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Turned into a PDT thread lol, the future is iPads! Lol just kidding PDT is going under.

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Originally Posted by theHub (Post 1002015)

the 400's are our last hope for a future here. A contract carrier flying 400's will be a major slap in the face to PDT.

PDT has no future, and every day you show up for work, management is slapping you in the face already, so really, it's nothing new, they're just slapping you from a different angle. :(

speaking of pdt, you guys remember that pdt capatin that made videos on youtube? He was an older guy and it was a like "grind my gears" kinda thing where he was just sit in front of the camera an complain about something.

J.H. Hahaha... Honestly a great guy to fly with. He took the early out a few months ago. The videos on YouTube were a liiiiittle more intense then a grinds my gears segment. (this post does not imply I agree with things that may have been said in his videos.)

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Originally Posted by PruneJuice (Post 1002054)

Thesludgereport ?

Also guys please don't base your career decisions on rumors.. PDT in particular always has a rumor that keeps people hanging on for "just 6 more months"...

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Originally Posted by PDTpilotXX (Post 1002056)

what was his nickname, I'd like to see if they are still on there.

So I should be happy I chose to go to Mesaba and not Piedmont? ;)

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Originally Posted by piper338 (Post 1002034)

the future is iPads!

Awww, come on guys, it's so simple. Maybe you need a refresher course. Hey! It's all ball bearings nowadays.

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Originally Posted by theHub (Post 1002015)

Yeah, we at PDT are aware of all that. We are scoped out of planes certificated for more than 70 seats. I've heard Bombardier told PDT that if we order a large number of airframes, they will certificate a "PDT" version for 69 seats. They are putting first class in larger regional jets, so adding first class seats to a 400 can bring it down to 69 seats. Mainline is replacing much of their fleet over the next few years. The main reason for this thread was just to find out what other people know. We've been bypassed for everything. Unless mainline gives all the PDT pilots a class date for mainline, the 400's are our last hope for a future here. A contract carrier flying 400's will be a major slap in the face to PDT.

I don't buy this. US Airways tried this with Bombardier when they relaxed scope to allow PSA to get 70 seaters. Bombardier rolled out the CRJ-705. It was a CRJ 900 with 70 seats. ALPA challenged that changing the seat configuration doesn't change the fact that it was originally certified for more seats. They won that and US Airways had to change the order back to 700's.