Viva Macau : ZG : VVM

La cie sœur à bas coût d'Air Macau s'étend vers l'Australie. Son surnom : Jackpot !

Deux B767 en flotte et ajout d'un 767-300ER en location chez AWAS. Les taux sur les leasing de 767 étant en chute libre, c'est logiquement que VVM poursuit l'aventure avec les 767 motorisés GE.

"Jackpot" ? On verra...

La meilleure solution brute était l'A330, mais avec aussi peu d'avions, mieux vaut respecter la continuité.

Sur Flight :

Viva Macau is launching services to Melbourne, its second destination in Australia.

This twice-weekly non-stop service starts on 9 December using [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] 767s, says Viva Macau.

The airline told ATI earlier this month, that it was planning to launch a second service to Australia to complement its Sydney service. It was considering Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Melbourne.

The airline's CEO, Reg Macdonald, says it chose Melbourne because "there is a lot of potential for traffic in both directions" and Melbourne is a market where there is demand for both passenger and cargo services. Viva Macau transports cargo in the belly-hold of its 767s.

Melbourne also has a large ethnic Chinese population whose ancestors predominately come from southern China, where Viva Macau is based.

Macdonald says Viva Macau will be working with Melbourne Airport and Tourism Victoria to generate awareness for the new Macau-Melbourne service.

It is also in the process of selecting a ground handling company in Melbourne, he says, adding that it uses Menzies in Sydney.

Viva Macau is able to launch Melbourne services because a few weeks ago it received its third aircraft, a GE-powered [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]-300ER on lease from AWAS. Its other aircraft are a Boeing 767-200ER and a Boeing 767-300.

Going forward the airline only wants to add 767-300ERs because this model has extended range and can carry 15t of cargo in the belly-hold, says MacDonald.

He says they are looking to lease a fourth 767 as soon as this year. "We don't really have a strong preference for engine type but at the moment we have more aircraft with GE engines so we will probably go with that."

Viva Macau outsources engine maintenance "so it doesn't really matter" if the airline opts for GE or [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]
engines. But there is probably some small cost benefit with GE because the airline has more of that engine type, he adds.

While Viva Macau is poised to launch services to Melbourne, Macdonald says later this year it plans to launch a new service to either Japan or Vietnam. It already serves Ho Chi Minh City and Tokyo Narita.

As for next year, the airline hopes to launch services to India, says Macdonald, adding that he will be visiting India in the coming weeks.

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Sur CH Aviation :

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Il est exact que les lease rates, particulièrement celui du 767, ont bien baissés.

Et que l'A330-200 est un concurrent décalé terrible pour les 767, notamment le -400.

Il est question de belly freight dans l'article, l'A330-200 fait mieux.

Mais; et cela résume tout; "c'est plus cher", comme dit l'autre...

Le certificat de Viva Macau est suspendu.
Officiellement pour raisons financières, ardoises...fuel

Des passagers en rade !

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Macau's Civil Aviation Authority has revoked Viva Macau's air operator's certificate after the carrier cancelled flights over the weekend due to its financial difficulties.

The low-cost airline cancelled several flights starting from 26 March after it failed to pay for fuel, says the Macau government.

Flights to Jakarta, Tokyo, Hanoi and Melbourne were cancelled, leaving hundreds of travellers stranded at the Macau
International Airport.

The government subsequently obtained resident carrier Air Macau's consent to terminate its sub-concession
contract with Viva Macau, say Macau authorities.

Viva Macau started operations in 2006 under a sub-concession agreement with Air Macau, which had previously held a monopoly on services from Macau.

"Following the termination of the sub-concession contract of Viva Macau by Air Macau, Viva Macau is no longer compliant with the basic requirements for air transport services. In consequence of this, the civil aviation authority revoked its air operator's certificate," says the government.

The civil aviation authority's president Chan Weng Hong says that the authority has tried to contact Viva Macau to "urge it to fulfill its commercial responsibilities and obligations to passengers".
However, the carrier "had not cooperated" by noon yesterday, says the government.

"Viva Macau had been extremely uncooperative. It did not provide the necessary information when the government tried to assist stranded passengers, such as the name list of passengers, which resulted in the slow progress in helping the affected passengers," it adds.

"The government would also, through legal means, follow up on the 200 million patacas loan it had granted to Viva Macau between 2008 and 2009."

The loan was granted to Viva Macau to ensure its financial sustainability.

Viva Macau's CEO Reg Macdonald and the airline's officials could not be contacted for comment. The airline's website booking system has been suspended.

The privately owned airline was operating flights to Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Melbourne, Sydney and Tokyo Narita,
with a fleet of [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] aircraft.

Viva Macau dispose de trois B 767 selon CH Aviation

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