Originally Posted by
spuzzyair
Well, that would be quite the interesting rumor seeing as how our 200's rarely have w/b restrictions...Per US Airways fuel policy we tanker/roundtrip fuel on every US Air flight. This occasionally only causes a weight restriction on flights to FLG as fuel is only available certain hours and US would rather us bump people and tanker gas then pay the ridiculous price for jet fuel in FLG. As far as the Eagle flying, again rarely are those weight restricted. We all know the 200 is prone to this and it will happen on some flights to EUG at night when an alt is required, but again weight restrictions are very few and far between.
Oh, well that is what the gate agents were telling me in PHX a few years ago when I was based there. Are the leases up on the 200's? Is it in Skywest's contract to give pilots a 20 minute duty free break in hub? I hear Airwyays wants to get rid of the Skywest 200's out of PHX. What are ya hearing over at Skywest?