Republic. . .Whats next?
 

It seems as though everyone being hired on with Republic right now are getting the CRJ. . . Am I right? If so what are your predictions on the next aircraft that they will need to staff?

I don't have the actual numbers, but I doubt most new hires are going to the CRJ. Growth and presumably staffing needs are coming from 175 deliveries. The CRJ will be phased out in the coming years and no additional CRJ airframe deliveries are occurring.

In short, ALL aircraft need to be staffed better and, as a new-hire, one could receive any aircraft/certificate combination right now. I'd just assume the CRJ is currently the most adequately staffed of the 3 airframes. There have been numerous captains flying as FO's on the Republic side, so I'm guessin we are pretty short; any Republic reserve FO's feel free to chime in.

This company has terrific growth potential...look at what's it has done in just the last 5 yrs.

Yes and no.. with the rate oil is increasing, I will not be the least bit surprised when our codeshare partners start reducing flying. Lets face it, the 170 platform is a gas guzzling pig. How long before airlines realize they have to go back to the old structure of more seats available on fewer departures (lower CASM); or do they even consider that option??

On a side note, ALL our agreements require the parent company to pay for 100% of the fuel.

Actually dude, the gas per seat/mile of the 170 is pretty darn good, for a jet. You'd have to go back to prop to beat it. The 145 is the gas hog.

Unless you look at the CRJ700..........

How much more growth is there going to be at the regional level in the next 5 years? How many 50 jets will go away in the next 5 years? How many of those 50 seaters will be replaced with 70-86 seat airframes?

I said two years ago the fast upgrades at RAH would slow down. I was wrong.

The world is much different now than it was in early 2006...and I seriously doubt somebody hired today will be able to hold upgrade in 18 months.

I agree, when comparing the statistics from a friend of mine on the E-170, the CR7 & 9 have better fuel efficiency. Yes, according to him even the CR9 burns less than the E-170 and it carries more Pax.

No flaming so let’s leave it at that.

The E-jets essentially corrected all of the pax-comfort issues associated with RJ's, and this is HUGE.

I think Embraer was on the verge of putting Bomardier out of the RJ business, and the industry order statistics show this: A very large drop off in CRJ orders over the last several years, followed by a massive resurgence in 2007.

The E-jet was designed when oil was $25. A 15% fuel economy penalty was deemed acceptable to enhance pax comfort...made sense in 2004. But 15% of $110 is WAY more significant than 15% of $25. Oil saved the CRJ.

And even with all that our codeshares want them... our DAL flying out of ATL will take delivery of 16 E175's through the end of the year..... go figure... we are flying LONG stuff... over 3 hours each way with alot of our flying now.... lots of long mexico and stuff.... i tend to think comfort DOES matter when you start flying ATL to GDL or BJX or MTY.....ELP or DEN.... where this business is headed is anyones guess..... just fly the line and wait to see what happens.