RJ cuts are coming...
03-16-2008, 10:36 AM
#41
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Originally Posted by SkyFive
I attended a job interview at Piedmont a few weeks back, the HR man told us that Piedmont is well positioned in the market with their Dash 8's. He said everyone is trying to get rid of the RJ's due to the operating cost on a leg of 200 miles (I believe he said) or less. It must be true if he said it...right? Turboprops are the way of the future...the way of the future...the way of the future...the way of the future.
03-16-2008, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by tpersuit
Wow, didn't know it could get that bad with weight issues. I'm glad I never have to really deal with any W&B issues. 
I think CAL really wanted us to release the 69 aircraft to them, since the CRJ's they got for RAH to replace us, run into weight issues now and then, and we end up taking a good amount of bags for them. Way to go CAL!! I'm just glad Ream gave Larry the good 'ol gotcha on that one. At least on our branded and charter side we never get any peeved passengers.
I think CAL really wanted us to release the 69 aircraft to them, since the CRJ's they got for RAH to replace us, run into weight issues now and then, and we end up taking a good amount of bags for them. Way to go CAL!! I'm just glad Ream gave Larry the good 'ol gotcha on that one. At least on our branded and charter side we never get any peeved passengers.
It was good to see a Regional stand their ground and stick it to the man like that...If only we could see a little bit more of that. A regional revolution, perhaps!
03-16-2008, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by SkyFive
I attended a job interview at Piedmont a few weeks back, the HR man told us that Piedmont is well positioned in the market with their Dash 8's. He said everyone is trying to get rid of the RJ's due to the operating cost on a leg of 200 miles (I believe he said) or less. It must be true if he said it...right? Turboprops are the way of the future...the way of the future...the way of the future...the way of the future.
03-16-2008, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by The Chow
Deez,
Are they already over? Comair is supposed to have 30 of 900's, and Skywest has about 30...I don't know how many Freedom has.
Are they already over? Comair is supposed to have 30 of 900's, and Skywest has about 30...I don't know how many Freedom has.
03-16-2008, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Deez340
However the total Delta Connection 51 seat-76 seat RJ fleet is limited to 200 jets so if they get three more 76 seaters they would have to eliminate an equal number of smaller RJs if it bumped up against the 200 jets limit.
SkyWest has 17 of the 76 seat airplanes, all in Delta service. 4 more were ordered in November 2007, also for Delta service.
03-17-2008, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by TonyWilliams
SkyWest has 17 of the 76 seat airplanes, all in Delta service. 4 more were ordered in November 2007, also for Delta service.
03-18-2008, 04:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Clear Right
It's called the 100 seat E-190, JetBlue is nothing more than a glorified Regional Feeding Kennedy with them.
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