People Express kommer muligens(!) på vingene igjen

[LN-MOW]

Står litt igjen, men det jobbes hardt for å få People Express (Mk II) på vingene. Man skal bruke wetleased 737-400 fra Vision Airlines ...

http://www.dailypress.com/news/traff...,4314244.story

People Express announced today daily round-trip flights from Newport News to Newark, Boston and Pittsburgh will begin on June 30.

The company made the announcement at Newport News-Williamsburg International Airport and said it will start taking reservations in June. Fares will be as low as $76 each way for the first month of service, said company CEO and President Jeff Erickson.

-Tickets will go on sale June 4 at www.flypex.com, company officials said. Erickson said the company's call center at 844-435-9739, began accepting calls on Friday.

[Someone]

Var det ikke et eller annet om at de hadde lagt forsøket på en egen AOC på is, eller var det bare et midlertidig set-back

Hvor sterk er egentlig People Express merkevaren?

[LN-MOW]

Originally Posted by Someone

Var det ikke et eller annet om at de hadde lagt forsøket på en egen AOC på is, eller var det bare et midlertidig set-back

Hvor sterk er egentlig People Express merkevaren?

Litt bakgrunn her .. ikke verdens mest stabile opplegg ..
http://va.jansaviation.com/news.php?...-begins-hiring

De prøvde først å overta AOC'et til Ryan International - og feilet - og så Xtra Airways. Ikke sikker på hva som skjedde med det ...

Merkevaren er vel omtrent like sterk som Newport News' potensiale som hub ...

[Stone]

Originally Posted by LN-MOW

Man skal bruke wetleased 737-400 fra Vision Airlines ...

Og flyet er en gammel kjenning, bedre kjent her på berget som LN-BRB:
Boeing 737 -405 24271 N745VA Vision Air noted at MEX 24may14 in nearly full PeoplExpress cs prior wet-lease ex N427BV (Skyliner)

[LN-MOW]

Sitter faktisk på modellhyllen min .. Det antydes på FB at den kan være ferdig for fremvisning i kveld allerede ...

[LN-MOW]

Da var den ute i friluft. Ser faktisk riktig så bra ut! (Foto: People Express)

[VC-10]

Det var jo riktig stilig, bedre enn den gamle fra -80 tallet.
Så gjenstår det bare å se om de kommer seg i lufta med passasjerer!

[LN-MOW]

And the future was so bright .. en kompis av meg jobbet som stasjonssjef i New Orleans .. og så ...

PEOPLExpress today announced that it is temporarily suspending service effective immediately and plans to resume service on or about Oct. 16.

Recent aircraft and crew availability and maintenance issues, including an aircraft recently damaged by a vendor's truck, an engine change and a lack of a planned spare aircraft, have made it challenging to operate a full schedule, preventing us from delivering the passenger experience we are striving for.

https://www.flypex.com/index.cfm?fus...465677205a2163

[LN-MOW]

Og her er et bilde fra New Orleans

[LN-MOW]

De har ikke gitt opp ennå ....

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., (Oct. 9, 2014) – PEOPLExpress today is providing an update on our plans to resume operations as part of our commitment to share as much information as possible as we work to restore much-needed air service.

We currently have a tentative agreement with an additional aircraft provider, which will enable us to enhance our platform, including the addition of a third aircraft as a spare. This will alleviate the service issues we have experienced.

A number of steps need to be achieved before we can resume service, among them some regulatory approvals. In order to ensure that we always have enough planes and crews, we are obtaining approval to operate as an Indirect Aircraft Carrier (known as Part 380). This will allow us to obtain planes from a number of providers if necessary for service stability. We met with the U.S. Department of Transportation this week and we are in the process of providing them with information they requested.

Since we cannot open reservations until we receive government approvals we therefore cannot commit to our previously announced date to resume service.

All customers holding existing reservations will be receiving full refunds. As before, we offer our heartfelt apologies for the inconvenience to our loyal customers. Once we have established a date to resume service, customers with travel dates beginning with the resumption date and beyond will be contacted to offer them the option to rebook their flights for the same dates of travel at the same fare, if they choose.

While our resumption is later than we had anticipated and hoped for, with this approach we will be able to restore a full schedule with exceptional operational integrity, supported by an adequate number of aircraft and crew members. We remain focused on getting back into the air as soon as possible and building the reliable service that our customers have asked for and deserve, with an unwavering focus on safety.

[Northrider]

Følger en kar på Instagram som nylig sluttet som skipper i et regionalt selskap for å ta typerating på 737en hos Vision. Blir spennende og se hvor lenge det varer.

[Cecilie]

Christopher (flflyguy) ? Han flyr 737 for Vision nå og jeg snakket med ham for noen uker siden: "Yeah I'm not sure what they are doing, but it's not really our problem. I work for Vision and that is what we do. We are a supplemental carrier."

[Northrider]

Cecile: Stemmer.

Forøvrig har PEOPLExpress fått beskjed om å betale, eller forsvinne.

Flyselskapet PeopleExpress har nå fått 48 timer på seg å betale skyldige beløp til flyplassen Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport i Virginia, USA. Hvis ikke har flyselskapet fått beskjed om å forsvinne, og det for godt.

http://www.hangar.no/far-48-timer-pa...vinn-for-godt/

[LN-MOW]

De har allerede fått beskjed om at de ikke er velkomne tilbake til Charleston (Virginia). Newport News er 'hub' så dette er alvorlig. Tror imidlertid at det ikke spiller noen særlig rolle i den store sammenhengen ... Selv min kompis i New Orleans har mer eller mindre gitt opp håpet ..

[LN-MOW]

De ansatte ble i går informert om at det er slutt.