Originally Posted by
milehighskyline
Ok I see a few problems with this first env just announced its size will be cut in half by dec 2015. Yes for a little while they are picking up slack from rah but Mesa and sky west is already biding on that like flies on **** . And u know they are going to win that bid. A 900 can get in to aspen just fine just can't take a full load plus they still have the 757 of aa going in their. So you are not restricted by much. Envoy stood up to main line and I am proud that they did don't get me wrong but it looks to me and most others that they are dismantling them one plane at a time. And Pdt well they are just sitting on the side lines with an unsure future and dosent fit any model that well. Not their fault but it is what it is.
There was no announcement that they would cut envoy at half. AAG certainly gave away airplanes until we cave. All the planes leaving are prior the dec 2014 TA vote. Now, they just annouced a couple of days ago that we will keep flying in Mia and expect more to come. They are returning planes from the desert to the line. Attrition has slowed down significantly, more than what AAG expected.
The reality with Aspen is that it needs to be certified by the FAA. It takes about 2 years to be approved, so it's not as easy as you think.