[Rumours] BoB & Fleet Reduction
Nov 17, 2016, 4:17 am
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[Rumours] BoB & Fleet Reduction
Probably a bit of dated news for those of you regularly flicking through Italian forums or/and other major bulletins.
According to Il Sole 24 Ore (an Italy-based newspaper engaged in the financial information sector), AZ will join BA (and others) in launching the buy-on-board service on flights up to 3 hours, replacing the service currently provided (sandwich plus drink) which, bizarrely, didn't last very long.
Moreover, reports suggest a number of aircraft (319/320) will be grounded in the new year - a further acceleration of painful cost-cutting measures that will see the airline dropping routes such as IST (already announced). Redundancies are also in the pipe-line, according to other rumours, as the company will unveil a new business plan by the end of the year.
A failure for EY? In any case, it is painfully obvious that, should those measures be implemented (especially those affecting the fleet), AZ's network (already leaning towards a clearly unprofitable short/medium haul business model) will shrink even further, affecting those few long-haul flights which are, needless to say, very likely to be hit from the ever reducing feeder traffic.
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According to Il Sole 24 Ore (an Italy-based newspaper engaged in the financial information sector), AZ will join BA (and others) in launching the buy-on-board service on flights up to 3 hours, replacing the service currently provided (sandwich plus drink) which, bizarrely, didn't last very long.
Moreover, reports suggest a number of aircraft (319/320) will be grounded in the new year - a further acceleration of painful cost-cutting measures that will see the airline dropping routes such as IST (already announced). Redundancies are also in the pipe-line, according to other rumours, as the company will unveil a new business plan by the end of the year.
A failure for EY? In any case, it is painfully obvious that, should those measures be implemented (especially those affecting the fleet), AZ's network (already leaning towards a clearly unprofitable short/medium haul business model) will shrink even further, affecting those few long-haul flights which are, needless to say, very likely to be hit from the ever reducing feeder traffic.
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