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04-21-2008 | 05:19 PM
#42
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"the word is that QX will trade in ALL of the RJ's to Bombardier. Each RJ will get us another TWO Megawhackers. Yeah growth! /rumor"
As much as I enjoy flying the RJ. I would trade the jet for the growth. Some will bash me but I think would love to see us branch out. Knowing the conserativeness of AAG that won't happen. But I would really like to see that. Also, we would need 2 Megawhackers to make up for the ones that will break. If that would happen some of the senior captains would jump ship. I know of a few I have flown with recently that said they are not going to go through training again. Time will tell.
STS would be great...
As much as I enjoy flying the RJ. I would trade the jet for the growth. Some will bash me but I think would love to see us branch out. Knowing the conserativeness of AAG that won't happen. But I would really like to see that. Also, we would need 2 Megawhackers to make up for the ones that will break. If that would happen some of the senior captains would jump ship. I know of a few I have flown with recently that said they are not going to go through training again. Time will tell.
STS would be great...
04-21-2008 | 05:35 PM
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Here's a rumor I've heard over here at Compass: AS has quietly put out an RFP for EMB flying and we've submitted a bid. I'm not gloating or flaming, I still have a lot of friends at QX and don't want to see their flying outsourced. Actually, given that they have the best contract remaining among the regionals, it's in none of our interests to see them underbid.
04-21-2008 | 05:41 PM
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Here's a rumor I've heard over here at Compass: AS has quietly put out an RFP for EMB flying and we've submitted a bid. I'm not gloating or flaming, I still have a lot of friends at QX and don't want to see their flying outsourced. Actually, given that they have the best contract remaining among the regionals, it's in none of our interests to see them underbid.
04-21-2008 | 06:46 PM
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I heard something similar from an Alaska capt. Figured it was just the rumor mill hard at work. A regional outsourcing flying is a ludicrous proposition.
04-21-2008 | 07:29 PM
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Not necessarily.
I see this scenario happening. QX gets rid of the RJs. They go all Q400s. The jet pay scale disappears because there are no jets.
They find someone who is willing to fly Ejets for them.
Then, they sell Alaska Airlines out of the Air Group (SWA, CAL, AA or someone will buy it). Bill and the Boys get big bonuses that are specified in the annual report. They then buy some Ejets for QX, cancel the outsource and get a new jet rate set by an arbitrator.
They then rebuild the system using QX Q400s and Ejets.
I see this scenario happening. QX gets rid of the RJs. They go all Q400s. The jet pay scale disappears because there are no jets.
They find someone who is willing to fly Ejets for them.
Then, they sell Alaska Airlines out of the Air Group (SWA, CAL, AA or someone will buy it). Bill and the Boys get big bonuses that are specified in the annual report. They then buy some Ejets for QX, cancel the outsource and get a new jet rate set by an arbitrator.
They then rebuild the system using QX Q400s and Ejets.
04-21-2008 | 07:53 PM
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Not necessarily.
I see this scenario happening. QX gets rid of the RJs. They go all Q400s. The jet pay scale disappears because there are no jets.
They find someone who is willing to fly Ejets for them.
Then, they sell Alaska Airlines out of the Air Group (SWA, CAL, AA or someone will buy it). Bill and the Boys get big bonuses that are specified in the annual report. They then buy some Ejets for QX, cancel the outsource and get a new jet rate set by an arbitrator.
They then rebuild the system using QX Q400s and Ejets.
I see this scenario happening. QX gets rid of the RJs. They go all Q400s. The jet pay scale disappears because there are no jets.
They find someone who is willing to fly Ejets for them.
Then, they sell Alaska Airlines out of the Air Group (SWA, CAL, AA or someone will buy it). Bill and the Boys get big bonuses that are specified in the annual report. They then buy some Ejets for QX, cancel the outsource and get a new jet rate set by an arbitrator.
They then rebuild the system using QX Q400s and Ejets.
Last edited by ExperimentalAB; 04-22-2008 at 07:29 AM.
04-21-2008 | 08:09 PM
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04-21-2008 | 08:12 PM
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I remember that one too....but I also remember him talkin bout Frontier before that happened. Like I said, just rumor.
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