Originally Posted by
Fr8Thrust
https://av-info.faa.gov/OperatorsName.asp
The FAA AOC database is showing active for C77A having 1 ERJ-170-200LR. Anyone have any info here? Which plane is still on cert, who are they leasing it from, and when/where are they flying it to keep active? Are they leasing one of them back from YX, OO, MQ while in storage?
Similarly, Expressjet is showing 2 ERJ-145s, which have been said to be leased from HK.
Can’t find any info on TransStates, assuming it was surrendered or sold.
Pretty standard procedure required to keep a certificate active. The planes mentioned probably aren't flying, just on the cert to keep it alive.
They're probably paying someone six figures/year to be a chief pilot too, as that's a requirement to keep the cert.