Re: Perth January February March Movements
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:03 pm
Skippers will be doing most of the coastal runs shortly. Just been announced
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they're taking XR's monkey mia trips n stuff (less work for us... yay)written_ficton wrote:Skippers will be doing most of the coastal runs shortly. Just been announced
Do skippers have a AOC to operate RPT?Nafenn wrote:they're taking XR's monkey mia trips n stuff (less work for us... yay)written_ficton wrote:Skippers will be doing most of the coastal runs shortly. Just been announced
They Certainly do:AO11912 wrote:Do skippers have a AOC to operate RPT?
If skippers are taking Skywest routes, what are skywest going to put their new props on that Virgin Blue are buying for them?
http://www.centreforaviation.com/news/2 ... ance/page1
Qantaslink to start Learmonth and Gerldton http://australianaviation.com.au/2011/0 ... h-exmouth/
I beleive that the props are technically opperated by vb, but crewed by skywest. Still, dont knowHolder Name: SKIPPERS AVIATION PTY LTD
Primary Trading Name:
Town/City: SUBIACO
State: WA
Issued: 2009/11/24
Expires: 2011/06/30
Number: ML 440409
Operations: RPT
Type of AOC: Australian
CASA Office: Western Region PER
AOC Holder Country: AUSTRALIA
AOC Application Status: Issued
Rumours are flying about what they will be... ATR72's, Q400's, even heard someone the other day who had their proverbial money on Saab 340sHelitak_670 wrote:The new aircraft (rumor ATR72's) will be owned by chatfields company "Aviation" which own some of the XR F100's and A320. They will be leased from "Aviation" by Virgin blue and operated by Skywest.
Not quite. C/n 429 to be exact. First Flight 24/4/93. It's had a lot of owners which is why it's referred to as 'old'.Nafenn wrote:i still dont get why they decided on some of the oldest A320's flying... I beleive that FNP was the 11th off the production line or something
why doesnt that supprise meVK6GHZ wrote:The oldest A320 seen at Perth in recent times is VH-YQA that is operating for Strategic. C/n 190, First Flight 15/3/91.
The Q400s defn look better on paper unless they've got some short strips.AO11912 wrote:I heard they were in favour of dash 8 because the support here in Perth, and for the most part Australia was far better as there is no ATR operators.
IMO based on that id say it would be logical to go the dash, it would also be good to see some Q400's in WA
CN: 096 / 194, now deregistered and operating up in PNG. Needed a lot of work to be brought up to standardsATR 42-320
VH-AVV
VH-FLE
I am led to believe that this aircraft is still owned by Orix Aviation and indeed is leased to Aviation/Skywest Airlines on a 36mth lease contract at US$170,000 a month.A320 VH-FNP c/n 429
Alot of the strips that they are consider using these aircraft on are already B737 Capable. The issue lies more with empty seats, other opperators using 50 seat aircraft on the same route virgin uses 80-100 seat aircraft (hence the reason the E170s are going).Helitak_670 wrote:Dash8 Q400
There is an issue on tyre pressures and damage to the strips. A lot of the strips where the Q400 have flown into required upgrading,(on the wast coast) so if they are going to upgrade they may as well upgrade the strip to handle B737-800/A320 aircraft.
Can you confirm this about the ATR'swritten_ficton wrote:
ATR72 arriving shortly for DJ. No Q400's - Fokker F50's can be a solution mid term, plenty available with lease / purchase price low.
Well, Skywest has the capabilities of the Fokker F50, so if something goes wrong with the new aircraft then can easily procure additional frames.AO11912 wrote:As for Fokker 50's i doubt it, the press release at work said they were buying newer more fuel efferent quieter aircraft, which is why the Q400 comes to mind, as Fokkers are no longer produced, I dont see how they can buy new ones.