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Old 07-02-2017 | 10:36 AM
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Sam York
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From the 6/30 flight dept hotline, I cut out the MD80 stuff:

"This report from Captain Greg Kunasek on the MD80s and E190s:


Flying on the E190 remains steady with 12 pilots attending transition training each month at the Charlotte Training Center, and an average of 22 pilots per month in recurrent training. Utilization of the single E190 simulator is usually at 90 percent or more each month. We’re approaching a time where the engines on the fleet must be replaced, so the current plan is to begin retiring the E190s in January of 2019 with the drawdown complete by October of that year.

The E190 continues to be one of our most reliable aircraft, from serving our New York Shuttle operation, to flights in Texas, Illinois, Massachusetts, Florida, and many points in between, as well as weekend service to Bahamas and Grand Cayman."
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