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Old 11-02-2009, 01:52 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I know it's a moot point, but does anyone find it funny that they had 'Jet Connect' painted on the side of............A JET!?!
About as funny as the callsign of your previous employer. A jet, linking to other jets.
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Old 11-02-2009, 04:41 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Why was this thread even started if an official annoucement was never made?!? We're not going back to the "Jet Connect" days at the Citrus.
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Old 11-03-2009, 09:30 AM   #13 (permalink)
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About as funny as the callsign of your previous employer. A jet, linking to other jets.
I know, but at least XE used to fly B1900's, ATR's, and EMB 120's. At one point they were actually Turboprops connecting pax to jets.
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Old 11-03-2009, 10:16 AM   #14 (permalink)
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I know, but at least XE used to fly B1900's, ATR's, and EMB 120's. At one point they were actually Turboprops connecting pax to jets.
And now it RJs linking pax to.......wait for it.........wait for it.......

Other RJs!
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Old 11-03-2009, 03:53 PM   #15 (permalink)
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It was Air Wisconsin and no, there is no deal for ANY regional operator to provide service for AirTran.
Not yet but I hear a SKW/AirTran (relatively small) deal is coming soon.
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Old 11-03-2009, 03:58 PM   #16 (permalink)
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About as funny as the callsign of your previous employer. A jet, linking to other jets.
Sorta like "Jetlink" on the side of a jet?
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Old 11-03-2009, 06:07 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Not yet but I hear a SKW/AirTran (relatively small) deal is coming soon.
You are misinformed.
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Old 11-03-2009, 06:35 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Sorta like "Jetlink" on the side of a jet?
Nah, more like "ExpressJet" on the side of a jet
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Old 11-03-2009, 06:47 PM   #19 (permalink)
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God I hope not. That's the last thing we need, another major caving on scope.
Air Tran is not a major airline.
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Old 11-03-2009, 07:09 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Air Tran is not a major airline.
With over two billion in annual revenue...yes, it is.
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