Originally Posted by
N9373M
I was waiting for a flight and noticed a shiny new jet...
he performed a walk around after the FO...
After the walk around, he was signing paperwork...
Is this a new bird, with a company rep along for the ride?
After a exhausting 15-second search of Airliners.net I discovered that Chitaco has been flying N286SK since March 2003, if not earlier.
But a few things that initially led me to doubt that this would be a new delivery aircraft are...
Any new jets Chitaco gets will be 99 seaters, probably certificated to 130+ seats. this is a 50-seater, and nobody is getting new 50-seaters.
A company rep would perform a walk-around before the FO and/or with an FO, not after.
The FAA has probably approved green preflight medical shirts for their inspectors.
The FAA is interested in Republic for various mechanical infractions (see thread titled "Republic Fined Billions")
Airlines usually don't load passenger baggage for acceptance flights.