Exactly no hard time at all. If it weren't for FAA protocols, the 175 would most likely be happening now. The rumors of approval issues come from the fact we are taking a big step in the operation that other regionals took long ago. Of course the FAA will scrutinize every last detail. Last I heard we have 150-200 people in the pipeline for interviews and class dates. As usual, haters gonna hate though.

Lol! I can't even answer that response. Just watch and see.
New president and AAG is pumping cash. I too was an unbeliever. Not anymore.

What many fail to realize is that AAG is not AMR management. The american product from mainline to its subsidiaries are simply pawns on a chest board. This explains the shakeups of operators out of DFW and the shifting of flying and aircraft around their system.

hard not to make money when one third your flights are operated at cheap rates, your ticket prices just keep going up, you dont have meals anymore and the fuel has dropped almost 60%, you charge for everything. even parker and his cheap team could not not make money at aag.

So you proved my point. Pilots in class for an aircraft that isn't even on property? And a sim that isn't "ready" yet. And a program that isn't certified yet. I am happy for PDT pilots that they have something to look forward to, but I see some serious headaches on the horizon, especially with the Feds breathing down your necks.

I agree with you 100%, it'll be some hard time for us ahead, but that's normal for any airlines at one point.

No one is in class for the 145 yet, except check airmen. New hires will not be training in the 145 for the foreseeable future. The sim is just a CAE sim in Dallas. We don't start revenue service on the 145 until February so there's time.

Honestly you've got more to worry about then the Feds breathing down our necks with our 145's. Especially when a FO flying a 37 seat Turbo Prop is making more then you are.

Good Luck, and I hope you guys get a new contract because you really deserve it after working for slave wages and a barbaric working contract for the last 7 or more years.

Perhaps I'm not following you on this - but there is no way Envoy could stand up 30 175's in 90 days. The sim capacity isn't even there. If RAH's capacity opened up it create some capacity, but even with cutbacks they still need to hire and train all they can to not lose even more capacity. Heck, Envoy's initial cadre just finished training - they aren't close to being up to speed to stand up airframes faster than planned.

I don't know about the others, but I'd guess the story is similar.

Not trying to be a jerk, but I did say 700's and not 175's. My point is that the lift would be replaced.