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Cruz5350 , 06-01-2013 12:49 PM

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I thought the 1900 upgrade in may was cancelled? Is there another one?

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mexipilot84 , 06-01-2013 12:53 PM

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I thought the 1900 upgrade in may was cancelled? Is there another one?

Date TBD, according to them. Something about the new hires not online yet

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Cruz5350 , 06-01-2013 12:55 PM

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So I can still get into that upgrade class I'm assuming?

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mexipilot84 , 06-01-2013 01:27 PM

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So I can still get into that upgrade class I'm assuming?

I don't think so, I think it's still the same 4 just waiting for the go to start class

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Cruz5350 , 06-01-2013 01:39 PM

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PM me the Jan 12 guy who's upgrading if you know. I think I know who it is but I'm curious.

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Gangsta , 06-01-2013 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by EatMyPropwash

It's not the lowest. We have 75hr guarantee, and a lot of reserve guys that I've talked to on the B1900 fly closer to 90hrs, by choice. A few guys this past month have flown 102+hrs. That right there is more than most regionals.

That's funny... I flew 30.2 hours last month on rsv.

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flightmedic01 , 06-01-2013 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by OldSF3Dude

Silver Airways to switch to an exclusively-Saab fleet

10MAY2013
Silver Airways (3M, Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International (FLL)) has decided to remove all twelve of its remaining Beech 1900D turboprops and will instead shift to being an exclusive Saab 340B operator, of which it has seventeen. The aircraft were acquired by the airline's current owners, Victory Park, who bought twenty-one 1900Ds from Raytheon (RAY, Tucson International (TUS)) for Silver Airways' predecessor, Gulfstream International Airlines (3M, Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International (FLL)), in 2011. The Florida-based operator had used its 1900Ds on flights throughout Florida, the Bahamas and Cleveland under the United Express banner.

What's the source on this?!? It shows a date of May 13, 2013. But it also says that Silver has 17 Saabs, when we actually have 27. So I question the validity of this article.

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OldSF3Dude , 06-01-2013 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by flightmedic01

What's the source on this?!? It shows a date of May 13, 2013. But it also says that Silver has 17 Saabs, when we actually have 27. So I question the validity of this article.

ch-aviation GmbH
Zelgstrasse 34
8222 Beringen
Switzerland

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OldSF3Dude , 06-01-2013 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by OldSF3Dude

ch-aviation GmbH
Zelgstrasse 34
8222 Beringen
Switzerland

In their data base it says that you guys have 17 "active" Saabs, and 10 "inactive". So those together make 27. I'm not sure if that's up to date, or makes sense, or not.

It might be that their article on your Beech-1900s all leaving is just a mix up, but the article is 3 weeks old now, you think they would have corrected it if it was wrong by now? It wouldn't surprise me at all if it was correct and you are the last to know. That's how it always is...

Anyway, some of the best/obscure info comes from places like this, government bids, etc. Company generated info is usually the worst. I swear when one of my bases was closed down I was the very last person on the whole airport to know.

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Salukipilot4590 , 06-01-2013 07:52 PM

ILL BEE DAT

We're not getting rid of the 1900s until we can renegotiate the EAS rates on those routes.

Wouldn't make sense getting X for the 1900s and the same X for the 340.