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Old 03-19-2009 | 10:20 AM
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Default Potential Shift in IAD Operations?

Not trying to stir the pot here, just asking a serious question to see if anyone has heard more than the rumors that I have about ExpressJet potentially taking over Trans States United flying in Dulles? Like I said, all I have heard are rumors to that effect, just curious if anyone has any solid information on the subject.
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Old 03-19-2009 | 10:30 AM
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god bless those express jet crews if they do. that will be a rude awakening going from IAH, CLE, and EWR ops to the joke that is IAD's ramp.
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Old 03-19-2009 | 11:00 AM
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HA! Well I wouldn't be surprised if anything happened now...

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Old 03-19-2009 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Killer51883
god bless those express jet crews if they do. that will be a rude awakening going from IAH, CLE, and EWR ops to the joke that is IAD's ramp.
You've obviously never been to EWR Terminal A.
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Old 03-19-2009 | 12:40 PM
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Ha, the only way IAD operations could shift is if they occasionally got a plane out on time...
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Old 03-19-2009 | 03:31 PM
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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...

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.
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Old 03-19-2009 | 03:31 PM
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what would that leave TSA with?

and i do believe Impossible is Nothing should be TSA's new motto...i like that.
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Old 03-19-2009 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by newarkblows
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.
Are they still requiring you to call ops to verify your gate assignment when you get on the ground? What a cluster.
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Old 03-19-2009 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by NightIP
Are they still requiring you to call ops to verify your gate assignment when you get on the ground? What a cluster.
LGA is the cluster, EWR and IAD are cake walks compared to the Garbage
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Old 03-19-2009 | 04:47 PM
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You're going to get garbage ramp operations at any major-metro Airport. It's the name of the game; it isn't a matter of which is worst...
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