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05-03-2010 | 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by rickair7777

Don't feed the troll, boys.

BTW, after years of observing slappy I have almost come to the conclusion that he is a bitter ex-SLC asa pilot who just enjoys stirring the pot.

I'm with Rick on this one. The off the wall posts he makes can only be made by someone trying to throw flames and who can't possibly take themselves seriously.

What regional pilot on earth would actually say they are "entitled" to flying? No one with half a brain could actually think that.

05-03-2010 | 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by flyboyzz1

I hope XJT gets all the flying... I'm tired of not being able to get vacation here at SKW and honestly don't want to see the block hours increase anymore without hiring .

Wow... you know the regional world doesn't revolve around Skywest right?

05-03-2010 | 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Purpleanga

Wow... you know the regional world doesn't revolve around Skywest right?

Thems fightin words

05-03-2010 | 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by flyboyzz1

I hope XJT gets all the flying...

i hope UAL/CAL mainline gets all the flying...

are people really this clueless??

05-03-2010 | 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Purpleanga

That is certainly interesting and most probably not a coincidence but it doesn't prove any new growth. XJET won the ERJ contract after TransStates and AWAC decided against it. The fact that you guys traded CEOs doesn't mean anything, it could be for "streamlining" operations. As far as the E170, it's probably inevitable for Expressjet, you have aging and inefficient ERJs, hundreds of them. They will have to be replaced by something, at least part of the fleet. So I wouldn't call it growth just yet, not to mention no one knows how the new scope will be.

Trans States did not decide against it and neither did AWAC, they lost the bid to XJT. TSA thought they were going to win it and decided to send out recall letters, didn't work out for them. AWAC thought that if they could get concessions they could send in a lower bid, it didn't work out. Neither airline "decided against it" during the worst recession in 70 years.

I hope that the next 70 seat a/c goes to mainline even though SKW is entitled to it.

05-03-2010 | 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by expectholding

i hope UAL/CAL mainline gets all the flying...

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so do I...

05-03-2010 | 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by cybourg10

Trans States did not decide against it and neither did AWAC, they lost the bid to XJT. TSA thought they were going to win it and decided to send out recall letters, didn't work out for them. .

It's water under the bridge, but for what it's worth, you're wrong. TSA had first dibs but decided leasing 22 planes beyond the contract didn't make much sense that's why they decided against it even "during the worst economic times ever". AWAC was also asked but could not get concessions out of their pilots. Both turned it down and then XJT got it.

05-03-2010 | 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by AirTrucker

What do you think will happen with Commute Air?

good question but anybody that claims to know prolly has no idea.

05-03-2010 | 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Slaphappy

I agree, united just got about 200 more obsolete 50 seaters and I doubt they want to keep them.

The pressrelase today said that most of the growth for this new airline will be on the regional level and with 70 seaters. I really hope skywest pushes hard for this flying and i think we are entitled to it with all the money and jobs we've given to united and their furloughed pilots.

Entitled to UAL flying? Like SKW was entitled to XJT when they made an unsolicited bid on them? I hope the UAL pilots reject SKW just as the XJT pilots did! By the way, why haven't you responeded to my reply to you, post #45 on this thread?

Also, UAL just got themselves on the hook for 274 ERJs, not 200. Which means they dont have financial incentive to award or renew anymore 50 seat lift to anyone else other than to XJT since they now have to pay for the leases regardless of whether they are parked in the desert or not. They are 16 year leases.

Lastly, I sincerely hope UAL scopes in ALL jet flying like they were planning to do two years ago.