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05-29-2017, 01:29 PM

#61

amcnd

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Originally Posted by WesternSkies

It's a major airline that we don't yet fly for. CRJ900s all one class. Bombardier needs to sell planes.

Thats far fetched...that's not what is being tossed around the rumor mill..

05-29-2017, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Cefiro

And they aren't going away anytime soon. The -200 is a profitable plane for SKYW.

Thats what they was said about the Brasilia. Killing it on the at risk routes. The common joke was "the last CRJ200 flight will have the crew DH back to base on the Bro."
They are profitable today. That's all that means. Add in high MX and fuel prices, a desire for dual class, and an ever increasing age on those things, and they could disappear in large quantities in under a year.

05-29-2017, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by saturn

The E120 demise was the propellers... no spare parts.. that and the 200's became so cheap it was better to put a 200 on the Gillette, Wy routes.. then it spread to moat the E120 routes. Minus the ones that couldn't meet the part 25 specs for the Jet.. aka Moab, UT ect...

05-29-2017, 04:23 PM

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Indeed, the 200 fleet average was only 4 years younger than the bro fleet average, but i also believe the public opinion of turboprops had an indeterminable influence in the ordeal.

05-29-2017, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by amcnd

Thats far fetched...that's not what is being tossed around the rumor mill..

The rumor I've heard is Delta flying, but Alaska makes more sense. Guess time will tell.

05-29-2017, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by JetDoc

More flying at a regional is nothing to be happy about.

This thread is about SkyWest or Compass. . . .

05-30-2017, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by TheFly

This thread is about SkyWest or Compass. . . .

Based on the information presented Skywest seems like a better place to get flight hours.

05-30-2017, 08:16 AM

#68

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Originally Posted by Roguesquadren2

Based on the information presented Skywest seems like a better place to get flight hours.

Kinda surprised that no one has asked this yet (or maybe I missed it). What are you looking for? Why are you only looking at Compass and Skywest? Every airline has its strengths and weaknesses. There is no "best" regional, just the one that works best for you.

05-30-2017, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Rogdixon

There is no "best" regional, just the one that works best for you.

That's not entirely true. There are quite clearly some regionals that you should stay away from at all costs. Then there are others that have better overall compensation, work environment, culture and benefits.

05-30-2017, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by veewan

Major? Single class seating... Is it possibly WN?

Ha! No not Southwest. WN's contract is pretty strict with outside flying. In other words there will be none of it. When WN bought AirTran, Skywest had to quit flying the code share routes for AirTran out of MKE. I don't see WN pilots giving that up, nor do I see WN management willing to erode their product.