Republic to Operate as American Eagle
 

Jan. 24, 2013

Republic, American sign long-term CPA
Republic to acquire 53 Embraer E175 jet aircraft
Republic Airways today announced that it has reached an agreement with American Airlines to operate 53 Embraer E175 aircraft under the American Eagle brand. The Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA) will be operated by Republic Airlines, with service expected to start in June of 2013. The CPA is subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court in the American Airlines bankruptcy proceedings.
"We are thrilled that American has selected Republic and the Embraer E175 to expand their network with large regional jets," said Republic CEO Bryan Bedford. "The Embraer E175 is an outstanding aircraft and the interior design American has selected will provide a world-class, seamless product for their customers flying on Republic."
“Establishing a large regional jet fleet has long been part of our business plan,” said Chuck Schubert, American’s vice president – Network Planning, “and this agreement is another example of how we are executing on that plan in a way that benefits our business and our customers.”
Republic also signed an agreement with Embraer to purchase 47 new aircraft and lease a previously owned Embraer E175 jet aircraft, including the first deliveries of Embraer’s enhanced fuel performance aircraft. In addition, the Company will acquire five previously owned E175s from a third party.
The aircraft, which will seat 76 passengers in a two-class cabin, are expected to be phased into operation at approximately two to three aircraft per month beginning in mid-2013 through the first quarter of 2015. Each aircraft will operate under the CPA for 12 years from its in-service date, extending the term of the agreement into 2027.
Republic’s contract with Embraer also includes an option with delivery positions exercisable beginning in 2015, for the purchase of an additional 47 aircraft.
“It is significant that our long-time, valued customer Republic Airways – a true pioneer in the regional transport business – is the first customer for the enhanced E175,” said Paulo Cesar Silva, President and CEO, Embraer Commercial Aviation. “It’s a perfect example of how our investments in product development make our customers more competitive in their markets.”

Dammit......

Sorry GoJet...

Well, there's a prime place for Pinnacle and former Comair pilots to go. Congrats to all the longterm FOs there. Get your PIC and get out of this rat race

The question really is how many 50 seat 145s will Eagle stop flying for these aircraft to come on line.

Eagle is returning 21 E135s this year, they have a broken down schedule with around 7 leaving this quester, they have already taken one of the line and is being returned.

Don't worry you will probably get some aircraft curtesy of AMR going your way soon as well.

Republic to Operate as American Eagle
 

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I hate this industry. We are in the middle of an impasse in labor negotiations and he still secures new flying!?

Never mind

Not looking that way. Hiring has almost come to a complete halt at XJT and Skywest while over here at XJT our MECs are too busy arguing about PBS systems. Meanwhile Eagle is hiring 600+ and Republic 800+.

Wait till the merger. Things will change.

ATP Flight School: Airline Interview

Agreement with Republic Airlines

ATP has entered into an agreement with Republic Airlines in which Republic Airlines will conduct HR interviews and offer conditional offers of employment (COEs) to ATP students and instructors as early as the commercial phase of training in the Airline Career Pilot Program. Successful applicants will receive a COE, plus a guaranteed instructor job with ATP to build flight experience.

The conditions of the offer are that upon completion of the Airline Career Pilot Program, you continue to build flight experience as a flight instructor, until you reach 1500 hours of total time, receive ATP's recommendation, and complete the Regional Jet Standards Certification Program. Once these requirements are met, no further technical or HR interview will be required, as long there are no changes to your driving record / background check. You will simply report to Republic for new hire training in the 70-110 seat E170/175, the 74 seat Q400, or the E135/140/145.

The COEs are non-binding to the pilot, which means they do not obligate you to fly for Republic. If you later decide you want to fly for another airline, there will be no repercussions. But you get the advantage of a commitment from Republic to schedule you for a class date upon reaching minimums.

Seniority is Everything – Get there First with ATP

ATP is committed to your career success. This agreement with Republic Airlines is one more advantage only ATP can offer.

High five guys!

+1 ...just sad

What's does all this mean to American Eagle pilots or someone who is looking to apply at American Eagle ???

It means you should apply at republic. Hope they still honor the sign on bonus and get a decent contract soon. Whipsawing continues but at least the guys at rjet got something to celebrate today. Probably at the cost of eagle but that's the name of the game.

This is what the company posted on our website:

Q: How will this agreement affect Eagle’s current operations and service?

Although American is still finalizing its schedule plans with the Republic aircraft, we anticipate a substantial portion of the Republic aircraft will serve American’s Chicago O’Hare hub. As a result, this will likely result in longer-term redeployment of Eagle aircraft to different parts of the American network.

This announcement to diversify feed is consistent with American’s business plan. Eagle is on track to retain the flying in our current business plan, which projects the replacement of our smaller jets with larger equipment. We are working closely with American and the aircraft manufacturers to put together a comprehensive plan to access large regional aircraft.


Q: Does this affect Eagle’s current hiring activities?

No, we will continue our current recruiting and hiring efforts.


***In other words we don't know!

I don't know why they couldn't let eagle keep the flying. Didn't eagle take a huge concession to remain "competitive"?

Because they would have to take a massive concession to match Repbulic.

I thought they did... Guess not enough

Great if you want to be a regional lifer!

More RJs... Yay! :mad:

Now get your sh!t together RAH pilots and get a decent contract!

Many numbers have been thrown around, one is the so called Furlough protection we have at Eagle (to me not worth much) but it calls for roughly 2100 pilots on property. So that would mean around 225 airplanes on property. After you park the 21 E135 we will be down to around this number. Currently AMR is allowed to outsource around 310 RJs.

SKW = 25 ish
RAH = 65 ish
Eagle = 225 ish

So that would give AMR around 310 ish airplanes, RJ's are tied up to 65% of the NB mainline fleet.

Another number being said is that the current Eagle will do 60 to 70 % of the AMR feed so that would mean that AMR will outsource to other regionals between 95 to 125 RJs with the current NB fleet. Eagle per our current contract (we know how well those work for us pilots) is guaranteed around 70% of the current AMR flying. If AA doesn't grow the mainline then they will be maxed out on RJs after the completion of the RAH purchase in 2015.

I don't drink the cool aid, this is what we in writing now (but understand the tendencies of airlines to void them and work deals with unions). Much can change with the merger but the Eagle contract remains in effect, but again we must stay tuned and see what they do. It's a bad day for pilots as more jobs are shifted to the lower compensating airlines, a good day for RAH as they see growth and a bad day for Eagle since we will all be affected by this.

Well, the guys who sign off on short term thinking at the majors and who approve contracts with huge scope concessions are the reason this continues.


Large Regional Aircraft. Is this not an oxymoron?

70-110 seat E175? Great reporting as usual. :rolleyes:

Or E135, I didn't know RAH operated those!

LOL!! Good luck staffing them!!!!!

Problem solved, ha ha

ATP Flight School: Airline Interview

With a huge drop in enrollment I don't think that will help much.

ATP thing isn't going to solve staffing problems. This is a train wreck waiting to happen.

No celebration here my friend. It's another blow for all of our career progressions, and yet one more blow to our negotiating power.

There is 10% of this pilot group that just had a wet dream and there is 50% that just don't care. Finally there are 40% that are going to offering AA a real ****** product.

RAH is acquiring the airplanes, AMR is trying to spread the eggs so they are not on one basket. We know how the contracts work and if RAH is unable to perform not only are they out of the contract, they will be stuck with the airplanes and no pilots to fly them. From what we can see AMR was smart in the way the did this.

I wonder if there is an impact on RAH's contract with US Airways. At some point someone is going to figure out that some airlines are making money by competing with their partners and in the case of RAH it's pretty much everyone... Delta, AA, United, US Airways. Did I miss any?

Nobody has seemed to care for the last 38 years or so....

I hope the pilots at Republic realize they have some real leverage in their negotiations. Good luck in your contract negotiation.

Very true.

Nah man, you got it all wrong. If they're unable to perform, it only means they'll be awarded more flying. Don't you know that quality from regional partners is frowned upon by mainline management?

wow, just, wow. I never would have thought that AMR would "trust" another company to fly their flag / carry the brand.

wow. unbelievable. or maybe in today's airline climate, believable.

Speaking of the new program at ATP with RAH. Did anyone see how much ATPs prices went up?

$65k zero-hero

$59k Pvt-hero

Now thats a huge increase in price and a real rip off for 100hrs multi time!!

That's interesting because one would think that the several announcements pre/post BK that they were going to do this and the fact that they gave SKW flying a few months back would make this announcement not only unsurprising but expected.

If your issue is specifically with Republic, I certainly understand.