Express Jet DL Connection Painted

[SPDBRD747400]

Here it is, the first DL Connection to get the "new" paint job.

http://www.airliners.net/discussions/general_aviation/read.main/3399956/

 

[Apache 5]

What a mess, a COEX XRJ flying in new, ugly Delta colors and old, ugly Delta?Chautuaqua/Republic, whatever ERJs now flying for CAL, some in coex colors and most not...but all hanging out in the "litterbox"- IAH hardstands.

 

[Future Furlough]

Let the canabilization begin. Oh wait, it already has:uzi:

I hope that paint job looks better in person.

 

[Apache 5]

It doesnt look all that better in person, but oh well, its better than staying in CAL colors and scribbling "Operated By Chautauqua Airlines".

 

[wms]

The widget's rolled over, just like the DAL pilots.

 

[samballs]

What a mess, a COEX XRJ flying in new, ugly Delta colors and old, ugly Delta?Chautuaqua/Republic, whatever ERJs now flying for CAL, some in coex colors and most not...but all hanging out in the "litterbox"- IAH hardstands.

Beats out one paint scheme, the paint you guys planted on your planes nice grey orange and green paint looks great.

 

[Superpilot92]

Beats out one paint scheme, the paint you guys planted on your planes nice grey orange and green paint looks great.

Come on you love it!!

It beats out another paint job you didnt mention, its beats out OUR planes painted in CAL colors with Operated by CHQ airlines on the side. So for Us the Aquafresh Paint Job looks Awesome!!:beer:

 

[DrewBlows]

The "Connection" seems to be getting smaller with every paint job.

 

[SPDBRD747400]

"Free-dum-dum" has now painted one also:

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?id=1207505&engine_version=6.0

 

[saab fixr]

Just a question when all these companies come out of bankrupcy how in the hell are they affording all these new paint jobs? Or are they getting the damm things for free Gezus you just get used to seeing the ole paint and they change it Heres a stupid Idea leave the planes the way they are and pay your people the money you save and stop all the bankruptcy horse S^%&T

 

[KingAirKiddo]

Just a question when all these companies come out of bankrupcy how in the hell are they affording all these new paint jobs? Or are they getting the damm things for free Gezus you just get used to seeing the ole paint and they change it Heres a stupid Idea leave the planes the way they are and pay your people the money you save and stop all the bankruptcy horse S^%&T[/quote

I guess my paycut must be the reason they can afford it. $40,000 a year as a 4th going on 5th year FO...f#cking ridiculous. Where's the good, Delta?

 

[saab fixr]

heres a idea paint them all white and let people guess what airline they are on and save the money for the fuel weight and give all your employees the money improve moral instead of sucking up with fancy paint (like all the passengers check that when they are surfing the net to fly somewhere) Its all about cheap not pretty

 

[~~~^~~~]

Here is ASA's new paint job

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?...b_vq QRFP&photo_nr=1&prev_id=&next_id=0855757

 

[CaptainChris77]

That SKYW paint job looks like the party bus of RJ's

 

[acarpe3448]

The widget's rolled over, just like the DAL pilots.

I take it that you stood up as the strong union pilot saving the profession! Your a piece of $hit! Tell me how you and your company have raised the bar at all for this industry?

 

[acarpe3448]

Just a question when all these companies come out of bankrupcy how in the hell are they affording all these new paint jobs? Or are they getting the damm things for free Gezus you just get used to seeing the ole paint and they change it Heres a stupid Idea leave the planes the way they are and pay your people the money you save and stop all the bankruptcy horse S^%&T

Delta's planes will get the new paintjob as they are already scheduled for regu;ar paint jobs! This is over a 4 or 5 year period!

 

[wms]

I take it that you stood up as the strong union pilot saving the profession! Your a piece of $hit! Tell me how you and your company have raised the bar at all for this industry?

We haven't caved on scope every time it's come up. Even as an RJ pilot I am dissapointed at how DALPA has given in on scope. Of course they held strong on the 100 seaters... at pay rates less than regional 70 seat rates. As far as raising the bar, it won't be known until we take a vote. But rest assured I won't compromise on my vote.

 

[General Lee]

The widget's rolled over, just like the DAL pilots.

Did you know how much money I just got (after taxes), along with DL filling up my 401K ($44,000 each year) for last year and this year? I got over $80,000 after taxes, just because I took a pay cut and we went into BK. My 401K is now way up there, I have a lot of cash, and I can now almost hold B738 captain, thanks to 2300 captains leaving for their pension. Wow, it really wasn't that bad. Even the bottom furloughed guy got over $100,000 total including the 401K additions. How did you do?



Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[General Lee]

We haven't caved on scope every time it's come up. Even as an RJ pilot I am dissapointed at how DALPA has given in on scope. Of course they held strong on the 100 seaters... at pay rates less than regional 70 seat rates. As far as raising the bar, it won't be known until we take a vote. But rest assured I won't compromise on my vote.

The E190 pay rates aren't great, but the E195 pay rates are better, and if we got one of those it would likely be the E195 due to the hot and high conditions in SLC in the Summer. And, we are getting new RJs (SkyWest 76 seaters) and replacing 50 seaters one for one (as told to analysts in the last conference call). A lot more 50 seaters will be leaving shortly, and Comair will likely be sold.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[General Lee]

Just a question when all these companies come out of bankrupcy how in the hell are they affording all these new paint jobs? Or are they getting the damm things for free Gezus you just get used to seeing the ole paint and they change it Heres a stupid Idea leave the planes the way they are and pay your people the money you save and stop all the bankruptcy horse S^%&T

We actually have our own paint shop, right next to our huge mx hangers near rwy 26L at ATL. We do it all ourselves, unlike USAir, who flies most of their planes to Roswell, NM or Macon, GA---which costs money for gas and getting crews positioned. The new paint job also will only take 3 days to paint the tail, whereas the last paint job with the swishy tail took 11 days.


Bye Bye--General Lee