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General Ryanair discusion

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    #842
    Rawr
    Registered Users Posts: 3,746 ✭✭✭Rawr


    rivegauche wrote: »
    https://www.irishtimes.com/business/manufacturing/tyrone-company-wins-ryanair-bus-contract-1.4051258

    No idea where these buses will be used.
    I can't believe they need them anywhere on the island of Ireland.
    Last flight from Frankfurt the Pilot was complaining about the service of the bus operator but I'd doubt that FRAPORT would allow them bring their own buses on to the apron.
    I saw the plane was on the ground a long time before they were ready to board and unboard passengers.

    Maybe this is some kind of crew bus for their bases?


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    #843
    rivegauche
    Registered Users Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭rivegauche


    Rawr wrote: »
    Maybe this is some kind of crew bus for their bases?
    Why, the crew are responsible for getting themselves to and from their place of work. They aren't like the middle east carriers who would be ferrying staff to Hotels after shift.


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    #844
    Rawr
    Registered Users Posts: 3,746 ✭✭✭Rawr


    rivegauche wrote: »
    Why, the crew are responsible for getting themselves to and from their place of work. They aren't like the middle east carriers who would be ferrying staff to Hotels after shift.

    What I meant is air-side crew shuttle busses. To get to/from aircraft and the crew base.


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    #845
    munchkin_utd
    Registered Users Posts: 7,834 ✭✭✭munchkin_utd


    Rawr wrote: »
    What I meant is air-side crew shuttle busses. To get to/from aircraft and the crew base.
    a bus with capacity for 125 people to take a couple of pilots and 4 or whatever cabin crew.... yep.... but a weeeee bit overspecced maybe for that purpose .


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    #846
    L1011
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    Where does Ryanair self-handle?


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    #847
    LeChienMefiant
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    125 seems like a sub optimal number of passengers for a 737.


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    #848
    IngazZagni
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    LeChienMefiant wrote: »
    125 seems like a sub optimal number of passengers for a 737.

    Up to 125. So more like 100 for pax with bags. So 2 required for a fully loaded plane. Sounds fine to me.


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    #849
    billie1b
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    L1011 wrote: »
    Where does Ryanair self-handle?

    Dublin, Stansted, a few Spanish airports including the Canary islands and a few Polish airports.


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    #850
    The Witches Cat
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    New Ryanair stands will be down located near the Aer Lingus hanger and beside where private jets are located so will be used in Dublin to ferry passengers down there.


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    #851
    trellheim
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    what ever happened to the stands they used to use out the back of the old, old terminal, the art deco one ? I havent seen them used in ages I know DAA are in the floors above


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    #852
    Tenzor07
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    trellheim wrote: »
    what ever happened to the stands they used to use out the back of the old, old terminal, the art deco one ? I havent seen them used in ages I know DAA are in the floors above

    Not used for anything really but all the seats and screen's are still in place, don't think there's enough space at each gate for a Ryanair flight, certainly for one of the ATR's...


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    #853
    blackwhite
    Registered Users Posts: 8,481 ✭✭✭blackwhite


    Tenzor07 wrote: »
    Not used for anything really but all the seats and screen's are still in place, don't think there's enough space at each gate for a Ryanair flight, certainly for one of the ATR's...

    EI used to use them for busing to the "Commuter" branded flights that were operated by Aer Arann/Stobart. Flew early morning to Edinburgh a few times from down there.

    Gates 336 & 337 seems to fill that purpose for EI now.


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    #854
    IngazZagni
    Registered Users Posts: 1,586 ✭✭✭IngazZagni


    trellheim wrote: »
    what ever happened to the stands they used to use out the back of the old, old terminal, the art deco one ? I havent seen them used in ages I know DAA are in the floors above

    I think the extension of pier D has allowed passengers walk to the stands at the very end of the pier were before they had to be bussed from these gates you're talking about. I guess they could still use these gates in future if they decide to use more remote stands.


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    #855
    rivegauche
    Registered Users Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭rivegauche


    https://www.mro-network.com/airlines/ryanair-outsources-airframe-checks-middle-east

    Ryanair will have some maintenance done in Jordan.

    In-house maintenance facilities already exist but they contract outside.

    to me this says they want to keep their options open with regard to either keeping airframes longer or keeping a younger fleet.
    I suspect they want to keep a younger fleet but simply aren't getting the build slots from Boeing early enough and at the right price.


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    #856
    Tenzor07
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    rivegauche wrote: »
    https://www.mro-network.com/airlines/ryanair-outsources-airframe-checks-middle-east
    Ryanair will have some maintenance done in Jordan.
    .

    Probably Ryanair "Sun" registered aircraft, it seems RA group are expanding further East, Israel, Jordan, Armenia and Georgia....


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    #857
    billie1b
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    Tenzor07 wrote: »
    Probably Ryanair "Sun" registered aircraft, it seems RA group are expanding further East, Israel, Jordan, Armenia and Georgia....

    They’ve 3 aircraft grounded so far due to the pitch fork problem, supposedly more to come, they’re trying to keep as many in the fleet whilst waiting on the maxes.


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    #858
    L1011
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    rivegauche wrote: »
    https://www.mro-network.com/airlines/ryanair-outsources-airframe-checks-middle-east

    Ryanair will have some maintenance done in Jordan.

    In-house maintenance facilities already exist but they contract outside.

    to me this says they want to keep their options open with regard to either keeping airframes longer or keeping a younger fleet.
    I suspect they want to keep a younger fleet but simply aren't getting the build slots from Boeing early enough and at the right price.

    Build slots aren't much use when the planes supplied can't fly. MAX wont fly this year at this stage and getting the backlog airworthy will take months when it does


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    #859
    rivegauche
    Registered Users Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭rivegauche


    The point being that if they had made a strategic decision to keep airframes longer then they would have probably announced extended operations at one of their existing maintenance facilities.


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    #860
    Wrex
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭Wrex


    Does row 2 DEF on the Ryanair 737-800 come with significant extra leg room, like an emergency exit?


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    #861
    dohouch
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    Wrex wrote: »
    Does row 2 DEF on the Ryanair 737-800 come with significant extra leg room, like an emergency exit?
    Yes, but you have no under seat storage

    We're not suffering, only complaining 😞



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    #862
    blackwhite
    Registered Users Posts: 8,481 ✭✭✭blackwhite


    dohouch wrote: »
    Yes, but you have no under seat storage

    And the seats have solid dividers between them instead of raisable armrests

    Picture of row 2 is in this article

    https://readyjetroam.com/is-ryanair-flexi-plus-worth-the-cost/amp/


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    #863
    rivegauche
    Registered Users Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭rivegauche


    I was in this row on my last trip. More legroom but a lot of passing traffic and not much stowage space above you for your bag in those lockers.
    more than remote chance you'd be asked by cabin crew to move if they get a limited mobility passenger that they weren't expecting and you won't be refunded. Bloke beside me had crutches.


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    #864
    rivegauche
    Registered Users Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭rivegauche


    Good news for the Irish Aviation industry:
    Ryanair Maintenance will be doing more maintenance work for Lauda supporting jobs in the local(Irish)economy much to the annoyance of Austrian Trade Unions who are casting aspersions as to the quality of maintenance conducted overseas and oversight/regulation i.e. in Ireland.
    I can provide a number of links relating to this but none in English as the news is hot off the presses. You can search for the Keywords Lauda, Vida and Laudamotion Tecknik and then translate using google translate.
    positive developments related to the Irish aviation industry are not always reported in English.


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    #865
    View Profile
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    God forbid that Austrian maintenance staff should protest about their jobs being taken away.


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    #866
    rivegauche
    Registered Users Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭rivegauche


    They can protest but making spurious claims about the quality of Irish Maintenance Professionals with emphasis on "Professionals" doesn't endear them to me.


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    #867
    billy few mates
    Registered Users Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭billy few mates


    rivegauche wrote: »
    They can protest but making spurious claims about the quality of Irish Maintenance Professionals with emphasis on "Professionals" doesn't endear them to me.

    What level of maintenance are Ryanair going to be doing for Lauda motion and where...?


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    #868
    IngazZagni
    Registered Users Posts: 1,586 ✭✭✭IngazZagni


    rivegauche wrote: »
    Good news for the Irish Aviation industry:
    Ryanair Maintenance will be doing more maintenance work for Lauda supporting jobs in the local(Irish)economy much to the annoyance of Austrian Trade Unions who are casting aspersions as to the quality of maintenance conducted overseas and oversight/regulation i.e. in Ireland.
    I can provide a number of links relating to this but none in English as the news is hot off the presses. You can search for the Keywords Lauda, Vida and Laudamotion Tecknik and then translate using google translate.
    positive developments related to the Irish aviation industry are not always reported in English.

    What are you on about? Where are the Irish jobs? Are they not just switching to being regulated by the IAA? The jobs are staying in Vienna unless you can show me something different?


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    #869
    devnull
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 11,586 Mod ✭✭✭✭devnull


    Been on a couple of older Ryanair jets EI-D** series, and they seem to have had a fairly substantial refurbishment.

    They both have had slimline seating added, appear to have had all side panels either replaced, every single light changed new carpet fitted, new seat row labels and one of them I was in the toilet on, looked like it had recently had everything replaced there.

    Also there seems to be some kind of mood lighting fitted, as in the night they changed all the white lights to blue lights and when landing in darkness there was some dim blue lighting going along the ceiling of the cabin. every 4 or so rows, alternating between one side and the other.

    How many planes are getting this upgrade? They honestly look like a brand new plane inside, although the leg-room on these is not as good as the ones with the Sky Interior, but it's better than the ones with the original thicker seats.


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    #870
    Jack1985
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    Ryanair has lost its case against Peter Bellew in which it sought to prevent him from joining easyJet until 2021.


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    #871
    wetoutside19
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    Jack1985 wrote: »
    Ryanair has lost its case against Peter Bellew in which it sought to prevent him from joining easyJet until 2021.

    I am thinking that even though it’s an expensive loss for Ryanair that MOL won’t regret taking the case as he had the opportunity to damage Bellews reputation. Some big punches thrown


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