Pinnacle Allowed to fly for other carriers
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Plus
with the new ASA with NW, Pinnacle also will get the 15 crjs back plus the one from Mesaba and the one from Compass.
I believe the 36 crj 9s will soon be anounced as going to Mesaba...but just an edjucated guess.
I believe the 36 crj 9s will soon be anounced as going to Mesaba...but just an edjucated guess.
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AirTran? Frontier? (I expect SKYW to win that and fly ASA planes in Denver)
I also expect NWA to entertain SKYW for 15-30 planes in order to put pressure on PNCL and Mesaba. My guess is that NWA swallows Mesaba and then kills them with a Bankruptcy write-off, then continues with Compass.
Just have to wait and see. . . .
#8
Associated Press:
"..... The agreement calls for Pinnacle to make about half what it has been earning for flying 124 regional jets on loan from Northwest. But Northwest will kick in 17 Bombardier regional jets next year if Pinnacle and its pilots reach a labor agreement by the end of the first quarter........The new Bombardiers seat 26 more passengers per flight than the older planes..... The 76-seat planes are much more attractive than the 50-seaters....."
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/mo...s/16302157.htm
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They MAY get 76 seaters, but the way the ASA is written per the press release on nwairlink.com is that they will get 17 CRJ200/440s. Northwest has the OPTION to replace those aircraft at a ratio of 1 to 1 (swap them) with 76 seaters. This also concurs with statements made by the CEO on the Pinnacle webcast released on 12/22.
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You’re smoking some good stuff if you think Pinnacle will be flying for anyone besides the red tail anytime soon. Among other things, if Pinnacle were to fly for another airline, under the terms of the new ASA, NWA could pull 20 CRJ's from Pinnacle's fleet. Are you still excited about flying for another airline?
Last edited by Happy Camper; 12-22-2006 at 07:41 PM.
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