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Old 05-12-2012, 11:29 AM
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For what it's worth, when the CP (C.E) called to offer me a class in early March he told me to expect the 1900 and that I would most likely be on it for a year (ish).

Although, we all know how things can change.
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Old 05-12-2012, 02:37 PM
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Are they still hiring street captains for the 1900?
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Old 05-13-2012, 02:04 PM
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I haven't posted enough to PM on here yet I don't believe, but Sandrich, if you wouldn't mind I would love to get those memory items from you for my upcoming training that you mentioned. If you can do it via email you can send it to [email protected] thanks very much!
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Old 05-13-2012, 03:49 PM
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New bid awards just got sent out today, and lots of people are moving down to FLL and TPA. I myself just got moved onto the Saab, starting transition training on the 4th of June. There are indeed a few new hires going into the Saab in the right seat, judging by the DOH of the 5 most junior FOs on the Saab (4/30 class DOH). Also, the email that accompanied the new bid awards made mention of new-hire FOs on the Saab. No street CAs on the Saab yet.

The DO was up in BFD last week for the semi-annual dinner/info session he does. SJU will be starting in July, starting with just one route, and crews based there on TDY only for now, with 2 1900s serving the route to start. That operation should be expanding rapidly over the next year, eventually equaling or more the size of our Bahamas route system (the video makes mention of this, with lots of routes depicted out of SJU). Basically, Silver is taking over Eagle's SJU operation and routes due to the parking of the ATRs. Not sure if these will stay 1900 or become Saab routes. Dulles has been given the green light, conditional on a codeshare agreement with DAL for the ATL routes. IAD and ATL are a package deal, and the company wants all or nothing, and all the dots have been connected, just waiting on DAL. JAX and RSW are being added in as routes out of TPA. Total fleet count on the Saab will be 25 or 26 by July 2013. All planes will be wholly owned by Silver Airways, no leases.

Lots of new things happening here at Silver.
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Old 05-13-2012, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Bassman1985
New bid awards just got sent out today, and lots of people are moving down to FLL and TPA. I myself just got moved onto the Saab, starting transition training on the 4th of June. There are indeed a few new hires going into the Saab in the right seat, judging by the DOH of the 5 most junior FOs on the Saab (4/30 class DOH). Also, the email that accompanied the new bid awards made mention of new-hire FOs on the Saab. No street CAs on the Saab yet.

The DO was up in BFD last week for the semi-annual dinner/info session he does. SJU will be starting in July, starting with just one route, and crews based there on TDY only for now, with 2 1900s serving the route to start. That operation should be expanding rapidly over the next year, eventually equaling or more the size of our Bahamas route system (the video makes mention of this, with lots of routes depicted out of SJU). Basically, Silver is taking over Eagle's SJU operation and routes due to the parking of the ATRs. Not sure if these will stay 1900 or become Saab routes. Dulles has been given the green light, conditional on a codeshare agreement with DAL for the ATL routes. IAD and ATL are a package deal, and the company wants all or nothing, and all the dots have been connected, just waiting on DAL. JAX and RSW are being added in as routes out of TPA. Total fleet count on the Saab will be 25 or 26 by July 2013. All planes will be wholly owned by Silver Airways, no leases.

Lots of new things happening here at Silver.
Delta code share out of IAD? So someone has to fly BKW-SHD-IAD-JFK-Major Connection. That's awesome.
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Old 05-13-2012, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by v1valarob
Delta code share out of IAD? So someone has to fly BKW-SHD-IAD-JFK-Major Connection. That's awesome.
No, DAL codeshare out of ATL. IAD ops would be United.
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Old 05-13-2012, 04:04 PM
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Could someone share the award that got sent out today?
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Old 05-13-2012, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Bassman1985
New bid awards just got sent out today, and lots of people are moving down to FLL and TPA. I myself just got moved onto the Saab, starting transition training on the 4th of June. There are indeed a few new hires going into the Saab in the right seat, judging by the DOH of the 5 most junior FOs on the Saab (4/30 class DOH). Also, the email that accompanied the new bid awards made mention of new-hire FOs on the Saab. No street CAs on the Saab yet.

The DO was up in BFD last week for the semi-annual dinner/info session he does. SJU will be starting in July, starting with just one route, and crews based there on TDY only for now, with 2 1900s serving the route to start. That operation should be expanding rapidly over the next year, eventually equaling or more the size of our Bahamas route system (the video makes mention of this, with lots of routes depicted out of SJU). Basically, Silver is taking over Eagle's SJU operation and routes due to the parking of the ATRs. Not sure if these will stay 1900 or become Saab routes. Dulles has been given the green light, conditional on a codeshare agreement with DAL for the ATL routes. IAD and ATL are a package deal, and the company wants all or nothing, and all the dots have been connected, just waiting on DAL. JAX and RSW are being added in as routes out of TPA. Total fleet count on the Saab will be 25 or 26 by July 2013. All planes will be wholly owned by Silver Airways, no leases.

Lots of new things happening here at Silver.
Buahahaha!!! You do understand that AMR is shrinking in SJU because it doesn't need it anymore, there is less than a handful of airports that must be serviced by a prop for the time being but most of the flying into the Caribbean from AMR is being done out of MIA something like 90%! Why would AMR bring in Silver with a Beech 1900 T-prop? Or even a SAAB? AMR just filled to get out of the gate leases in SJU because it doesn't need that many any more and will be shrinking the ops even further. Please understand that American Airlines goes hard after the business traveler and putting these passenger into a 1900 doesn't seem their business style (not that the ATR is Cadillac, but it's much better than a 1900 or a SAAB). I don't want to turn this into you stole my flying but I am glad that your company is going in a way that you will benefit but don't come in here stating that you will taking over from a different company. I am just surprised how Silver is going to take over the world with a bunch of beat down 1900 and a handful of wore out SAABs that have been parked by other companies!

*Also not to mention that you will need 3 1/2 Beech 1900 for every ATR being replaced if AMR is going to keep the number of seats so 2 don't even replace one aircraft!

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Originally Posted by What
Buahahaha!!! You do understand that AMR is shrinking in SJU because it doesn't need it anymore, there is less than a handful of airports that must be serviced by a prop for the time being but most of the flying into the Caribbean from AMR is being done out of MIA something like 90%! Why would AMR bring in Silver with a Beech 1900 T-prop? Or even a SAAB? AMR just filled to get out of the gate leases in SJU because it doesn't need that many any more and will be shrinking the ops even further. Please understand that American Airlines goes hard after the business traveler and putting these passenger into a 1900 doesn't seem their business style (not that the ATR is Cadillac, but it's much better than a 1900 or a SAAB). I don't want to turn this into you stole my flying but I am glad that your company is going in a way that you will benefit but don't come in here stating that you will taking over from a different company. I am just surprised how Silver is going to take over the world with a bunch of beat down 1900 and a handful of wore out SAABs that have been parked by other companies!
Guess I need to re-phrase. Silver is taking over the routes, but not doing business with AMR. The flights will be United codeshare.

Nobody is saying Silver is taking over the world. Just expanding from where we were.
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Old 05-13-2012, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Bassman1985
New bid awards just got sent out today, and lots of people are moving down to FLL and TPA. I myself just got moved onto the Saab, starting transition training on the 4th of June. There are indeed a few new hires going into the Saab in the right seat, judging by the DOH of the 5 most junior FOs on the Saab (4/30 class DOH). Also, the email that accompanied the new bid awards made mention of new-hire FOs on the Saab. No street CAs on the Saab yet.

The DO was up in BFD last week for the semi-annual dinner/info session he does. SJU will be starting in July, starting with just one route, and crews based there on TDY only for now, with 2 1900s serving the route to start. That operation should be expanding rapidly over the next year, eventually equaling or more the size of our Bahamas route system (the video makes mention of this, with lots of routes depicted out of SJU). Basically, Silver is taking over Eagle's SJU operation and routes due to the parking of the ATRs. Not sure if these will stay 1900 or become Saab routes. Dulles has been given the green light, conditional on a codeshare agreement with DAL for the ATL routes. IAD and ATL are a package deal, and the company wants all or nothing, and all the dots have been connected, just waiting on DAL. JAX and RSW are being added in as routes out of TPA. Total fleet count on the Saab will be 25 or 26 by July 2013. All planes will be wholly owned by Silver Airways, no leases.

Lots of new things happening here at Silver.
Does Silver have any capacity purchase agreements in place, or is all of the flying done as an independent carrier with a basic code-share added (kind of like what Great Lakes does)?
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