F737MAX Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Departed a desolate EGHI - removed the AI traffic file for flybe and there was very little activity left. Best wishes to all staff and hoping for speedy recruitment into positions at other airlines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caluma65 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Well said!! Nice shots!! Cheers, Calum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvdboomen Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Cheers mate. Sad to see them go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifejogger Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Very nice shots!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Cool shots. I didn't know they were going out of business. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F737MAX Posted March 5, 2020 Author Share Posted March 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Caluma65 said: Well said!! Nice shots!! 1 hour ago, bvdboomen said: Cheers mate. Sad to see them go. 59 minutes ago, lifejogger said: Very nice shots!!!!!!!!! 37 minutes ago, Jack Sawyer said: Cool shots. Thanks guys! 37 minutes ago, Jack Sawyer said: I didn't know they were going out of business. Why? A string of poor management decisions starting with an attempt to be a noteable player in European aviation about 15 years ago. Instead it was a case of too big, too quick. Additionally, it was the launch customer of expensive (to purchase and operate) EMB jets, which were larger than anything else in their fleet up to that point. Despite a takeover 12 months ago, flybe sufferered more financial woes. Pre-tax losses in 7 out of 10 years due to various market conditions left it highly susceptible to any other shock. Coronavirus provided that shock just a month after it needed a 'tax holiday' from the UK government to maintain its cash reserves. It survived longer than expected. A few smaller airlines are going to do well out of some of the routes that have presented themselves with no competition. However, three airports are in big trouble - flybe accounted for 70%+ of their flight schedules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Couple of nice shots indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Rough competition in that neck of the woods - they seemed like a good outfit. I like the prop wash visuals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F737MAX Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 8 hours ago, adambar said: Couple of nice shots indeed! 7 hours ago, olderndirt said: Rough competition in that neck of the woods - they seemed like a good outfit. I like the prop wash visuals. Thanks! Who doesn't like a bit of prop visuals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schtroumf Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 The livery of the plane is top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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