Originally Posted by
el jefe
Recent rumor from schoolhouse is according to TK in Chicago, we are getting 5 50-seat CRJ's a month next year for an undisclosed period. We apparently have already purchased 50'ish CF34-3A1 engines and they can be mixed and matched with the B engines. Current pilot staffing is up ~100 pilots flying the line (not instructors) from what we had in 2010, with more to come.
I will just keep holding my breath...
I will concur that absence of news does not mean death of the rumor. It was already confirmed with the appearance of the maintenance activity online. Latest info is that AWAC mechanics have been making trips to CWA to asses the 9E 200s as they pass through that maintenance base.
I heard more reliable grapevine info today that affirms what was mentioned above about the number of airframes a month.
While we wait on any given Friday for the afternoon news dump...an announcement that we can stand behind without having to say "White House sources on deep background" could come at the latest, by the end of the month.