IAG snaps up Monarch LGW landing slots
Nov 28, 2017, 5:55 am
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Also the good years help to cover for the bad years when shareholders take the pain.
Nov 28, 2017, 6:02 am
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Nov 28, 2017, 6:28 am
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The Heathrow DHL operation is flown during the day as of course Heathrow doesn't allow BAU flying between 11pm and 6am with only a strictly limited number of arrivals before 6am, all passenger. It is also mainly flown for BA albeit under the "Eurotrans" callsign.
Nov 28, 2017, 7:29 am
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Last week I believe, but I don't think they have flown passenger flights (or at all) since being retired over a year ago. Are you sure you didn't see an old livery 346 such as JLE?
Nov 28, 2017, 7:42 am
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I would indeed like a BRU-LGW option...
Nov 28, 2017, 8:30 am
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IMHO if an IAG company can't use the slots within a short space of time then IAG shouldn't be allocated them in the first place and they should go to an operator who can use them.
IAG certainly shouldn't be able to use them as a source of revenue by leasing them out.
IAG certainly shouldn't be able to use them as a source of revenue by leasing them out.
Nov 28, 2017, 8:45 am
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I don't think you can judge that just by looking at the actual numbers. AA makes big profits because it is a big company. However I believe the return on capital is some way short of IAG's.
Also the good years help to cover for the bad years when shareholders take the pain.
Also the good years help to cover for the bad years when shareholders take the pain.
It could be argued that a lack of investment is symptomatic of lack of competition allowing BA to operate older less fuel efficient aircraft.
Nov 28, 2017, 8:57 am
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I was basing it on this analysis. https://www.economist.com/news/leade...e-lessons-lack
It could be argued that a lack of investment is symptomatic of lack of competition allowing BA to operate older less fuel efficient aircraft.
It could be argued that a lack of investment is symptomatic of lack of competition allowing BA to operate older less fuel efficient aircraft.
Personally I would see healthy (not excessive) profits as enabling re-investment in new fleet and routes which is what BA has been doing.
Nov 29, 2017, 1:52 am
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I know they had been keeping them maintained to be able to provide hot swaps for equipment in case of MX issues.
Nov 29, 2017, 2:26 am
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Nov 29, 2017, 4:31 am
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Nov 29, 2017, 4:53 am
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It does exist, 35 were made.