Originally Posted by
whoareyou311
From the latest issue of Endeavor Matters...not sure how many employees read this or not...a comment straight from the top about 170's.
Brian, DTW FO asks…
“I’m seeing a LOT of discussion about Endeavor getting E170 jets. When is this going to happen?”
Executive Response (Ryan Gumm)
Brian, we have been hearing a lot about this on our end, too. And, candidly, we’ve been working to prepare Endeavor for the day when Delta asks us to fly them. Will we be getting Embraer jets this week? No. Will we be getting them in the next few months? No. Will we eventually be an operator of Embraer jets? As Delta’s wholly-owned subsidiary, we need to position ourselves to deliver a product that aligns with Delta’s plan. So, while I can’t give you a hard date, I can confirm that as an organization, we are expeditiously preparing for the day when we are asked to operate E170/175 jets. When that day comes, we will be ready.
So my question would be, why invest a ton of money to start up and get approved a program now. When we arnt getting any planes yet? I think there is more here then what's being said......second thought is this could free up the sim time that they are having trouble getting for the CRJ. On top of bombardier on the verge of going out of business.... Some one else wanna chime in??