Hi all in this months Airliner world it says (UK INDEPENDENT budget carrier Flybe has confirmed it will take delivery of its first Embraer 195 in October 2006. The Exeter based airline is the launch customer for the Brazilian-built aircraft and it will use them to replace its ageing BAe 146-300, which have recently suffered from reliability problems.The first two aircraft will be based at birmingham but by the end of the year additional examples will arrive for operation from Exeter and Southampton)
so I was just wondering are they keeping there fleet of 6 BAe 146-200 as they have not said about them in the article?
James
By: Manston Airport - 13th March 2006 at 18:59
Thank you 🙂
James
By: Future Pilot - 13th March 2006 at 15:00
I believe they are aiming for a two type fleet and that will ultimatley be the Dash-8 Q400 and the EMB-195. All the 146s will go eventually.
Ian Cheese was there who is head of recruitment for the Dash fleet for FlyBe and he basically said ALL 146s will be replaced by the Embraer 195 to leave an all Dash Q400 & Emb 195 fleet
Thank you :D.
By: cheesebag - 13th March 2006 at 14:46
Looking forward to seeing them at BHX
By: Deano - 13th March 2006 at 14:22
I went to a Professional Pilot seminar a couple of months ago and Ian Cheese was there who is head of recruitment for the Dash fleet for FlyBe and he basically said ALL 146s will be replaced by the Embraer 195 to leave an all Dash Q400 & Emb 195 fleet
Hope this helps
Dean
By: philgatwick05 - 13th March 2006 at 13:10
In Flybe spec think it’s 119 – I thought BHD would get a couple of based 195s to replace the 146s
Cheers 😀
By: allmcc - 13th March 2006 at 13:05
What’s the pax capacity of an EMB195?
In Flybe spec think it’s 119 – I thought BHD would get a couple of based 195s to replace the 146s
By: philgatwick05 - 12th March 2006 at 14:44
What’s the pax capacity of an EMB195?
By: Manston Airport - 12th March 2006 at 14:14
You mean three with the B737-3s, does anyone reckon these will ever be replaced in the near future by 737NG or A319s – the livery would look best on the A319/A320 but I could see them getting B737-7s instead
Hi wozza the three remain 737 aircraft will return to Astraeus during Oct/Nov 2006 then it be a Two type Fleet as that the month the first EMB 195 will join the fleet.
james
By: wozza - 12th March 2006 at 13:59
I would imagine not, I believe they are aiming for a two type fleet and that will ultimatley be the Dash-8 Q400 and the EMB-195. All the 146s will go eventually.
You mean three with the B737-3s, does anyone reckon these will ever be replaced in the near future by 737NG or A319s – the livery would look best on the A319/A320 but I could see them getting B737-7s instead
By: Future Pilot - 12th March 2006 at 13:47
I would imagine not, I believe they are aiming for a two type fleet and that will ultimatley be the Dash-8 Q400 and the EMB-195. All the 146s will go eventually.
By: Manston Airport - 12th March 2006 at 13:45
I really dont have a clue, then why am I posting, however the -300s have already started leaving, will any 195s be based at NWI?
I don’t think they will base any at NWI but they might pop in like Future Pilot said.
Back to the question are Are Flybe keeping the BAe 146-200?
James
By: PlymouthCity - 12th March 2006 at 11:30
Originally Posted by wozza
will any 195s be based at NWI?
I remember flybe saying that they were to be based in Exeter, Southampton, Birmingham, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
But that was before they began NWI operations.
By: Future Pilot - 12th March 2006 at 11:10
will any 195s be based at NWI?
I can’t imagine any will be based (not in the short term anyway) but I’m sure some will pass through, they will be based (as the article says and in a similer pattern to the 737s) at BHX and eventually SOU and EXT.
By: wozza - 12th March 2006 at 09:10
I really dont have a clue, then why am I posting, however the -300s have already started leaving, will any 195s be based at NWI?
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