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08-14-2014, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by cni187

I bet we see all the shuttles move to the 717. The west coast 175's from LA-SF-LA and SEA-SF-SEA are always late and/or canceling. I bet we still see the 717s on the left coast if the regionals can't find people. Mainline needs the feed to Sea and LA for the Intl stuff.

Although I think the west coast stuff will be up-gauged and/or some frequency cut out, I don't think a 717 would perform any better than the 175s are because the schedule that the airplanes are expected to fly from 06:00 to midnight is just absolutely insane. Nothing longer than a 30-40 minute turn the entire day...what could possibly go wrong?

08-14-2014, 08:02 AM

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Well. I think you could run the 717 shuttle with DTW and ATL crew.

I did recently put some interesting charts in McRae, Cayman Islands, Boise, Bozeman and Las Vegas. Our September trips are full of Song Flying.

08-14-2014, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Erdude32

As much as it pains me to say it, looks like a 717 base for NYC. Just announced on Twitter: Shuttle operations to be moved from the Marine air terminal to terminal C at LGA and will be operated by the 717.

So much for a west coast base

Why move the 717 to the west coast when we have plenty of 76 seat RJ's to do that flying?

08-14-2014, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Herkflyr

This is one area where I completely agree with you.

Me too!! This needs to be at the top of the C'15 agenda...

08-14-2014, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Erdude32

Here ya go...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/delta-...141900812.html

08-14-2014, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Erdude32

As much as it pains me to say it, looks like a 717 base for NYC... So much for a west coast base

As much as it pains me to say it, this doesn't prove the 717 base would come to NYC, so this gives me no particular comfort This was known well before Planning mused about having only one base left for the 717.

The silver lining may be that they can definitely do four bases with 88 airplanes. Just because they're saying they will only do three now, if the distribution of flying makes it worthwhile, they'll do it... in a New York minute.