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09-04-2019 | 08:34 AM
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Another take would be they want to fan the flying out so it’s easier to cover a disruption during a draw down of flying.. there is some super complicated dealings going on behind the scenes. Mesa is out of contract for 4 days now. There was a big shakeup in UA Express leadership causing RFP delays.. advantage Mesa they have the old UAX President now.. disadvantage. They have Compass wanting in to undercut them..
09-04-2019 | 08:43 AM
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From: C172 Captain
Another take would be they want to fan the flying out so it’s easier to cover a disruption during a draw down of flying.. there is some super complicated dealings going on behind the scenes. Mesa is out of contract for 4 days now. There was a big shakeup in UA Express leadership causing RFP delays.. advantage Mesa they have the old UAX President now.. disadvantage. They have Compass wanting in to undercut them..
09-04-2019 | 03:22 PM
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09-04-2019 | 03:40 PM
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Nevertheless they keep sending E175 pilots to sit reserve in Dulles when we don’t even have a base there.
09-04-2019 | 03:51 PM
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Now that is a different discussion (and problem). But that also doesn't mean that a base is coming. 175's have been going to IAD for a couple of years now. Rumor of a base since day 1. Still no base.
09-04-2019 | 04:57 PM
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Can somebody explain why some people say that it’s hard to open a E175 base in Dulles?
A Captain was explaining to me that, everyone in IAD would have to be given a chance to move equipments and that currently we don’t have the infrastructure to endure such endeavor. This captain also explained that there’s a loophole around it that implies 180 days of wait and taking off the 700’s out of Dulles temporarily... and there is when he lost me. I have the feeling that part has something to do with what’s happening with the 700’s and IAH
A Captain was explaining to me that, everyone in IAD would have to be given a chance to move equipments and that currently we don’t have the infrastructure to endure such endeavor. This captain also explained that there’s a loophole around it that implies 180 days of wait and taking off the 700’s out of Dulles temporarily... and there is when he lost me. I have the feeling that part has something to do with what’s happening with the 700’s and IAH
If things being the way they are right now....the 700s leave Dulles, if a new base forms there within 180 days, then the displaced pilots can bid back onto the new equipment there. After 180 days, displacement rights end.
09-05-2019 | 08:57 AM
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I was sent there to sit short call reserve last week. Myself (Ejet FO), a CA and two FA’s. The CA told me that supposedly we have one or two Ejet as spares there. Any truth to that?
09-05-2019 | 09:58 AM
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