Originally Posted by
air101
While I wish no harm upon Envoy pilots... this really just seems like smoke and mirrors. You get to keep 6 CR7 2 months longer than initially planned.
Big deal... this does nothing to ensure the long-term viability of Envoy. This is also not a blow to PSA. In the end, this announcement basically means nothing.
The ignorance and shortsightedness on this website is amazing and completely not surprising. And it's now being led by Mr. Ignorant himself: eaglefly.
It's a waste of time to attempt to educate people who don't want to listen in the first place, but here goes. The fact that we are keeping the CRJs longer serves as a bridge to when we begin receiving our E-175s. What that means is there will be no net loss of aircraft or a lull in flying as originally thought. Furthermore, this announcement is only the beginning. There will be Captain vacancies posted soon...and let's not forget one very important storm brewing:
Republic. Their entire operation is imploding before everyone's eyes as Bedford has backed himself into a corner. This on top of the fact Parker has never liked him or Republic to begin with. Their MIA operation is in shambles and things get worse by the day. They fly he E175...we begin to take delivery this fall. You connect the dots of possibilities here. These CRJs staying is a drop in the bucket compared to what Envoy has coming their way, but good news never the less.
Let's not forget that our current flow is 6 years to AA with an upgrade in between for new hires. Certain other airlines are unable to offer anything remotely as good so they throw up smoke and mirrors to hide their short comings.