bmi LBA-LCY service

At least bmi decided against putting this one on the route! LOL!

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/670672/L/

:p

At least bmi decided against putting this one on the route! LOL!

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/670672/L/

:p

I don’t believe the the ATR was ever intended to be anything but a stopgap until they sorted out the problems with the EMB135s. Thats why it is only contracted for X number of months.

Tom.

I don’t believe the the ATR was ever intended to be anything but a stopgap until they sorted out the problems with the EMB135s. Thats why it is only contracted for X number of months.

Tom.

I had a word with the Captain of my flight back from EDI today (reprt soon) and he said that bmi wanted to get rid of the ATR asap! lol

Doesn’t surprise me bmi-star. They spent so long marketing themselves as being an “all jet fleet” when I was there so it must be dissapointing to have to use an ATR. They always used to think there fleet was the best Regional Jet fleet as it was all jet.

Lets see how long it takes to certify the EMB135 into LCY then shall we?

I had a word with the Captain of my flight back from EDI today (reprt soon) and he said that bmi wanted to get rid of the ATR asap! lol

Doesn’t surprise me bmi-star. They spent so long marketing themselves as being an “all jet fleet” when I was there so it must be dissapointing to have to use an ATR. They always used to think there fleet was the best Regional Jet fleet as it was all jet.

Lets see how long it takes to certify the EMB135 into LCY then shall we?

I had a word with the Captain of my flight back from EDI today (reprt soon) and he said that bmi wanted to get rid of the ATR asap! lol

I had a word with the Captain of my flight back from EDI today (reprt soon) and he said that bmi wanted to get rid of the ATR asap! lol

Thanks for that Atlantic – Might have to go to LBA on Sunday to see it!

Any idea when it is postioning in?

Thanks for that Atlantic – Might have to go to LBA on Sunday to see it!

Any idea when it is postioning in?

it is going down to Southend

Its changed to Bristol Filton now.

You weren’t one of a group of three by any chance were you?

Tom.

it is going down to Southend

Its changed to Bristol Filton now.

You weren’t one of a group of three by any chance were you?

Tom.

I was at Air Atlantique on tuesday and did a walk around of G-DRFC which is going to be operating the LBA-LCY route. On tuesday it was still all white but it is going down to Southend in the next few days to be painted in the special promotional livery. I was lucky enough to see the plans for the livery and it looks more like the bmibaby livery than the mainline one. But it’s very colourful. G-IONA is going to stay in Atlantique colours and will be operating the Man-Gla route for bmi.

Interestingly Atlantique say that bmi might have problems operating the aircraft out of LCY in the summer as the engines aren’t powerful enough to get the bird off the deck in the heat.

I was at Air Atlantique on tuesday and did a walk around of G-DRFC which is going to be operating the LBA-LCY route. On tuesday it was still all white but it is going down to Southend in the next few days to be painted in the special promotional livery. I was lucky enough to see the plans for the livery and it looks more like the bmibaby livery than the mainline one. But it’s very colourful. G-IONA is going to stay in Atlantique colours and will be operating the Man-Gla route for bmi.

Interestingly Atlantique say that bmi might have problems operating the aircraft out of LCY in the summer as the engines aren’t powerful enough to get the bird off the deck in the heat.

The aircraft we are using on the LBA-LCY service is G-DRFC, not IONA. FC will fly to Filton on Tuesday for painting into its special livery. It will then position back to Coventry after an air-to-air photo shoot on Friday. Should position up to Leeds on Sunday AM. Having seen the scheme, it should raise one or two eyebrows….

As for our own livery being dreadful, its a darn sight better than some of the cr*p doing the rounds at the moment!

Cheers,

Tom.

The aircraft we are using on the LBA-LCY service is G-DRFC, not IONA. FC will fly to Filton on Tuesday for painting into its special livery. It will then position back to Coventry after an air-to-air photo shoot on Friday. Should position up to Leeds on Sunday AM. Having seen the scheme, it should raise one or two eyebrows….

As for our own livery being dreadful, its a darn sight better than some of the cr*p doing the rounds at the moment!

Cheers,

Tom.

Can’t wait to see pictures of it! Sounds like it could be a colourful aircraft!!

Can’t wait to see pictures of it! Sounds like it could be a colourful aircraft!!

G-IONA is currently parked at Teesside waiting to return the Portsmouth players to Southampton.Its in full Atlantic livery.

G-IONA is currently parked at Teesside waiting to return the Portsmouth players to Southampton.Its in full Atlantic livery.