New order for Q400

peacemaker · Post by **peacemaker** » 23 Oct 2007, 20:45

According to luchtvaartnieuws.nl a european airline, who isn't yet using Q400s has ordered 10 of them with an option for another 10
link: anyone an idea which airline it could be?

http://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/news/?id=22796

fostro · Post by **fostro** » 23 Oct 2007, 20:57

What about Brussels Airlines?

TWA · Post by **TWA** » 23 Oct 2007, 21:08

My guess is Fly Baboo from Switserland.

peacemaker · Post by **peacemaker** » 23 Oct 2007, 21:17

fostro wrote:What about Brussels Airlines?

haha would be nice, but i don't think so, i have no idea which, let's vote

Gliderpilot · Post by **Gliderpilot** » 23 Oct 2007, 21:25

It's not Brussels Airlines because they said they will decide about their short-haul fleet mid 2008.
Flybaboo already flies the Q400.
Don't think it'll be AF-KLM because of their recent Embraer-order.

On A.net somebody says it will be LOT.

What about VLM?

They've tested the BAe 146-300 for a while now, and maybe they've come to the conclusion that jets is to expensive for them, but they need speed to expand.

What about some a UK-regional?

JDR · Post by **JDR** » 24 Oct 2007, 07:09

Check this website: http://www.airliners.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39577

Germania

Als Fokker 100-Ersatz sollen bis zu 15 Dash 8-400 im Zeitraum 2008 bis 2010 kommen. Damit hat sich die Air Berlin Dash-8-400-Geschichte aufgeklärt

jdr

earthman · Post by **earthman** » 24 Oct 2007, 12:15

Gliderpilot wrote: On A.net somebody says it will be LOT.

VERY doubtful, LOT has ATR turboprops, E17x jets, and has just presented it's plans for the future, which includes a standardized fleet with just 4 plane models (787, 737, E175, ATR). It would make no sense whatsoever to suddenly go and buy Q400s.

Gliderpilot · Post by **Gliderpilot** » 24 Oct 2007, 12:24

@earthman: LOT doesn't operate the ATR anymore, but for the rest I agree with you.

chrisflyer · Post by **chrisflyer** » 24 Oct 2007, 13:25

LOT doesn't operate the ATR anymore, but for the rest I agree with you

Of course they do. LOT and its subsidiary euroLOT operate a mix of ATR-42s and -72s. I use them on a regular basis on WAW-GDN or HAM-GDN.

Cheers,
Chris

earthman · Post by **earthman** » 24 Oct 2007, 13:42

chrisflyer wrote:
LOT doesn't operate the ATR anymore, but for the rest I agree with you
Of course they do. LOT and its subsidiary euroLOT operate a mix of ATR-42s and -72s. I use them on a regular basis on WAW-GDN or HAM-GDN.

Cheers,
Chris

Indeed, LOT gave their ATRs to their 100% subsidiary euroLOT, which in turn operates them exclusively for LOT to carry out various regional LOT flights. In their future plans euroLOT will operate the ATRs on domestic flights exclusively, and HAM-GDN will probably be flown with the E175.

Here is a pdf of the presentation of LOT's strategy for 2008-2012.

Gliderpilot · Post by **Gliderpilot** » 24 Oct 2007, 21:15

I found a very interesting quote from Johan Vanneste on the internet (Via A.net, who quoted Airliner World). Quote is from Dec 06.

"The company [VLM] remains in the evaluation stage and does not intend to make a formal decision over its futrure fleet until next year at the earliest"

link, reply 34.