not related but intresting!

Other News
Thursday August 13, 2009
AirTran Airways announced yesterday that it will expand operations at New York LaGuardia and Washington National from Nov. 4, and reportedly it will cease operations at Newark on Oct. 25. The Associated Press reported that AirTran obtained additional slots at LGA and DCA from Continental Airlines in exchange for its slots at EWR. Neither airline confirmed the deal. AirTran did say in a statement that it will begin offering LGA-Indianapolis service and boost LGA-Orlando flights from Oct. 25. It added that it will "increase the frequency of flights to Orlando and Atlanta" from DCA on the same date. AP, citing unnamed AirTran officials, said the LCC will give its 10 EWR slots, as well its lone gate at the airport, to CO, which hubs there. CO in turn reportedly is giving AirTran four LGA and six DCA slots.
ATW Daily News

Not good news for ATL-EWR commuters.

"CO in turn reportedly is giving AirTran four LGA and six DCA slots."

Good news!!! 4 less RJ's into LGA and 6 less RJ's into DCA........... :D

Boeing717Driver

So I guess that means that these slots will be flown by 737's and not 717's :rolleyes:

If you think the 717 is an RJ then you have a serious problem!! :confused:

It's an inside joke . . .;)

But the DC9 was definitely the RJ of its day, feeding its larger siblings . . . and nothing wrong with that.

The problem came when DC9 and 737-200 regional flying was farmed out to the lowest bidder, who put the people in the "new RJ's" (the EMB's and CRJ's) and paid the pilots as if they were still flying turboprops.

OK, Im following you now. It was a sarcastic post. I wish the DC9's & Guppys were still feeding 727's. :(

I think it was a joke... :)

When I was a Citrus 717 driver the 'heavy' 737 guys & gals would call us RJ drivers... ;)

I enjoyed that airplane, probably the most uncomfortable cockpit seats in the industry but a great airplane overall...

PS. I still fly RJs or the smallest airplanes my current airline has - 757s LOL

Ding, Ding, Ding! We have a winner!

Hope things are going well for you at your new gig, or new old gig. Sorry the "hot AirTran chick" turned out to be just a damn Tranny.

I picked up on if after the fact. :) I understand the sarcasm. I guess you both have at some point in time heard the same pax comment I have when boarding the DC9........Boarding Pax says 'Oh.....it's one of those small planes.' WTH0?!:confused: