Originally Posted by daOldMan (Post 2254808)

PDT will never get 175s. Why would AAG waste millions of dollars a month on training, maintenance, management, and other costs? AAG is wisely moving flying around based on fleet type to reduce costs and be more efficient. In the end, PSA will fly the CRJs, Envoy will fly the EJets, and PDT will fly the 145's.

Once the fuel prices rise again and the market tanks, the 50 seaters will find themselves parked in the desert somewhere.

Originally Posted by daOldMan (Post 2254808)

PDT will never get 175s. Why would AAG waste millions of dollars a month on training, maintenance, management, and other costs? AAG is wisely moving flying around based on fleet type to reduce costs and be more efficient. In the end, PSA will fly the CRJs, Envoy will fly the EJets, and PDT will fly the 145's.

Once the fuel prices rise again and the market tanks, the 50 seaters will find themselves parked in the desert somewhere.

Originally Posted by daOldMan (Post 2254808)

PDT will never get 175s. Why would AAG waste millions of dollars a month on training, maintenance, management, and other costs? AAG is wisely moving flying around based on fleet type to reduce costs and be more efficient. In the end, PSA will fly the CRJs, Envoy will fly the EJets, and PDT will fly the 145's.

Once the fuel prices rise again and the market tanks, the 50 seaters will find themselves parked in the desert somewhere.

Originally Posted by AZFlyer (Post 2254909)

Your sarcasm detector seems to be INOP.

Originally Posted by Virga show (Post 2254825)

Right now it is 6 years at Envoy but with 60 to 70 NH a month and 30 Capt leaving a month that number should drop drastically. We are at the beginning of going from stagnation to steady movement. In 6 months to a year, if it is still 6 years upgrade we are in trouble. Common sense says that's not possible for it to stay 6 years as long as we keep hiring pilots and pilots keep flowing to AA.

Originally Posted by moon (Post 2255189)

2011 has a lotttt of hires. it would be hard to get through them all in 6months. after they are all upgraded though yes upgrade will plummet

Originally Posted by idlethrust (Post 2255107)

A friend interviewed at PDT recently.They told him the original plan for PDT was 175 s but the faa wouldn't sign off on it .They wanted to see them successfully operate a smaller jet first rather than jumping from the dash to a 76 Seat jet.
They will eventually get 175s as the 145s time out I'm sure

Originally Posted by unity2010 (Post 2255523)

LOL...Keep dreaming..Dallas CEO magazine 12/1/16 said Fábregas, when asked what’s ahead for Envoy. “These 76-seat planes are the future of our regional network.”

Originally Posted by daOldMan (Post 2255110)

But people are actually believing it and sharing it.

There is no way. PDT will be merged or simply cease to exist long before they ever get 175's.