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12-27-2015 | 11:01 AM

#7541

SkyWago

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Originally Posted by Systemized

Heard the FAA has not approved your 145 training program and the 145s were supposed to start revenue service in a few weeks. I'm guessing that will be delayed a few months.

Yeah, saying that they only have 1 plane and it has been parked for a while.

12-27-2015 | 11:36 AM

#7542

PDTpilotXX

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Originally Posted by Systemized

Heard the FAA has not approved your 145 training program and the 145s were supposed to start revenue service in a few weeks. I'm guessing that will be delayed a few months.

I don't think revenue service starts until Feb 23rd

12-27-2015 | 12:37 PM

#7543

Lvlng4Spd

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I don't think revenue service starts until Feb 23rd

Flight 4855 PHL-ALB on 11 Feb is the earliest I see.

12-27-2015 | 12:40 PM

#7544

Lvlng4Spd

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Originally Posted by SkyWago

Yeah, saying that they only have 1 plane and it has been parked for a while.

Number 2 arrives in Jan. It will be slow going at first....stay thirsty my friends.

12-27-2015 | 01:48 PM

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The problem will be getting people through our upgrade and I'm thinking people coming here now with 1,000 hours of 121 time will soon be going straight from getting hired to upgrade. 2016 is going to be a crazy ride!

12-27-2015 | 01:53 PM

#7546

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Do they have to upgrade by seniority? Or can they upgrade as long as someone meets mins with prior experience even if those individuals are junior to someone who hasn't gotten 1k 121 or equivalent time?

12-27-2015 | 02:08 PM

#7547

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Are you insinuating a need for DEC? Isn't the upgrade around 11 months and forecast to stay there for the near future?

12-27-2015 | 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Wink

Are you insinuating a need for DEC? Isn't the upgrade around 11 months and forecast to stay there for the near future?

With the amount of flows, the fact that guys without 121 experience are struggling after a year to upgrade, the fact we will be doubling in size. It's a fact we will have DEC coming in by the beginning of the summer if not before.

Look around at all the regionals and you see there's a struggle going on to get qualified people.

If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck. It's a duck. So yes I'm saying we will have DEC's coming to Piedmont.

12-27-2015 | 06:08 PM

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Number 2 arrives in Jan. It will be slow going at first....stay thirsty my friends.

Not from what I have heard and seen. Heard summer time frame for any other frames at the current situation

12-27-2015 | 06:35 PM

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I heard mumbling of a possible merger with Envoy (who already has a 145 program and flies the jets destined for PDT). Doesn't sound far fetched....silly to spend time getting a 145 program for a turboprop only carrier when you're owned by the same parent. Like I said, just mumblings from an asset in the training dept.