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People do that because almost nobody wants them! RJ pilots wish they were all gone because that would mean a better chance of already being at a major. Major pilots wish they were all gone because it would mean less outsourcing. Passengers wish they were all gone because...they're RJ's.

It's nothing personal. It's just that almost everyone hates RJ's.

Carl

The 90 seat RJ is simply a modern day DC9....It's said that you and others actually agree with management by calling it simply an "RJ"....That airplane was bigger than the former NWA DC9-10s...and I wouldn't laugh about one of them being hit....

captainv

07-14-2011 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by hoserpilot (Post 1022834)

Joe, you should have corrected my count. It's actually TWO RJ's that are history!! I forgot about the A-380 sit n spin.

Actually, Sit'n Spin is airworthy again. New tail, new gear and even new engines, i think. She's been signed off, but they're going to let an ex-Navy test pilot take her for a test drive before coming back on line.

JoeMerchant

07-14-2011 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Check Essential (Post 1022852)

Nah. As long as nobody is hurt, its perfectly acceptable to joke about it.

The only bad part is what 80 mentioned -- there's one ER captain out there who is going to be doing a lot of dancing on the carpet. Anybody have a wild guess what this will cost? Damages, lost revenue from 2 jets for XX weeks, etc. etc. Yikes!
Certainly a blessing that nobody was hurt, but that poor Captain has got to be feeling pretty sick right now.

Lost revenue to YOUR company, inconvenience to YOUR passengers...and you want to joke about it.....???? The aircraft will be repaired and it will come out of Delta's pocket...Still funny?

sinca3

07-14-2011 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Dash8widget (Post 1022821)

KLEX, KBUF......

I'm sorry, but really!?

Enough!
It could and might happen to any of us.

80ktsClamp

07-14-2011 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeMerchant (Post 1022865)

Lost revenue to YOUR company, inconvenience to YOUR passengers...and you want to joke about it.....???? The aircraft will be repaired and it will come out of Delta's pocket...Still funny?

It's more funny watching you get completely wrapped around the axle at our latest RJ elimination program.

hoserpilot

07-14-2011 07:41 PM

You guys, we could bash Joe all day long. It's fun to push his buttons but lets move on to more important things.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-p...06E/underb.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-V...12/underbo.jpg

The Chow

07-14-2011 07:42 PM

Carpet Dance

I know the captain isn't having a good night but could he/she see the wing tip from his vantage point?

I guess I'm curious if everyone on the center line and this was just bad luck....

Now as far as your RJ reduction program....does this count as a work action?:eek:

The Chow

07-14-2011 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by hoserpilot (Post 1022871)

Bless you HP.

Carl Spackler

07-14-2011 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeMerchant (Post 1022859)

You keep getting hung up on size Joe. People hate RJ's not because of just their size. They also hate them because of the poor service endemic among the poorly paid employees of regionals. It all adds up to a poor service experience to travel on an RJ. That's why people hate RJ's.

Carl

Check Essential

07-14-2011 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeMerchant (Post 1022865)

Lost revenue to YOUR company, inconvenience to YOUR passengers...and you want to joke about it.....???? The aircraft will be repaired and it will come out of Delta's pocket...Still funny?

You're wound way too tight Joe.
Might as well poke the hornet nest. Here we go:

Clearly a jet should not taxi into another jet that isn't moving. That's a given.
But --- this is 2 in a row now of Comair stretch RJs not pulling up far enough for their tails to clear the taxiway behind them. Has anyone told those boys the 76 seaters are longer? I'm just sayin...

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