Mesa selling CRJs to raise some $$$

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04-22-2008 | 07:32 AM

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wi_pilot

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Originally Posted by TBucket

You'd think if they were going to sell some planes, it'd be the ERJ's they're very shortly not going to have any flying for...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe those aircraft are leased.

04-22-2008 | 07:59 AM

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I was in BDL a couple weeks ago and saw an Independence Air CRJ still in full "Fly I" titles and everything. I didn't know any still existed.

04-22-2008 | 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by dbo861

I was in BDL a couple weeks ago and saw an Independence Air CRJ still in full "Fly I" titles and everything. I didn't know any still existed.

There's an airplane out there flying for a Nascar team that still has the independence paint scheme, minus the name and logo on the tail.

There might still be one or two out there that are being repainted/refurbished for other carriers.

04-22-2008 | 08:56 AM

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Yeah, I saw that one out there too. Was just sitting out by the FBO. Can't remember if it still had the Fly I stuff but it was still in the paint scheme.

04-22-2008 | 08:57 AM

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I got a pretty good look at it..and I'm 99% sure it still said Independence Air and an i on the tail.

04-22-2008 | 09:06 AM

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Mesa owns a bunch of their CRJ-200's. There is a market for 50 seat RJ's in Asia and a buch have been retrofitted to business jets. Micheal Waltrip has one. Comair does all the mods and heavy mx on it. There's also a market for the high time aircraft. Broker company's buy them and pretty much dismantle them to sell the parts to airlines as spare parts.

04-22-2008 | 09:32 AM

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I wonder how much they are asking...

04-22-2008 | 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by cessna157

Go out to Arizona, you'll find plenty. I've flown 2 of them out there myself. The birds I put out there are very high time/cycles and basically worthless.

So what is a high time RJ? Is there a cycle limit?

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