Mesaba CRJ 900 Pictures
 

Hey, just wondering if anyone has any pictures or links of Mesaba's new crj 900. I've heard that it looks pretty sharp. Thanks!

ALL CRJ-900's look Sharp!

Umm... no

They look goofy as shlt

Goofier than a -200?? No way!

To each their own I suppose :o

you sir, are incorrect.....
 

http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/sh...ghlight=mesaba

try this link, if it doesnt work, then do a search for mesaba, and its under the mesaba new hires thread. and yes, it does look pretty sharp :rolleyes:

Couldn't find it there, but here is a good link:

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/...34&newsLang=en

P.S. The Red should be a little lower on the tail I think too!

P.P.S. SHARP, SHARP, SHARP!!

The -900 looks like a metal pipe with wings. From the inside it looks like a flying coffin...

The -200 looks nose heavy and stumpy.

IMO, the 700 is the best looking (and best derivative) of the bunch.

That said, I'd rather take an E170/190 over the CRJ series any day...

ok thanks, it does look pretty good

whats the pay on this "sharp" looking airplane, I'd rather fly a shorts 360 is it paid more :)

Sure bring up the whole pay thing, like it matters!!!

Looks like a DC-9 to me... I bet the W-2s don't match though:rolleyes:

well I mean honestly yea it "looks" nice but what the hell does that matter?

It does look nice, however, it would look even better if mainline were flying it.

quote of the day my friend..............good point

yep, my thought was...looks like a mainline airplane to me, should have mainline pay, and flown by mainline pilots...but we'll fight for whatever we can to get that buck and hour pay raise for the extra 20 seats.

Of course Aesthetics matters!!

Analogy:

- Pilot at bar hunts down most attractive female.
- Pilot at airport hunts down most attractive aircraft.

Duh...LoL

That tail looks rediculous. It is painted lower on the 200.

Anyone who "wants" to fly a Shorts aircraft needs serious counseling. :cool:

Those are some pretty cool planes, part of the original "commuter" aircraft fleet. They're perfect freight aircraft now.

I agree with those that are against -900's. I'm actually not so against them at the regional level, but I am against the fact that their pay scale is so ridiculously low. They are direct mainline replacement aircraft. Although we all did it, by applying and accepting the low pay.

Translates into: "This thing is huge!!!!! It's way better than those little prop things I could have gotten assigned to. I wonder what kind of ramen noodles I should eat tonight? I hope there will be mainline jobs available in the future, anyway, I'll worry about that later. At least I'm not flight instructing!"

A-FREAKIN-MEN!

First question: anybody here know the meaning of "80 for 80"?

Second question: anybody know how many seats NWA's DC-9-10/15s had?

According to information available on APC....

A 2nd year Mesaba CR9 FO would earn 49% of a 2nd year DC-9 FO's hourly payrate at Northwest, while a 2nd year Compass E175 FO would earn 60% of the mainline hourly rate.

A 12th year Mesaba CR9 captain will earn 66% of a 12th year DC-9 captain's hourly rate at Northwest, while a 12th year Compass E175 CA (which does not exist) would earn 68.5% of the mainline hourly rate.

I know that the 900s are basically Avro replacements for Mesaba. I also know that I want my regional airline to grow and that likely won't happen without larger aircraft. Even knowing that, I cringe every time I see a 900 or E175...because I know that we (as regional pilots) are replacing mainline jobs, flying "RJs" the same size as former mainline planes, on mainline routes, for a mere fraction of mainline pay.

I agree with you. I find hard to believe that folks are rejoicing at a CRJ900 that is clearly replacing mainline flying...without even the paycheck to go with it. I'm sure the Northwest guys are absolutely thrilled to see this.

Ok so its obvious the regionals are going crazy with hiring due to growth apparently picking up mainline flying. So are the majors just not going to be doing much hiring due to some runs being given to regionals at half the labor cost? Or are the majors picking up stuff elsewhere?