Originally Posted by fly4michelle (Post 1236211)

Get a grip. Do some research before you post idiotic messages.

Originally Posted by fly4michelle (Post 1236211)

Get a grip. Do some research before you post idiotic messages.

Originally Posted by ShyGuy (Post 1236188)

Yeah, seriously. I remember flying at least two N***CA birds while at Pinnacle. It's the RJ shuffle by Delta.

NO Delta Connection carrier is safe, not even the precious and almighty Skywest.

Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 1236145)

Someone needs to write an appropriate history. But, as I recall Comair was probably the best run regional airline anywhere prior to their Delta acquisition. Comair lobbied manufacturers to build the RJ and were the first to operate the type in 1993.

Shares in Comair opened trading at $5 and split eight times on their way to nearly $40 a share. Comair topped a billion in revenue in the late 1990's.

As an ASA pilot then, Comair always impressed us with their operation. The way they engineered their stations and aircraft handling is IMHO unmatched even today in the "regional" business. When I asked our management "why can't we do things like they do" the response was "because excellence costs money."

Comair's crews have always been professional and polite in every dealing I've ever had with them personally. They've worked in an a tremendously adverse situation since 2001. I had always hoped Delta would treat their own asset better.

Originally Posted by block30 (Post 1236116)

When is the announcement of who is getting the 7 and 900s? Gee, I wonder if the recipient will be Go Jets?

Sad! Comair pilots and FAs are tops in my book! Hard to stay classy in this industry! :mad:

Originally Posted by Kellwolf (Post 1236228)

Yeah, but those were falling apart CRJ-200s that no one wanted in the first place. Honestly, I wouldn't say we "flew" them more than kept the hamsters running with spit and gum. I never actually got airborne in one. I pushed back from the gate several times, though. And let's not forget they were gone as soon as we got ours all painted. Not sure where they are now...

Fact of the matter is, the industry is being eroded by the "lowest bidder" mentality.

Originally Posted by ShyGuy (Post 1236394)

It's always been this way. Pinnacle was the lowest bidder too from 1999 to Jan 2011.

Originally Posted by IBPilot (Post 1236425)

glad the door hit you in the *ss on the way out too.....