Lynx Becoming Part of Republic
08-16-2010 | 07:12 PM
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whoever wrote this:
"As a RAH pilot, I could care less about the addition or subtraction of a single destination. I'm tired of the LYNX sob stories.. the reality is that people were booking away from your beloved Q400 and booking on an RJ. And while I'm at, where do you guys get off thinking that you deserve anything other than a staple to the bottom. Probably 90% of the people at RAH have been on the list since before LYNX even existed. Not to mention that LYNX has brought absolutely nothing to the table."
I hope you are enjoying all the former Lynx route structures.
Whoever the RAH pilot is that posted this is a pure blooded idiot. I know for a fact there are people at RAH that think that way which is juvenile and sad. I also know that the majority of the ones I flew with during my tenure with the company do not think that way towards any group involved in the SLI. In my experience the idiots and chest thumpers are the minority. Just my experience. YMMV
08-17-2010 | 06:35 AM
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Whoever the RAH pilot is that posted this is a pure blooded idiot. I know for a fact there are people at RAH that think that way which is juvenile and sad. I also know that the majority of the ones I flew with during my tenure with the company do not think that way towards any group involved in the SLI. In my experience the idiots and chest thumpers are the minority. Just my experience. YMMV
08-17-2010 | 07:23 AM
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From: Swing that gear
08-17-2010 | 07:32 AM
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I don't think RAH ever wanted to operated jets out of ASE. I think they planned on selling your planes to some start up that would have undercut everyone else.
08-17-2010 | 07:40 AM
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Well they weren't my airplanes to begin with... and I left in april. The Wyoming group wasn't even created until 2-3 months after it was made public Lynx was shutting down. I think BB thought someone would buy Lynx but it never happened... heard it was grossly overpriced.
08-17-2010 | 07:48 AM
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From: Downwind, headed straight for the rocks, shanghaied aboard the ship of fools.
Agreed. They never planned on operating the 170s up there. To the previous poster, the max certificated take off altitude of the 170/175 is 8000. While the 190 is certified to operate at higher altitudes I seriously doubt they planned on operating them with the associated penalties up there. Either the new low ball dash 8 folks in Wyoming are stumbling a bit or else BB and company are rethinking their stance on turboprops. That could be a good thing. Gas prices will rise again. We're running out of the stuff despite what you hear on Fox News.
08-17-2010 | 07:51 AM
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ASE is 7820ft. The ASE airport manager was sold on the fact RAH was bringing in the E-jets... I assume that he had some information from RAH saying so. Anyway, a lot of money has been wasted on the Lynx shutdown... and now it won't be shutdown. Have fun explaining that in a shareholders meeting Mr Bedford!
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08-17-2010 | 07:54 AM
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I'd bet dollars to donuts RAH marketing thought the E170 would be able to handle Aspen with no problems "since CRJs do it!" but that flight management really knew better...it just took this long to convince the right people it was a stupid idea.
Also, we're "not running out of the stuff" - at least not near term. Interesting how Peak Oil believers fell from the sky during the 2008 gas spike but have conspicuously been absent the last 18 or so months...
Also, we're "not running out of the stuff" - at least not near term. Interesting how Peak Oil believers fell from the sky during the 2008 gas spike but have conspicuously been absent the last 18 or so months...
08-17-2010 | 08:04 AM
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It's because they know it had nothing to do with peak oil, but rather speculation. They know they were wrong.
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