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08-22-2013, 04:56 PM

#4131

Redbird611

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Originally Posted by MoarAlpha

He straight up lied in that awards letter. he said we lost money in Q1/Q2. We did not.

There's plenty to be mad about, but we did in fact lose money. Read the 10-Q reports.

08-23-2013, 11:31 AM

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Captain Tony

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Originally Posted by Redbird611

There's plenty to be mad about, but we did in fact lose money. Read the 10-Q reports.

SkyWest Inc can make ExpressJet show a loss or not at its whim by overcharging us for services like IT, accounting, payroll, etc. Thats what sucks about being a wholly owned subsidiary. In other news, don't expect to see XJT profitable until all of the concessionaire contracts are signed.

08-26-2013, 12:40 PM

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l1011

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Im guessing all hiring is on the erj side now, correct?

08-26-2013, 01:16 PM

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MrMustache

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Originally Posted by Captain Tony

And the fragmentation clause in our contract only kicks in if the airplanes are transferred directly to SkyWest Airlines. If they're returned to the lessor, then leased back to SkyWest, we have no claim. In fact, they already did this with the -200s they're flying in PHX.

See Colgan's q400s and Republic for this scenario too.

08-26-2013, 02:32 PM

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Geezer1

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Originally Posted by l1011

Im guessing all hiring is on the erj side now, correct?

Not exactly. Most of the new hires are going to the ERJ, however a few are going to the Crj. As I understand it, after they reach a certain number of ERJ pilots, then any over that number in that class can go the CRJ. I may not have that exactly right, but something like that.

08-27-2013, 04:05 AM

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Captain Tony

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They don't seem to have a firm grasp on CRJ staffing levels at this time. They also haven't yet figured out what the CRJ staffing needs will be after 1/4/2014. This tells me that they are waiting to see what happens with the contract and whether planes will be joining or leaving the fleet.

08-27-2013, 06:03 AM

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Redbird611

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Originally Posted by Captain Tony

They've said that they won't even have software to evaluate FAR 117 staffing needs until late October. By that time it'll be way too late.

08-27-2013, 06:14 AM

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Captain Tony

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Originally Posted by Redbird611

They've said that they won't even have software to evaluate FAR 117 staffing needs until late October. By that time it'll be way too late.

Indeed. Most airlines are already complying voluntarily so that they don't have a melt down in January. But not The Worlds Largest Super Regional Airline.

08-27-2013, 06:21 AM

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JoeMerchant

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Originally Posted by Redbird611

They've said that they won't even have software to evaluate FAR 117 staffing needs until late October. By that time it'll be way too late.

Jan and Feb are the slowest months. They will really have until March when block hours increase. There isn't any open time on the 50 or 70 capt. side in ATL now and the 50s haven't even started leaving. We could very well be overstaffed by January.....

08-27-2013, 06:33 AM

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Captain Tony

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Originally Posted by JoeMerchant

Joe. January is going to be a cluster and you know it. This is going to be worse than when the FAs had separate trips and we swapped them every leg. The company is totally unprepared, and way behind airlines of similar size. They have no idea how they're going to write compliant pairings, and have no clue how many pilots will be needed to staff them. Not to mention increasing reserves. Speaking of which, I expect to reserve staffing of 30% come January. That's how they plan to deal with it (like all their other self created crises). Just throw more reserves under the bus.