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Old 07-19-2012 | 08:04 AM
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To all of my Comair friends, I just spoke with a nameless source that had confirmed what we had all thought and suspected. I wanted to give all of you as much of a heads-up as possible. Comair will be making the announcement on July 31st. Their last day of operations will be September 30th.

The U.S. Marshals were briefed to disarm the Comair FFDO's to reduce the risk of one of them from potentially going postal.

I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news but I felt that if I were still at Comair, I would want to know this information as soon as possible in order to plan accordingly.

I wish the best of luck to all of you.
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Old 07-19-2012 | 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by H46Bubba
Been unplugged for two days and I come back to hear this news! This is not anything close to what I've discussed with people in the know(which I can not discuss).
No offense, but anyone "in the know" knows that this thing is being shut down on September 30th. Anything else is pure fantasy and does a disservice to those that need to understand the importance of looking for another job.
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Old 07-19-2012 | 01:17 PM
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All....

One issue, with respect to Comair ceasing complete operations, which I just can’t figure a logical answer to – who in the DCI system has the capacity to pick up the CVG traffic?

If no other carrier has the capacity, or has announced additional flights servicing CVG then this “end of Comair” theory might not be as accurate as many might think.

There still is a very viable market in the CVG area. Would Delta leave that much $ on the table and withdraw completely from CVG and if so for what reason?

If Delta doesn’t withdraw, who has the capacity to supply the feed to the mainline acft in CVG?

I do believe that the DTW CRJ’s could easily be (re)moved elsewhere system wide, but the CVG CR7/9’s would be a very difficult loss.

Interested in your thoughts….
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Old 07-19-2012 | 01:31 PM
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Ha, new security issues for entering the GO. They are afraid of post-announcement reactions.
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Old 07-19-2012 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by mcdozer
All....

One issue, with respect to Comair ceasing complete operations, which I just can’t figure a logical answer to – who in the DCI system has the capacity to pick up the CVG traffic?

If no other carrier has the capacity, or has announced additional flights servicing CVG then this “end of Comair” theory might not be as accurate as many might think.

There still is a very viable market in the CVG area. Would Delta leave that much $ on the table and withdraw completely from CVG and if so for what reason?

If Delta doesn’t withdraw, who has the capacity to supply the feed to the mainline acft in CVG?

I do believe that the DTW CRJ’s could easily be (re)moved elsewhere system wide, but the CVG CR7/9’s would be a very difficult loss.

Interested in your thoughts….
Last I knew, Delta had quite a few contractors. Just one airline doesn't have to pick up the little flying we are doing. Fall time is perfect for any airline to pick up flying since their fall schedule is not as full. Their planes can be better utilized and begin taking delivery of the comair 700/900 fleet.
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Old 07-19-2012 | 01:41 PM
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My guess is CMR and Pinnacle join up.
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Old 07-19-2012 | 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Cavity
My guess is CMR and Pinnacle join up.

Why?? My guess, Comair just goes away. Why keep senior people?
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Old 07-19-2012 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by mcdozer
All....

One issue, with respect to Comair ceasing complete operations, which I just can’t figure a logical answer to – who in the DCI system has the capacity to pick up the CVG traffic?

If no other carrier has the capacity, or has announced additional flights servicing CVG then this “end of Comair” theory might not be as accurate as many might think.

There still is a very viable market in the CVG area. Would Delta leave that much $ on the table and withdraw completely from CVG and if so for what reason?

If Delta doesn’t withdraw, who has the capacity to supply the feed to the mainline acft in CVG?

I do believe that the DTW CRJ’s could easily be (re)moved elsewhere system wide, but the CVG CR7/9’s would be a very difficult loss.

Interested in your thoughts….
Pinnacle should have plenty of extra pilots with Colgan going away to pick up some more RJ's
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Old 07-19-2012 | 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by flysooner9
Pinnacle should have plenty of extra pilots with Colgan going away to pick up some more RJ's
Just what the company needs... more training... I say keep comair going. I understand it's business, but this just feels gosh darn vindictive.
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Old 07-19-2012 | 04:31 PM
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For what its worth, I was just looking at travelnet and saw comair on the schedules up thru Nov.
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