Originally Posted by DeadStick (Post 758803)

UAX @ IAD:
-Colgan
-Mesa
-Chautauqua
-XJet
-Shuttle America
-TSA
-GoJet
-ASA (soon)

Originally Posted by Mach X (Post 758831)

I do not have numbers to back this up, but I have a feeling the saabs do not make quite as much money as some seem to think. Combine that with expiring leases and the "image/passenger experience" factor, and it is not surprising the saabs are headed back across the pond.

Originally Posted by jsled (Post 758891)

Chautaugua and Mesa are history.

Originally Posted by ComairFO (Post 758832)

Dear PinnacleFO,

Thank you for submitting your thoughts on the diversification of the DCI network, coming to an airport near you. Unfortunately, I could care less about your crappy 4 day trips worth 15 hours and 4 hour airport sits (hehehehe!). All I care about is dollars and cents. The more of that I save, the more I can put in my pocket, thanks to all of the performance bonuses I currently enjoy as CEO of Delta. Does your company offer fat bonuses? Ha! Didn't think so. Keep up the good work and enjoy the Biscoff cookies.

Sincerely,

Richard Anderson

Originally Posted by DLJK (Post 758939)

Mesa still has 20 CRJ-700s that feed for UAL. UAL is just ending the Dash 8 and 200 portion of the contract.

Originally Posted by jsled (Post 758961)

Thanks. Did not know that. The lawsuit that UAL filed against Mesa is for future 70 seaters? IOW, does not affect the current 20 700's?

Originally Posted by Lighteningspeed (Post 758965)

I think they will be affected. Unfortuntely, instead of going back to mainline UAL flying, they are probaby going to ASA out of IAD.

Originally Posted by flythemuppets (Post 758767)

Saabs should have been retired a long time ago? How do you figure. Last I checked they were and are still making money, most are probably younger than many CRJ 200 fleets out there.

Originally Posted by ThunderChicken

There is still an occasional -200 that rolls off the assembly line.

Originally Posted by indapit (Post 758902)

The saabs never made a lot of money. But they did make money. It was the old NWA mentality. They did not care as long as it made money. All of the EAS routes were not cash crops, but they were not losing money. Delta is all about higher margins and I'm sure saab did not want to lease them again for bankruptcy rates.