Dutchbird and exelaviationgroup

dre · Post by **dre** » 23 Nov 2004, 19:26

Dear luchtzakkers,

Tomorrow there will be a press release that finally Dutchbird and Exelaviationgroup have come to an agreement that Dutchbird will continue under the wings of HollandEXEL.
I think this is good news because Dutchbird was almost bankrupt.

Furthermore Erik De Vlieger has said that Brussels was an interesting opportunity to start new expansions of the exelaviationgroup.

Best is yet to come.

DRE

Dude320 · Post by **Dude320** » 23 Nov 2004, 19:36

Yeah, next year if they will start in BRU with 2 B737's ?? !!

Nice but unfortunately not that good news for TCW and TUB maybe

Rgds

sab319 · Post by **sab319** » 23 Nov 2004, 20:38

ButchBird almost bankrupt? that's the first I heard about that...

It would be nice to see Belgium exel expand, but if they do I'm afraid TCAB will do the long-haul flights themselves...

Dude320 · Post by **Dude320** » 23 Nov 2004, 23:41

Yes, this could be correct.

But, they will not do it with the A320's.

I heard a rumour it could be the A330 or even a A350 (2008) who will join the fleet then.

Wait and see...

Rgds,

Fuji-Monster · Post by **Fuji-Monster** » 23 Nov 2004, 23:44

A380 in high density can even serve the European sector.
How many would they order in that case ?

Buzz · Post by **Buzz** » 24 Nov 2004, 01:28

ThomasCook wrote:Yeah, next year if they will start in BRU with 2 B737's ?? !!

Nice but unfortunately not that good news for TCW and TUB maybe

Rgds

Where did you got this news? I thought of the 4 737's Exel is getting, 2 will go tho CuracaoExel (or an other Exel in the neighbourhood) and 2 were going to HollandExel?
Would nice to see a Belgian airline expand!

Humberside · Post by **Humberside** » 24 Nov 2004, 20:31

Will Dutchbird be doing Humberside to Palma charter again next year?

Fuji-Monster · Post by **Fuji-Monster** » 24 Nov 2004, 22:12

Can anybody publish the Pressrelease ?
I can't find it on the net.
Thks.

Tommypilot · Post by **Tommypilot** » 25 Nov 2004, 23:46

***Temporary info***

DutchBird will stop around the first of May 2004

DutchBird will be taken over by the Exel Aviation Group

The Airbusses of DutchBird will probably go to Curacao

**This is hot news from the press so things will still change people!**

V-Bird · Post by **V-Bird** » 26 Nov 2004, 02:36

Buzz wrote:
ThomasCook wrote:Yeah, next year if they will start in BRU with 2 B737's ?? !!

Nice but unfortunately not that good news for TCW and TUB maybe

Rgds
Where did you got this news? I thought of the 4 737's Exel is getting, 2 will go tho CuracaoExel (or an other Exel in the neighbourhood) and 2 were going to HollandExel?
Would nice to see a Belgian airline expand!

a belgian airline???????? all exel airlines / divisions are dutch airlines........

regi · Post by **regi** » 26 Nov 2004, 10:34

I am not a specialist but in 2 replies, there is a rumour about using A350.
Is it possible that some people are a bit too over exited because we are waiting to hear from Airbus if they will manufacture this model yes or no.
So let us conclude that it is definitively a rumour and not a fact.

Dropkix · Post by **Dropkix** » 26 Nov 2004, 12:21

Overname Dutchbird door de ExelAviationGroup geformaliseerd
25-11-2004
DRIEBERGEN – De Nederlandse chartermaatschappij Dutchbird is vandaag (25 november) formeel overgenomen door de ExelAviationGroup (EAG). Dat bevestigt EAG-president Harm Prins vanavond tegenover Luchtvaartnieuws. De naam DutchBird blijft in ieder geval in het winterseizoen nog bestaan.

De geruchten over een overname waren tot op heden niet officieel bevestigd. Volgens de CEO van de ExelAviationGroup zijn de handtekeningen inmiddels gezet en is de overname 'honderd procent definitief'. "De toekomst van DutchBird is daarmee zeker gesteld. Wij continueren de contracten met klanten van DutchBird en met het personeel. In de komende tijd vind een integratieproces van DutchBird binnen ExelAviation plaats. Waarschijnlijk wordt DutchBird vanaf het zomerseizoen ondergebracht bij HollandExel."

EAG moet nog wel de Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteiten (NMa) om goedkeuring vragen voor de overname. Prins verwacht niet dat dit problemen oplevert.

Een maand geleden tekenden beide partijen een intensieverklaring. Een kleine twee weken later maakte EAG bekend van de overname af te zien. Prins wil niet zeggen waarom de inlijving van DutchBird nu wel doorgaat. Volgens de president van de jonge luchtvaartonderneming is het niet gepast om financiële details over de chartermaatschappij naar buiten te brengen. Hij ontkent dat de financiële situatie van DutchBird dramatisch was. "Ze waren nog gewoon in staat de salarissen te betalen."

Buzz · Post by **Buzz** » 26 Nov 2004, 17:31

V-Bird wrote:
Buzz wrote:
ThomasCook wrote:Yeah, next year if they will start in BRU with 2 B737's ?? !!

Nice but unfortunately not that good news for TCW and TUB maybe

Rgds
Where did you got this news? I thought of the 4 737's Exel is getting, 2 will go tho CuracaoExel (or an other Exel in the neighborhood) and 2 were going to HollandExel?
Would nice to see a Belgian airline expand!
a belgian airline???????? all exel airlines / divisions are dutch airlines........

They are Dutch owned, but I would say that with a belgian AOC and Belgian crews BelgiumExel is a Belgian (at least Belgian based) airline.

How about TUB & TCA?
TUI airlines Belgium is (probably) a German airline then, and TCA probably not Belgian also..

I do not know how other people see this, but I would consider these airlines belgian airlines...