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Order HereCityJet’s long experience in providing ACMI services was a major factor behind winning the contract to provide regional services for Scandinavian Airlines, the chairman of the Dublin-based carrier said Oct.2.
“SAS published an RFP and there were 11 bidders—it was hotly contested,” said Patrick Byrne. “Our experience in doing ACMI for Air France for 20 years was a big factor, together with our operational record. We’ve been in business for 22 years and are used to working with other airlines.”
CityJet was bought out of the Air France group around 18 months ago.
SAS announced Oct. 1 that it was selling its Helsinki-basedBlue1 subsidiary to CityJet, with the latter taking on a network of regional services for SAS on thinner routes, or at quieter times of the day.
Staff at Blue1 will transfer across to CityJet on Nov.1, as the Finnish carrier disposes of its final five Boeing 717s.
“We’ll take over on Nov. 1 and absorb the resources,” said Byrne. “It gives us a fantastic base to build the resource pool we’re going to need for this operation. We’ll have a fantastic foundation in both crew and support staff.”
The new CityJet operation will initially have bases at Helsinki and Stockholm Arlanda, with Oslo also being a major center for flights. “It’s a pretty extensive route network,” said Byrne.
CityJet’s order for eight Bombardier CRJ900s, plus six options—confirmed Oct. 2 by the manufacturer—will not be a replacement for the current fleet of 18 Avro RJ85s, said Byrne. “This is a completely incremental development.”
Value of the order at list prices is $369 million, which will rise to $651 million if all the options are taken. The first two will arrive in March 2016, with the initial eight being delivered between March and June.
The CRJ900s will operate in a high-density 90-seat, single-class configuration, but this still gives “pretty decent pitch of around 31 inches.”
The CRJ cannot replace the Avros, said Byrne, as the type cannot operate into the short runway at London City Airport, which is a major hub for CityJet. The runway in London’s Docklands requires a 5.5 degree glideslope, rather than the normal 3 degree approach.
An announcement on the Avro replacement was “very imminent,” he said, adding: “There’s not a lot of options when you’re looking at London City.” The two types that are thought to be in the running are the Embraer E190 and the Sukhoi Superjet.
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Order HereCityJet’s long experience in providing ACMI services was a major factor behind winning the contract to provide regional services for Scandinavian Airlines, the chairman of the Dublin-based carrier said Oct.2.
“SAS published an RFP and there were 11 bidders—it was hotly contested,” said Patrick Byrne. “Our experience in doing ACMI for Air France for 20 years was a big factor, together with our operational record. We’ve been in business for 22 years and are used to working with other airlines.”
CityJet was bought out of the Air France group around 18 months ago.
SAS announced Oct. 1 that it was selling its Helsinki-basedBlue1 subsidiary to CityJet, with the latter taking on a network of regional services for SAS on thinner routes, or at quieter times of the day.
Staff at Blue1 will transfer across to CityJet on Nov.1, as the Finnish carrier disposes of its final five Boeing 717s.
“We’ll take over on Nov. 1 and absorb the resources,” said Byrne. “It gives us a fantastic base to build the resource pool we’re going to need for this operation. We’ll have a fantastic foundation in both crew and support staff.”
The new CityJet operation will initially have bases at Helsinki and Stockholm Arlanda, with Oslo also being a major center for flights. “It’s a pretty extensive route network,” said Byrne.
CityJet’s order for eight Bombardier CRJ900s, plus six options—confirmed Oct. 2 by the manufacturer—will not be a replacement for the current fleet of 18 Avro RJ85s, said Byrne. “This is a completely incremental development.”
Value of the order at list prices is $369 million, which will rise to $651 million if all the options are taken. The first two will arrive in March 2016, with the initial eight being delivered between March and June.
The CRJ900s will operate in a high-density 90-seat, single-class configuration, but this still gives “pretty decent pitch of around 31 inches.”
The CRJ cannot replace the Avros, said Byrne, as the type cannot operate into the short runway at London City Airport, which is a major hub for CityJet. The runway in London’s Docklands requires a 5.5 degree glideslope, rather than the normal 3 degree approach.
An announcement on the Avro replacement was “very imminent,” he said, adding: “There’s not a lot of options when you’re looking at London City.” The two types that are thought to be in the running are the Embraer E190 and the Sukhoi Superjet.
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Order HereCityJet’s long experience in providing ACMI services was a major factor behind winning the contract to provide regional services for Scandinavian Airlines, the chairman of the Dublin-based carrier said Oct.2.
“SAS published an RFP and there were 11 bidders—it was hotly contested,” said Patrick Byrne. “Our experience in doing ACMI for Air France for 20 years was a big factor, together with our operational record. We’ve been in business for 22 years and are used to working with other airlines.”
CityJet was bought out of the Air France group around 18 months ago.
SAS announced Oct. 1 that it was selling its Helsinki-basedBlue1 subsidiary to CityJet, with the latter taking on a network of regional services for SAS on thinner routes, or at quieter times of the day.
Staff at Blue1 will transfer across to CityJet on Nov.1, as the Finnish carrier disposes of its final five Boeing 717s.
“We’ll take over on Nov. 1 and absorb the resources,” said Byrne. “It gives us a fantastic base to build the resource pool we’re going to need for this operation. We’ll have a fantastic foundation in both crew and support staff.”
The new CityJet operation will initially have bases at Helsinki and Stockholm Arlanda, with Oslo also being a major center for flights. “It’s a pretty extensive route network,” said Byrne.
CityJet’s order for eight Bombardier CRJ900s, plus six options—confirmed Oct. 2 by the manufacturer—will not be a replacement for the current fleet of 18 Avro RJ85s, said Byrne. “This is a completely incremental development.”
Value of the order at list prices is $369 million, which will rise to $651 million if all the options are taken. The first two will arrive in March 2016, with the initial eight being delivered between March and June.
The CRJ900s will operate in a high-density 90-seat, single-class configuration, but this still gives “pretty decent pitch of around 31 inches.”
The CRJ cannot replace the Avros, said Byrne, as the type cannot operate into the short runway at London City Airport, which is a major hub for CityJet. The runway in London’s Docklands requires a 5.5 degree glideslope, rather than the normal 3 degree approach.
An announcement on the Avro replacement was “very imminent,” he said, adding: “There’s not a lot of options when you’re looking at London City.” The two types that are thought to be in the running are the Embraer E190 and the Sukhoi Superjet.
The information on this page may have been provided by a contributor and no guarantees can be made about the accuracy of any content. Contributors must obtain all necessary licenses and/or ownership rights from the relevant content owner(s) before submitting the same for publication. AIRLINE PARTNERSHIP disclaims all liability arising from the publication of content received from contributors. Please refer to our Disclaimer for more details.