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Post by grk2 on Dec 16, 2021 1:03:36 GMT -8
Air Canada and Westjet lease from large international leasing corporations. Flair uses a small private equity group. Oddly the executives from the group also make up the directors of Flair.
I suggest you read up on the very recent investigation as reported in CH Aviation and on December 04 by Eric Atkins, Transportation Editor at Globe and Mail.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jan 19, 2022 15:20:02 GMT -8
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Post by paulvanb on Jan 21, 2022 14:51:48 GMT -8
I was on their site yesterday. Fares are cheap until you start paying to books eats, luggage, etc. But I guess that is the way of world. Hope they don't cram everyone in the same way Air Transat does with their Boeing 737 aircraft. Not a comfortable flight.
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Post by Mike C on Jan 21, 2022 21:03:42 GMT -8
I was on their site yesterday. Fares are cheap until you start paying to books eats, luggage, etc. But I guess that is the way of world. Hope they don't cram everyone in the same way Air Transat does with their Boeing 737 aircraft. Not a comfortable flight. My experience living in a Flair-served community has been that the greatest benefit to the ULCCs is that it is driving down the prices of the mainline carriers. While Flair will sell around $49 one way between here and YVR, WestJet and Air Canada will sell their seats at around $55. The latter is the better option, given the inclusion of carry-ons and lower checked bag prices, and far more comfortable aircraft.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Feb 6, 2022 16:46:16 GMT -8
AeroMexico has started every other weekday and all weekend day flights to Mexico City International Airport from Vancouver International Airport with Boeing 737 MAX 8. I have one photo of this flight to post because AeroMexico does night flight. AeroMexico N109JS by Blue Bus Fan, on Flickr Why does this Mexican aircraft carry American plan registration? Lufthansa is switching aircrafts from Frankfort Airport to Vancouver International with last winter was A330-300 then summer and this winter being A350-900 and Christmas seasoning being A340. I am posting this photo of A350-900 because new livery is a year old and we don't have any photos. Lufthansa D-AIXK by Blue Bus Fan, on Flickr
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Feb 14, 2022 11:11:29 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Mar 22, 2022 8:38:37 GMT -8
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Post by grk2 on Apr 6, 2022 22:15:27 GMT -8
Further to my December 15 post above:
April 6–The Globe and Mail and other media have reported that Flair is indeed in deep trouble with regulatory bodies. May 03 could see their license to operate cancelled. Also reported is that Flair has been accused of trying to silence their start up management team by dismissals and law suits. It sure seems that big American money has bought the aircraft and is financing operations. No wonder Westjet and the other Canadian carriers that play by the rules are upset.
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Post by grk2 on Apr 25, 2022 11:27:46 GMT -8
This may be the last summer for plane spotters at YVR to see the Boeing 747-400. Lufthansa has brought a few out of retirement, owing to the very late delivery of their new 787-900s. A350s have been filling in and while they remain on the daily Munich flights, the old 747 workhorses are now on the daily Frankfurt turn.
British Airways has the same problem; 787-900 delivery issues for the last year. BA will revert to using the A380 double decker for the peak seasons flights July-mid September.
Both unusual visitors to YVR in the last 3 summers.
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Post by Kahloke on Apr 25, 2022 15:03:30 GMT -8
I moved the post above into this thread since it is about YVR.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jun 1, 2022 13:48:54 GMT -8
Further to my December 15 post above: April 6–The Globe and Mail and other media have reported that Flair is indeed in deep trouble with regulatory bodies. May 03 could see their license to operate cancelled. Also reported is that Flair has been accused of trying to silence their start up management team by dismissals and law suits. It sure seems that big American money has bought the aircraft and is financing operations. No wonder Westjet and the other Canadian carriers that play by the rules are upset. Flair Air has received CTA ruling to keep it is license: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/flair-airlines-cta-ruling-1.6473784
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jun 19, 2022 10:27:37 GMT -8
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Post by grk2 on Sept 5, 2022 8:22:54 GMT -8
The days of seeing the double decker A380 at YVR are coming to a close. Soon the arrival will be after sunset, and next summer British Airways will change aircraft types on YVR services. 2 daily 777-200 series flights rather than a single A380 are planned. This will no doubt disappoint the large gatherings of spotters seen daily waiting for the big bird. BA has brought all 12 of that type back into service, and maybe we will see them again. I’ve had 6 great flights on them and they still amaze me!
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Sept 5, 2022 8:49:27 GMT -8
The days of seeing the double decker A380 at YVR are coming to a close. Soon the arrival will be after sunset, and next summer British Airways will change aircraft types on YVR services. 2 daily 777-200 series flights rather than a single A380 are planned. This will no doubt disappoint the large gatherings of spotters seen daily waiting for the big bird. BA has brought all 12 of that type back into service, and maybe we will see them again. I’ve had 6 great flights on them and they still amaze me! Probably doesn't come as too much of a surprise with them adding services to LGW in addition to LHR next summer, at least that's my thought on the matter. And I was hoping one of those frequencies would be on a 77W so that's disappointing that all 3 of their services will see the 772.
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Post by grk2 on Sept 5, 2022 20:13:26 GMT -8
I do not like the 777s on airlines that have gone to 3-4-3 seating rather then the original 3-3-3. But, almost all airlines have done it. The two seats down the sides on 767 and A330, and upper deck A380 are much better. Premium economy solves the issue, but those fares are becoming very expensive. Happy flying!
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Post by Kahloke on Sept 6, 2022 6:08:16 GMT -8
I do not like the 777s on airlines that have gone to 3-4-3 seating rather then the original 3-3-3. But, almost all airlines have done it. The two seats down the sides on 767 and A330, and upper deck A380 are much better. Premium economy solves the issue, but those fares are becoming very expensive. Happy flying! I agree with you. As a traveler typically flying in coach, I much prefer the 2-4-2 layout on the Airbus A330's or the 2-3-2 layout on the Boeing 767's. Haven't been on a plane since early 2020. Will be going to Germany and Switzerland next summer. Most likely, we will be flying Condor, direct Seattle-Frankfurt. I'm hoping we will get on one of their new A330-900's, which are expected to start service this fall, and it's my understanding Seattle will be one of the first destinations to get the new plane. Going back to the topic at hand, sorry Vancouver is losing BA's A380. I'm sure that was quite a sight seeing the "whalejet" coming and going out of YVR.
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Post by Kahloke on Sept 6, 2022 6:09:59 GMT -8
FYI - I moved these last few posts into this existing thread.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Sept 15, 2022 12:50:13 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Oct 2, 2022 9:18:32 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Oct 26, 2022 10:42:18 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Nov 19, 2022 0:17:29 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on Nov 20, 2022 13:34:44 GMT -8
I really hope Air Canada and WestJet do not merge. Having competition is a good thing. As we've seen from so many of the large US airline mergers, the end result is often a reduction in service quality, both in terms of service to some cities, and also the quality of the product. It also often leads to a trimming of destinations, usually lesser profitable routes to smaller cities, which in some cases, ends airline service to those cities altogether. Fewer choices also leads to increased prices, but I guess that part is inevitable, and truth-be-told, cheap fares really is a "you get what you pay for" proposition, though that point is off-topic from this discussion.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Nov 20, 2022 20:50:27 GMT -8
I really hope Air Canada and WestJet do not merge. Having competition is a good thing. There is video about this. The only thing I can see is Lynx Air and Flair Air merging. I personally think WestJet should change there plans again because I don’t know what they want to be right now which does drive people away from them.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Dec 8, 2022 22:03:56 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Dec 8, 2022 22:30:07 GMT -8
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