BeatsCFIing

Does anyone know if the rumor about Colgan beginning service from LYH to IAD is true??

Pdt's Btch

look up the flight schedules for all the airlines that colgan flies for and see if any of them are going to be offering LYH-IAD (I guess it would be for united)

Fluboy340

Just heard the news the we just took a saab 340B+ up to (ORD). we are going to opening a base up there doing united flying. Not sure when it is going to start. We do have a plane up there now. Will pass on more info as I get it.

BCDurbin

Great another base!

whodis

United does not have turboprop flying out of ORD. They are not going to get turboprop flying out of ORD, because it would put them at a competitive disadvantage against American and American Eagle. The decision to remove the Air Wisconsin 328 turboprop flying from the ORD hub back in 2002 was a conscientious move designed to increase market share, and although RJs have not gotten any more efficient, passengers don't like turboprops any more now than they did then either. Given the competitive nature of that market I find it unlikely that United would consider downgrading any of it's service, particularly when the less competitive IAD market still has so many citys that could be more efficiently served by turboprops (ROA, GSO, MDT, RIC, ORF, DAY, etc..). Also, I believe Colgan recently recieved 3 B-model Saabs from Pinnacle(after Mesaba returned the planes to them through bankruptcy) but those are not B+, so you might also check up on that. Remember, if a pilot tells you something about new aircraft or routes, there's a 99% chance he's wrong.

BCDurbin

I meant LYH not ORD!! I have no idea why they went to ORD, or if they even did.

whodis

I thought you meant LYH, my reply was aimed more at the guy above you, sorry about that. I was feeling a little bit curmudgeonly that night, I don't suppose it was really necessary for me to ridicule anyone in such a manner. My bad. LYH would be cool, though.