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04-23-2008, 07:22 PM
#22
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Joined APC: Dec 2005
Position: 7ER B...whatever that means.
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The Frontier aircraft are 170's, not 175's. Since we are replacing Delta's 170's with 175's, i am going to guess United or US Airways will be the winners in "get regional life for less". Likely, US Airways will create some flying for Republic. Republic management helped out Airways management in the past, and I would expect the favor will be returned.
Hate to break it to you but in the current economic environment (or ANY economic environment for that matter) no company is just gonna "create" flying because a regional partner who "helped them out in the past" has excess airplanes laying around. Get real. It's not personal, it's business.
04-23-2008, 07:26 PM
#24
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Joined APC: Nov 2005
Position: AA A320
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Hate to break it to you but in the current economic environment (or ANY economic environment for that matter) no company is just gonna "create" flying because a regional partner who "helped them out in the past" has excess airplanes laying around. Get real. It's not personal, it's business.
Agreed. It is unlikely that we will see an increase in flying. Frequency will have to decrease, e.g. regional flying. Ticket prices will rise and the white trash vacationers (see: mullet and wife beater) that occupy our cabins will once again be financially ousted from air travel.
04-23-2008, 08:22 PM
#25
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Joined APC: Jun 2005
Position: Retired
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I don't think this will be the case. I think they'll find homes but that's quite a tall glut of airplanes at once. I don't want to see our aircraft flying routes at the expense of mainline flying but with three of our codeshares royally ticked with mesa maybe we can find a home at their expense and get the hiring going.
Yeah, I'm being optimistic. The road's going to get bumpier before smoothing out.
Yeah, I'm being optimistic. The road's going to get bumpier before smoothing out.
04-24-2008, 06:28 AM
#26
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Joined APC: Dec 2007
Position: A320 CA
Posts: 217
Frontier annouced this morning that it is ending its contract with Republic. I believe this has been coming for some time because it was a bad contract that was negotiated by the last CEO that had us paying for all their fuel costs. I personally will miss Republic, good people and airplanes that served our product well, just did not serve our bottom line and it was time for it to go.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080423/front...ways.html?.v=1
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080423/front...ways.html?.v=1
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