Mesa Loses Dash 8 Flying
10-30-2009, 12:32 PM
#52
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As others have said it will not be Colgan in a dash 8...we dont have any and will not have any at that point. We will not even have the next one for Continental until August of that year.
If and only if we did any of that flying it would be a Saab since we are losing the LGA flying which frees up a few airframes. I dont see us flying saabs out there.
Who knows.
If and only if we did any of that flying it would be a Saab since we are losing the LGA flying which frees up a few airframes. I dont see us flying saabs out there.
Who knows.
10-30-2009, 07:15 PM
#53
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I feel bad for the guys who are going to be affected by the reduction but some of those aircraft were in such a poorly maintained state that I am glad they will most likely be mothballed. Operating with 5+ MEL's on a given flight should not be the norm and is an embarrassment.
I am hoping the replacement will have higher standards and a management that treats its employees with at least an ounce of respect.
I am hoping the replacement will have higher standards and a management that treats its employees with at least an ounce of respect.
10-30-2009, 09:52 PM
#56
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A little of my ex-dash pride here but the dash-8's we had in DEN were great, great airplanes. I don't recall ever flying one with more than 2 MELs, and that happened very infrequently. Not saying things didn't break, but those airplanes were far more reliable than the CRJs I'm flying now.
10-30-2009, 11:46 PM
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im w thebills ^^^
original dhc have a great rep, bombardier not so much, then again they are driven 9 hours a day nonstop so its a toss up, gotta break sometimes, its just the little things that seem to screw up so often, nothing big.....yet.
original dhc have a great rep, bombardier not so much, then again they are driven 9 hours a day nonstop so its a toss up, gotta break sometimes, its just the little things that seem to screw up so often, nothing big.....yet.
10-30-2009, 11:56 PM
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10-31-2009, 07:05 AM
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OK, here's my question and don't take this the wrong way, I don’t want to see anyone out of work.
What kind of contractual language exists to protect DAL, UAL and US from a MAG BK? What rights exist for both sides?
I've heard that a MAG BK allows US to come in and restructure their agreement with the possibility of cancellation. Does DAL and UAL have the same rights?
I'm not saying that US or UAL will jump at the chance but we ALL know that DAL will......
What kind of contractual language exists to protect DAL, UAL and US from a MAG BK? What rights exist for both sides?
I've heard that a MAG BK allows US to come in and restructure their agreement with the possibility of cancellation. Does DAL and UAL have the same rights?
I'm not saying that US or UAL will jump at the chance but we ALL know that DAL will......
11-02-2009, 12:41 PM
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there was a rumor not long ago that Paul Foley came into a recurrent ground school class and remarked that mesa will be down to a ~700 pilot list in the near future. i've heard similar undertones from a former chief pilot. losing the crj 200's with united would pretty much put us there, i reckon. i'm gonna go from captain to furlough in like 1 year and change.
i can't help but laugh at that misfortune.
yes, i was wise to hitch my wagon to the mesa star. LOL. oh, crap.
i can't help but laugh at that misfortune.
yes, i was wise to hitch my wagon to the mesa star. LOL. oh, crap.
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