Denver base closing
#11
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I'd imagine the bigger challenge is not having having a Denver base and not flying to LNK from IAH either. Now instead of United paying C5 to operate a revenue flight to LNK, C5 would have to fly an empty plane, at their own expense. Probably cheaper at that point to just shift as much work to ALB as possible and do the occasional overflow work in YQB
#12
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Would United pay for the fuel to perform a Part 91 repo from IAH-LNK? Genuinely don't know, but I don't see why whoever is footing the bill would willingly pick up a 12,000-15,000 lb fuel bill to send a 145 round trip from IAH-LNK. That's like $5k in fuel, per maintenance event, for no real reason. I can't claim to know more than you about the situation, but that sounds like a lot of money to spend on something that could have been done for no further cost in Albany after and before revenue 121 flights.
#13
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Would United pay for the fuel to perform a Part 91 repo from IAH-LNK? Genuinely don't know, but I don't see why whoever is footing the bill would willingly pick up a 12,000-15,000 lb fuel bill to send a 145 round trip from IAH-LNK. That's like $5k in fuel, per maintenance event, for no real reason. I can't claim to know more than you about the situation, but that sounds like a lot of money to spend on something that could have been done for no further cost in Albany after and before revenue 121 flights.
But maybe they do. Hell if I know.
I'll also say that reason and logic - at the levels the crews can see - don't often seem to factor into C5's decisionmaking.
#14
I saw the 175 sittting in IAH with C5 colors. What's the latest on that program and when it might be providing revenue flights?
I can't believe they would not keep DEN open as a 175 base if the program was reasonably close.
All the idle 175s sitting around IAH, sure seems like they need all they help they can to fly them...
Most of the 145 flights I've been on are jam packed full...
I can't believe they would not keep DEN open as a 175 base if the program was reasonably close.
All the idle 175s sitting around IAH, sure seems like they need all they help they can to fly them...
Most of the 145 flights I've been on are jam packed full...
#18
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