Originally Posted by RyanP

PDT is basing all their growth off our old worn out, high time, soon to be retired E145's from Envoy, we already have mothballed a whole fleet of them in the desert.. 50 seaters are going away in the regional world if you haven't noticed. Just like how the 19-34 seat turboprops I started flying at the regionals died off. I have thousands of hours in those very 145's going to PDT, they are clapped out uncomfortable old pieces of junk that the customers hate to fly on. I sure wouldn't want to bet my future plans on that recipe for disaster at PDT working out for them long term...[/QUOTE

There is a strong market for those 50 seat jets where we fly. If there wasn't C5 wouldn't be doing the very same thing. I'd worry more about your own dumpster fire at Envoy first. Shiny new jets don't appeal to everyone when, by your own pilots admission, everything else sucks there.