The reason for this thread, that continental gave chq 90 days notice, is actually true. Not with the cancellation of routes or services but with financial penalties. Chq's only defense was their on-time performance which didnt really mean much anyway due to the fact of no acars and the possibility for bending times. Another thing that ****ed off cal was that cal went to chq and asked to have acars after emb crews were showing up to fly crj's or crews were just not showing up at all. chq replied that acars wasnt in the contract so no go, so cal had no way of keeping track of crews and crew legality issues. The horrendous performance (and yes it was that bad) has since gotten better.

The 90 day notice had benchmarks for financial penalties for cancellations, lack of crews, ... CHQ since this 90 days has gotten much better because they were forced too. cal has asked for 5 aircraft back from xjt in the meantime and we have been taking over some of the longer routes. the gate agents are not happy to work CHQ due to their early on performance and the irate passengers and delays.... not saying anyone else can do it better but with taking on this flying there were going to be headaches. you are getting better but you need to keep the gate agents happy for awhile before you earn their respect. Xjt pilots werent sinking your ship it was the ground crews, gate agents, and station managers that you ****ed off in the beginning. Cal might have let you work out your issues a lil slower but they got so many complaints that they had to respond.

95% of xjt pilots do feel bad for chq pilots. the crj was the absolutely wrong choice for the routes that they were given. I have no problem letting chq jumpseat on us and have had several so far. this whole xjt pilot vs chq is pretty lame if you ask me. I hope the best for my fellow pilots and hope that both pilot groups can continue to get better and better contracts and flying...