guys guys guys...don't let slapdouche get your goat...dont let him win!

shameful..............

What do you think will happen with Commute Air?

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.

Now that would explain a lot..................

The only pilots entitled to United flying are pilot's on the United/Continental seniority list. Every one of our furloughed pilots working for you would much rather be flying that 70 seater under a United contract.

Dude you need to listen to yourself. I feel bad for the SKW pilots on this board because you are giving them a horrible reputation. If UAL was so against 50 seaters, why would they just sign contracts with SKW, ASA, and XJT for more of them? To replace Mesa of course, but if they didn't want any more 50 seat flying then they wouldn't have replaced this flying with 5+ year deals for 50 seaters. Also, you need to get rid of your horrible attitude toward XJT. Did they reject you or something? One week ago TO THE DAY that the merger was announced, XJT announced a new CEO who came from UAL as the VP of regional operations. You think thats a coincidence? Obviously they expect them to be a major player in RJ flying for the new carrier. You think SKW is entitled to more flying? They have the most to lose as you guys WERE the biggest regional for UAL. Just talked to a friend of mine at XJT who does MX and they just started an E-170 CBT. Again, coincidence?

So lets go over this, XJT gets a new CEO who happens to be the ex VP of United Express Ops at UAL (and bought the original 170's for Shuttle America when he was their president). One week later the merger is announced. XJT recently gets a five year contract with UAL. The combined carrier (UAL and CAL) now own 30% of XJT who is now the largest regional operator for the combined carrier (yep thats right, SKW is no longer the largest. Sorry Slappy). Finally, XJT MX recently gets handed an E-170 CBT and is told to "be prepared". Does this sound like the end for XJT and that SKW is getting more flying? As many others have said, get a clue broski.

ASA MX was given the 900 CBT's 5 years before one was on property....that doesn't prove entirely too much JetBlast

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.

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 (which we all know won't happen). Take it. Enjoy it. Sometimes I wish the fish wouldn't always smell his paws...