What's the Latest at ASA/Expressjet?
08-08-2012 | 06:02 PM
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The airplanes are all under contract until 2015. Delta cannot pull them before then unless A) They pay a sizeable penalty to L-ASA or B) L-ASA (SKW) agrees to early termination if newer larger aircraft replacements are negotiated.
08-09-2012 | 04:47 AM
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Also, it's rumored that the United TA will move in the Delta direction regarding scope, and this will speed up the 50-seater to 70-seater conversion. A pretty reliable authority over at the GO has stated that as things stand with the merger and the state of the discussions with the XJT folks, ERJs are going to be traded in for large CRJs to be flown by the ASA group (and, of course, the combined New ExpressJet group if the XJT MEC starts seeing things the St George way). Inc is, afterall, the largest CRJ operator in the world and enjoys the associated unit cost benefits as a result. They're making it sound like the ATL schoolhouse is going to be *very* busy in 2013. This is why they're keeping the IP force pretty fat and not furloughing them back to the line as they did back in 09.
08-09-2012 | 05:30 AM
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At around 28 minutes into the earnings call, BR says Delta has no obligation for those 25 fifty-seaters -- so I think they could be gone at any time between now and the end of 2015. I'm guessing an announcement will come out soon that they will be flown for someone else.
08-09-2012 | 06:29 AM
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Can anybody who has done it give me a run down on differences training from the 200 to 700?
Thanks.
Thanks.
08-09-2012 | 06:32 AM
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Don't touch the generator switches, don't try to switch the bleeds, don't push the thrust levers up during climb, and when you land don't cut the power at 50' -- I think that's about it.
08-09-2012 | 08:38 AM
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Forget the exact number but staffing was heavy for a period of time there.
This is just my take on it and I could be wrong. If that rumor about United kickin 145's to the curb and bringin in bigger CRJ's is true that will be pretty sick! Hopefully it is true. Get some movement and get the L-Xjet of their high horse. I know that's immature but they are annoying.
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