as from 2015. Total flight crew costs in 2011 were at 68,3 million euro. But this is wat the unions and the management already agreed on, there are still some harsh topics remaining and I ha...
by Flanker
12 Nov 2012, 09:05
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines' fleet renewal
Replies: 4565
Views: 2155334

Re: Replacement of SN's Avro RJ and B737 fleet

Korongo does no longer have any routes to operate their 2 BAe146 on because MJM is now BCAA approved for night ops (i.e. no more need for a quad on the FIH-FBM route at night), so their only purpose in the near future will be as a backup for their single 737. As such, MJE which came to BRU for MX w...
by Flanker
10 Nov 2012, 17:10
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Iberia to axe 4,500 jobs, reduce fleet by 25 aircraft
Replies: 33
Views: 9456

Re: Iberia to axe 4,500 jobs, reduce fleet by 25 aircraft

Off topic, can we talk about Iberia please. seconded If you want to talk, talk. What is there to say? IB is firing 4500 people and everyone has seen it coming for years. Not much to talk about it here, except for bad management and the cause of such bad management. :roll: Sure we can talk about how...
by Flanker
09 Nov 2012, 17:49
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Iberia to axe 4,500 jobs, reduce fleet by 25 aircraft
Replies: 33
Views: 9456

Re: Iberia to axe 4,500 jobs, reduce fleet by 25 aircraft

Inquirer, first go and hear what the guy who sweeps the floors at SN says, then we talk. I heard what Gustin says, (and I hear that he likes this forum a lot (hi Bernard :wave: ))and frankly he is a nice guy but he has no clue, no vision, no strategy. I know that he's trying and trying very hard, an...
by Flanker
09 Nov 2012, 13:29
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Iberia to axe 4,500 jobs, reduce fleet by 25 aircraft
Replies: 33
Views: 9456

Re: Iberia to axe 4,500 jobs, reduce fleet by 25 aircraft

IB top management are also a bunch of amateurs. Instead of going hourly with A321 on BCN-MAD on weekdays, they fly 19 daily with a mixture of equipment A319/A320/A321 that results in a mess of an operation and end up losing half of their customers to rail. :roll: They operate the most lucrative rout...
by Flanker
08 Nov 2012, 14:16
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: Are seatbelts useless ?
Replies: 21
Views: 3814

Re: Are seatbelts useless ?

Governments like to give themselves a waiver but to others, no way. Europe has become a place where government does whatever it wants and all the rest can go f*** themselves. I remember that 20 years ago, the Belgian social security system would cover most if not all of your medical bills. Few were ...
by Flanker
06 Nov 2012, 23:29
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 700 jobs threatened at Brussels Airlines?
Replies: 246
Views: 68475

Re: 700 jobs threatened at Brussels Airlines?

Well, let's put things as they are. As an employer, I can tell you for sure that the employer social security contributions is actually more like 32-34%. The exact figures from the horse's mouth: http://socialsecurity.fgov.be/nl/over-de-fod/sociale-zekerheid-kort/hoeveel-werknemers.htm On top of the...
by Flanker
06 Nov 2012, 16:46
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 700 jobs threatened at Brussels Airlines?
Replies: 246
Views: 68475

Re: 700 jobs threatened at Brussels Airlines?

SN's problem is not costs, but revenue. In today's environment of high competition and low yields, the only difference offer you can make is not by trying to offer the same service at a lower cost, but to offer a much better service at the same cost. I'm not sure that that is what Lufthansa had in m...
by Flanker
03 Nov 2012, 11:58
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: LH Group posts better than expected financial results
Replies: 25
Views: 6043

Re: LH Group posts better than expected financial results

Like I said, if that's what they want to do, that's what they should do. The Q400 does require a different approach to running an operation, but the easy route is not always the best route. However keep in mind that no regional jet with capacities of less than 90 passengers can make any money at cur...