RE: EUROCELTIC

BMI said they were interested in the JER-LHR route before september 11th,a letter from the CEO of BMI Sir Michael O’Leary indicates that the route is still a possibilty,but due to recent events i am very doubtful that this route will start for at least another year or so or at all.
Ryanair seem to be very promising,i would hope that there services to STN might start very soon if the landing taxes stay the same and other airlines such as BA don’t kick up a fuss like they did when easyjet tried to get into JER.

Regards Saab 2000

RE: Help… Info needed!!!!!

http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main
http://members.tripod.com/~BDaugherty/neam/shorts.html

Shorts doesn’t have a website any more but there is a bit of info there.

Regards Saab 2000

RE: WHAT HAS HAPPENED

Hard question,there are soooo many aircraft that i like but my choice would be the BAe 146.Smart looking,fuel efficiant,very quiet and if its fit for the queen then its alright for me!

Regards Saab 2000

RE: Lufthanser Cancel orders for A380!!!!

New demand for large aircraft is likely to dry up in the short term.Many carriers have begun to renegotiate or postpone orders placed for new aeroplanes.
Virgin is holding discussions with both Airbus and Boeing about new orders placed,they said that they would possibly delay orders.
The A380 programme though is still going ahead and there are plans to start building soon.Airbus has said that that company takes a long-term view and believes passenger numbers will have doubled in 15 years, increasing the need for larger aeroplanes.

Regards Saab 2000

Also,what aircraft are BA likely to be getting rid of?

RE: Airlines on the edge

BA cutbacks:
*5,200 new job losses
*1,800 already announced
*20 aircraft withdrawn
*10% cut in flying

More cuts expected:

Lufthansa cut three of its transatlantic routes and said it was freezing hiring.

Sabena has said that it will not last beyond the end of the year unless it manages to restructure.

SAS, which saw its entire board resign on Monday due to an unrelated cartel scandal, said it would cut capacity in relation to the US crisis.

Aer Lingus announced that it was to cut its operations by 25% and would let go more than 600 temporary staff.

Air France said it was freezing hiring and retiring 17 planes from service.

Swissair said the freezing of air travel last week cost it 65m Swiss francs ($41m, £28m). It expects its transatlantic passenger numbers to fall 10-15%, and will announce restructuring measures in October

Gill Airways,has ceased trading, blaming the uncertainty created by events in the US.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_1553000/1553676.stm#bo…

Find out more on the BBC website.

Regards Saab 2000

RE: passenger plane( that is what they say) hits world trade center.

LAST EDITED ON 19-09-01 AT 05:23 PM (GMT)[p]After the terrorist attacks there have been a few other reports of hoax bomb scares on planes,a VLM Fokker 50 from Jersey to London City was forced to make an emergancy landing at LCY after it was reported by a phone call to LCY that there was a bomb onboard.The airport was closed and the plane landed shortly afterwards with no bomb on board.How many more of these bomb hoaxs will there be?

Regards Saab 2000