I was under the impression the Q was going to be Out-Station basing like the SAAB? Also If EWR is going to be a base for you guys, Im not bashing here but be cautious, do you guys have a Commuter clause? Newark is tough to get in and out of, If you are going to commute on the Q I am sure youll have no problem becuase its your company and the amount of seats, but if its an Expressjet a/c or CAL your going to be the last on the list. This is one of those situations where a good contract makes your life a lot better. We have a 11 hr domicile rest that says if we get done later than planned and its within 12 hrs they pay protect you and take you off the trip, I remember a lot of instances where I got done late at Colgan and I would get reduced rest.

PS In the future EWR is going to shrink for XJT, however I think with CLE getting some more flying back it will work itself out, there are a lot of senior CLE folks that are based in EWR, and to be honest if people were able to go where they truly wanted EWR would probably always be the most junior. I think it will be interesting to see how the Q ops works out the first few months, I am sure it will have its problems,, new airplane, new airport, its expected, but if QOL is important to you and the pay is the same, I would void the Q...........


Also as far as the eqiptment is concerned a Q is nice, but its still not a "jet" I am not saying one is harder to fly than the other or any less sophishticated but its in the same "category" as the SAAB, and honestly airlines dont care what you fly, they care who walks your stuff in.............