SkyWest Inc to order HUNDREDS of jets?
08-24-2011, 03:30 PM
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SkyWest Inc to order HUNDREDS of jets?
08-24-2011, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by WAVIT Inbound
08-24-2011, 05:12 PM
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What is out there that is new and fuel efficient enough to replace the current generation of planes and stay within current scope clauses?
Nothing readily apparent jumps out at me.
C series to big and a paper plane.
ARJ, Sukhoi? are within the scope clauses and are actually flying. I guess I don't see a Russian or Chinese aircraft being really reliable.
MRJ is a paper plane still
Maybe they go Q400 or whatever the next gen turbo prop is called.
Nothing readily apparent jumps out at me.
C series to big and a paper plane.
ARJ, Sukhoi? are within the scope clauses and are actually flying. I guess I don't see a Russian or Chinese aircraft being really reliable.
MRJ is a paper plane still
Maybe they go Q400 or whatever the next gen turbo prop is called.
08-24-2011, 05:42 PM
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Over at XJT I'm sure we'd all like to see the EMB-170 but going by SkyWest's past record I'd imagine we're in line to see a whole load of new CRJ-700s. *sarcasm*
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08-24-2011, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 3stripes
Over at XJT I'm sure we'd all like to see the EMB-170 but going by SkyWest's past record I'd imagine we're in line to see a whole load of new CRJ-700s.
08-24-2011, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by lukedpilot03
No sir. You would like to see 170s at a regional. Please do not associate all of us at XJT with your opinions. There isn't a person at XJT that I know that wants to see more 70 seaters at a regional. They belong at the major. Maybe you should have gone to RAH if you are so hung up on anything larger than 50 seats.
08-24-2011, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 3stripes
Apologies, sarcasm doesn't really work online....maybe I should have made myself clearer! (For the record I don't even think our 50 seaters should be flown outside of mainline...but that's a whole other debate)
08-24-2011, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueMoon
What is out there that is new and fuel efficient enough to replace the current generation of planes and stay within current scope clauses?
Nothing readily apparent jumps out at me.
C series to big and a paper plane.
ARJ, Sukhoi? are within the scope clauses and are actually flying. I guess I don't see a Russian or Chinese aircraft being really reliable.
MRJ is a paper plane still
Maybe they go Q400 or whatever the next gen turbo prop is called.
Nothing readily apparent jumps out at me.
C series to big and a paper plane.
ARJ, Sukhoi? are within the scope clauses and are actually flying. I guess I don't see a Russian or Chinese aircraft being really reliable.
MRJ is a paper plane still
Maybe they go Q400 or whatever the next gen turbo prop is called.
08-25-2011, 03:29 AM
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Originally Posted by 3stripes
For the record I don't even think our 50 seaters should be flown outside of mainline...but that's a whole other debate.
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