Thursday, March 22, 2012

WINGS STILL CLIPPED

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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

When Iran Burns of Red Jet held his press conference announcing service between Barbados and Hewanorra last December most of us in the aviation industry knew this was too good to be true. It was only a matter of time b4 Red Jet was going to become a “now you see it, now you don’t “type of airline. The SLP government could have paid much more attention to what was being discussed in the VOICE blog on December 21 2011 regarding Red Jet. http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7357275718341686228&postID=7500641968188539626

One does not need to be a rocket scientist to figure out the MD-80 is not fuel efficient compared to the A320 or newer 737 models; it burns 1,050 gallons of jet fuel per hour on a typical flight, while the larger Boeing 737-800 burns only 850 gallons per hour (19% reduction.

It was laughable to think Mr. Burns would flight plan his old ex-American Airlines MD.80’s with 133-155 seat configuration for the Barbados to Hewanorra round robin twice weekly and turn a hefty profit operating at less than 75% load factor.

This was a waste of time and paper work by tourism and transportation departments to accommodate Iran Burns scam of hoping the St. Lucian tax payers would subsidies his doomed operation for flying a near empty aircraft into St. Lucia.
Mr. Better Days, you guys were told such an operation was not economically viable, now you have the proof!

March 22, 2012 at 12:22 PM
Better Days Ahead said...

i am certain if we had only one airport which is the way to go, because based on demographics / geography/ population size/ comparing other regional islands with bigger populations & land mass.. we dont need to have 2 airports.. esp if u consider wealthy countries with huge populations their airports are spread far apart to service millions in their counties/states/parishes/region..

LITTLE ST LUCIA HAS 2 AIRPORTS.VIGIE HAS LESS THAN 1/2 THE FLIGHTS IT WAS DID A FEW YRS AGO & HEWANORRA IS PAYING TO SUSTAIN COST AT VIGIE..does that make any business sense.. this anon 12:22 tend to use his modul for red-jet disaster, granted he is right but lets juxtapose here if st lucia had one airport LIAT would be losing its clientele to red-jet.. hands down. And if red-jet was operating in better economic times LIAT,CBEAN AIRLINES,CARIBBEAN STAR,etc would be in big trouble red jet would rule the skies.. So i have some hope that they can fly again and their wings can be UNCLIPPED esp as the recession subsides.. WE NEED ONE INTL AIRPORT , and improvement of transporting passengers to v fort at much cheaper rates can be worked out with taxi drivers [ given gas subsidies for bringing passengers from the north directly to hewan.. ] the gov could work out a model for our ppl and also revamping the bus system totally for those travelling light and visa purposes.. problem solved

March 22, 2012 at 3:22 PM
Anonymous said...

From Barbados to Vieux Fort didn't make sense in the first place. So I am not surprise by the outcome.

March 23, 2012 at 3:23 AM
Anonymous said...

We had the BAC 111, LIAT jet assets flying at one time. At that time even with cheaper fuel and perhaps less fuel efficient aircraft, the jets had to be removed from service.

With the cost of fuel going sky high and other aircraft around the world being grounded by losses, REDjet will be operating in the red for some time to come with those assets.

March 23, 2012 at 8:02 AM
Anonymous said...

St Lucia is doomed when American Airlines pulls out.

March 23, 2012 at 6:35 PM
Anonymous said...

Oh, Caribbean travellers who could not transport their cocaine anymore with so many flight cancelled.
What a shame.

March 24, 2012 at 8:05 AM
Anonymous said...

March 23, 2012 ^:35PM

Anonymous said... St Lucia is doomed when American Airlines pulls out.(almost hit the nail on head)
Here is more bad news for ST. Lucia:
US Airways is reportedly in talks with creditors for American Airlines about a possible merger -- a deal which would reduce the number of major big national airlines to just three.
According to published reports and industry analysts, US Airways has put forward plans to take over American, which is in the process of restructuring its operations through bankruptcy.
The goal, according to a Bloomberg report, is to complete a deal before American’s parent company AMR exits bankruptcy proceedings. AMR, which filed for bankruptcy protection in November, recently received permission to extend the filing deadline for its reorganization plan until Sept. 28 and said it plans to ask for its labor union contracts to be voided.
US Airways is likely to put forward the argument that the two airlines combined will be stronger than if they remained as separate companies, said Ray Neidl, an aerospace analyst with Maxim Group
This isn’t a marriage made in heaven, like Northwest and Delta, or Continental and United,” Neidl said. “But US Airways is the last girl on the dance floor right now.”
http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/23/10829396-us-airways-seeking-to-acquire-american-out-of-bankruptcy

March 24, 2012 at 10:28 AM

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