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For a while I have kept myself informed of the initial 'Sobelair' revival project, and I can confirm you for sure this project has been a reality.
Why 'has been'? It appears to have been dropped lately, especially because of the latest development of the Camair / SNBA project. Combined with the ...

I hear the copilot is relatively unexperienced and not well rated, and the pilot had only 50 hours experience behind him - real or not? To a degree, how far is crew management responsible for - eventually - assembling crews that are not cohesive enough?

CSA is the next airline undergoing a major restructuring. After solid performances (+ 10M€ profits in 2003,2004), the national airline posted cumulated losses (up to 17m€). it is now engaged in a major restructuring plan: sell-out the cargo units & hangars, sell-out catering business units and duty ...

Let me share a rumour that does not seem unrealistic to me.
Following the Aer Arann 'disaster' (especially in terms of communication/miscommunication), a group of local industrials and corporations of the LGG region would be gathering to found a new Belgian pax airline operating out of Liège. Found ...

In the papers today: salary freeze until 2009, 200 job losses (no straight furloughed, they claim), 1 B73 goes on the market and several routes will be canceled ( for example, LUX-MAN-DUB), search for an 'adequate' equipement is underway (you know they look for that aircraft that does not exist ...

A figure like Christian Heinzmann is definitely in the loop on this, so watch the news in the coming months I believe there is more to come. The man was on the books for SNBA's top job, he might not have succeeded but has definitely enough know-how and quality networking to launch a new operation.
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For info, heard that the Mc Kinsey study, which is being used by senior management to support the cost reduction plan, includes partial or complete sell of the Luxair Tours business unit. Sound strange thought, as it is known for being one of the few profitable b.u and socialist ministers are not in ...

I dont' mean to drop in with a stupid idea, but if the plan for a new Sobelair materializes, why wouldn't that be for an Africa oriented operation? At the end that'd be back to square one for the 'second' belgian airline. I have nothing to back this up, it is just something that crosssed my mind.

I would agree with your last quote, however nothing prevents you to do both simultaneously. level up the service, align Virgin Express and develop a strong plan for hub in Africa is not an impossible task to deal with. At the end of the day, there is plenty of expertise in the house - as long as one ...

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Info from insider @ VLM: the LUX flight is showing great progresses in terms of volume (full year 2005, increase of 25% in nr of pax, trend stable with 20% increase in january 2006). Yes VLM is evaluating a larger equipment on the route, however the route still needs to prove its profitability ...

Just out of curiosity regarding African markets: I understand there are several specifics regarding bilaterals Belgium to Kenya, Rwanda or RDC. But how about neighbouring countries and places? Is competition so still on African routes that adding one extra section flying a couple of O&D's will make ...

Just for info, yesterday, Mr Ney (GM LG) was 'on show' on RTL Luxembourg TV for 'Kapital' Magazin; Link to the interview:
http://www.rtl.lu/tele/videoarchiv/index.rtl?clip=/100K/03/2006/03/15/03_20060315_100K.wmv
I guess most of you don't speak letzbuergisch, so a quick recap: Mr Ney has presented ...

Just for info, The used 74-400 that Cargolux had planned to integrate in its fleet has been sold and the two new machines will be used in line with 'Cargolux 's planned moderate growth'. So that makes a total of 15 747 for the lux based all cargo airline.

How about the current market situation for Cargolux, though? I hear 2005 was not that good of a year for this grzt airline. With the ongoing investigations on price fiwing, and LH Cargo which has offered cooperation with DOJ and European commission, there could many clouds in Cargloux's sky. I know ...

One point is, if you recall the 'great days' of the Atlantic Alliance (SN/DL/SR/OS), SN at the time did at the very end schedule an evening JFK flight. That of course was pretty muuch in connection with other sectors ( BRU CVG, 2* BRUATL, BRUEWR, BRUJFK noon flight) but one thing that I can ...

Restructuring a company is certainly allowed in Luxembourg, look at the recent examples of Villeroy & Boch (180 persons fired) and TDK factory (300 expected to get fired imminently). Also, about 'Luxembourg = rich country', I would just point out that the Luxembourg government is currently deeply ...

Luxair, which had announced late last year it would publish a restructuring plan by February 2006, had postponed the decision, in spite of very bad figures for the early 2006. According to internal sources, if trend persists, cumulated losses for 2006 could reach an all timme high 20M EUR. For the ...

QUoting French Trade Web Magazine Tourmag.com plans are ebing made to re-launch a Sobelair activity in Belgium. Although in complete contradiction with another forum topic, the lack of competition between charter companies would be the initial starting point for a major investor to re-investigate ...

Just for info re Aer arann, quoting an irish newspaper; Aer Arann CEO will invest €30 million more in the airline to help finance the purchase of €150 million worth of planes this year. Either ATR or Bombardier. The company has already spoken to several banks about financing the remaining €120 ...