Potential Shift in IAD Operations?
04-27-2009 | 02:52 PM
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I don't think so. As far as COEX ops go, CLE is on the ball. Of the five DelCon bases I've flown out of, I was impressed with them as long it was Delta mainline that worked us, as in LGA, BOS, LAX, SLC, and CVG. When CVG got handed over to COMAIR it fell apart.
04-27-2009 | 03:11 PM
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I once saw a ramper shove a Capt. in front of his supervisor in IAD because the Capt. wasn't given the load paperwork and we must have been the last flight out because after we were loaded up EVERYONE disappeared. The Capt. made several calls and finally got the sup and ramper and they got into an argument that the rampie gave the paperwork to the Capt. a shove ensued and the ramper was still working there months later 
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04-27-2009 | 03:12 PM
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nahh
dude, thats everyone's flying United plays switch-hitter every bid. Blowjet, TransStates, Shi-taco and Mesa.... i honestly thought you were getting colgan's uax 20 + leg days on the docket over there at Express......jeT? YAY, Dulles flying ... get excited everyone 
04-27-2009 | 03:58 PM
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I once saw a ramper shove a Capt. in front of his supervisor in IAD because the Capt. wasn't given the load paperwork and we must have been the last flight out because after we were loaded up EVERYONE disappeared. The Capt. made several calls and finally got the sup and ramper and they got into an argument that the rampie gave the paperwork to the Capt. a shove ensued and the ramper was still working there months later ...
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04-27-2009 | 04:26 PM
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dude, I was just pointing out SAV and GSP, dude.
04-27-2009 | 04:42 PM
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The only problem with that is that xjet is not a UAX carrier. And considering all the other uax carriers I don't see the need for UA to contract this flying for a few months to xjet... Probably has to do with Mesa. I know Gojet is replacing a lot of their CRJ7 flying in IAD.
04-27-2009 | 04:51 PM
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Does it matter? It's United's flying, NOT the UAX carriers flying.
And no, I personally DON'T care if XJT does it or not. It's a temporary deal and has NO impact what so ever on the long term viability of XJT, as it stands now anyway.
And no, I personally DON'T care if XJT does it or not. It's a temporary deal and has NO impact what so ever on the long term viability of XJT, as it stands now anyway.
04-27-2009 | 06:31 PM
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From: 7ER B...whatever that means.
it is a rumor and it has about as much weight as all the others. We have people at our company who will walk around talking "loud" about what they just heard from so and so... 10 min later it is on our company boards from a reliable source (aka gullible).
There was a rumor going around that there was a big announcement here like two months ago. It was going to be on the 15th and it was going to be about xjt.... everyone had heard about "the announcement" rumor and then you know what it was? colgan got 15 more q400's. Knife through the heart for all those rumor lovers...
There was a rumor going around that there was a big announcement here like two months ago. It was going to be on the 15th and it was going to be about xjt.... everyone had heard about "the announcement" rumor and then you know what it was? colgan got 15 more q400's. Knife through the heart for all those rumor lovers...
Dulles ops cant be any worse then ewr term A was when it started. It might win if what you say is true for continually **** poor performance but for being a notable mention ewr term A you could wait for rampers for 45 min and then an hour for a jetway driver while you are parked, bag door open (not getting paid), with ****ed off passengers, in the meantime there were rampers, gate agents, and open gates over in our old term c, oh and an ops coordinator who stopped responding to radio calls unless you sounded desperate or said your passengers were dialing 911.... that was ewr terminal A for 3 weeks.
What I have witnessed of IAD ops though...sweet Jesus! How do those folks ever turn an airplane! It feels like I got shot down in the Sudan or Somalia with all the warmth and hospitality they have to offer yet, there I am, 30 miles from our nations capitol. Freaking amazing
04-27-2009 | 07:43 PM
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10 xpressjet birdies in june IAD and ORD ops. wonder if they'll bring there own shiney ops equip. and operators to the mix. I heard that it happened last year at iad apparently to cover mesa summer slack ie. attrition or whatever... i dunno.
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