NWA still owns those planes- remember how they took those 15 planes away not too long ago? What's to stop them from taking the whole lot? Especially if Compass can do the flying more cost effectively. Who knows though.... Whose to say that NWA isn't doing this just to slowly build up a replacement to Pinnacle and Mesaba? I wonder what's going through Steenland's mind.


... just keep your resumes updated, kiddies

And whatever you do, take Trenary's words about this with a grain of salt. He'll feed you all the kool-aid in the world, when in reality the ship's on fire and you're running out of lifeboats.

 

That is a hilarious line! I just hope it works out for both pncl and mesaba... time will tell

 

Just another case for a SINGLE, NATIONWIDE PILOT UNION AND PAYSCALE.

 

...And I want to feed all the starving children in the world, and World peace, Ya, World Peace. I would make all the world hold hands and sing.

 

.... kum ba ya my lord... kum ba ya...

there- ya happy, Dash Trash??

 

Not sure what that has to do with anything...might want to check your meds.

 

Keep in mind here that the Compass contract starts at 51 seats. Unless something changes, Compass will not ever operate the aircraft currently flown by 9E or XJ. Compass is intended to be "inbetween" the regional partner and the mainline. The actual language is more complicated and allows for the placement of 76 seat jets or props at the regional carrier up to a limit before Compass has to be staffed. It was sort of a mechanism to provide replacements to the Avro and still have them flown by a regional partner at lower costs.

The latest RUMOR I heard is that NWA will order EMB175's to be flown on the Compass certificate and CRJ705's to replace the Avro's and be flown by a regional partner. (Not necessarily XJ or 9E).

NWA will not make an announcement in that regard until the dust settles with the negotiations, or lack thereof, at 9E and XJ...of course that is my opinion, but I have been living it day in and day out for a year now.

 

So, whats that BS management was floating around about pinnacle bidding on 70 seater flying for NWA? And why did pinnacle management go on a test flight in a 170 back in the first week of August?

 

The same reason I keep seeing 170s and 190s here in Houston in the Embraer house colors. Embraer is just promoting their product. It generally doesn't mean much. Take a page from the FedEx folks: "when its painted (red, blue, orange, purple, puke green or whatever color your airline paints airplanes) and sitting on the ramp, then you can believe it"

 

With what money? Or is NWA going to saddle on some more debt? That horse's back has to break at some point.