Return of the Fokker 70/100 Line
03-07-2010 | 08:19 AM
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When I was a controller at ZFW I worked the eastbound departures and the Fokker's were a royal pain. If I remember correctly they climb at 280KIAS. We called them the "moving speed hump in the ATC system." Did take a fam ride in the cockpit from DFW to SDF and from the inside was a very modern and automated aircraft.
03-07-2010 | 02:19 PM
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03-08-2010 | 05:48 AM
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Got a chuckle out of this. How exactly is it not a regional plane?
Range with 107 passengers and Tay 620s 1323nm, or high gross weight version with Tay 650s 1710nm. (comparison to the CRJ-900: the Long Range model has a maximum take-off weight of 84500 pounds and a range of 1828 nm).
Range with 107 passengers and Tay 620s 1323nm, or high gross weight version with Tay 650s 1710nm. (comparison to the CRJ-900: the Long Range model has a maximum take-off weight of 84500 pounds and a range of 1828 nm).
The CRJ-900 may be operated by regional carriers but in my opinion, it is not a regional airplane.
03-08-2010 | 08:59 AM
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The CRJ-900 that I fly is owned and operated by a regional airline, too. The airline's region just happens to be USA, Europe, and Africa.
I suspect we'd have to first define "regional". SkyWest, for example, flies coast to coast in the USA, and Mexico to Canada. I wouldn't call that "regional". They are a contract airline. ASA, on the other hand, is both regional and contract.
Any airplane that can't fly coast to coast, and over over the big ponds, to me is "regional". The Fokker is regional. A much smaller Gulfstream 550, not so much ;-)
03-08-2010 | 09:25 AM
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03-11-2010 | 09:56 AM
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"Regional" is nothing but a marketing name with no real definition. What we're looking for is "Outsourced"...
Does this Fokker line have a chance with non-outsourced flying? I doubt it. Does it have a chance with outsourced flying? Probably not either
Does this Fokker line have a chance with non-outsourced flying? I doubt it. Does it have a chance with outsourced flying? Probably not either
03-12-2010 | 06:12 AM
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http://theenvelope.latimes.com/media...2/34446411.jpg
Denim Air crew.
(yes, i have the maturity of a 12 year old and free time to spare)
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