Raskal
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Good thing Delta got rid of all those darn ATR's, huh!
Wish they would've given them to us, should've dumped the saabs-great airplane but the new weights killed it.
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Good thing Delta got rid of all those darn ATR's, huh!
Do you really credit Delta into thinking that far ahead about replacing and aircraft knowing its capabilities?
If the bean counters retained an entire fleet type to accommodate service into one seasonal airport they should be strung up by their toes. Somehow though many pilots seem to think this is a good idea (thankfully pilots don't run airlines). I heard the same cries from pilots when XJ pulled the Avro out of service and Aspen was left without a viable airplane.
Guess what??? Northwest's entire route network was not built around Aspen during ski season. Likewise, Delta's entire network is not built around Hilton Head during golf season. Putting specialized equipment into the fleet just to accommodate special use airports like these is fiscal suicide.
If the bean counters retained an entire fleet type to accommodate service into one seasonal airport they should be strung up by their toes. Somehow though many pilots seem to think this is a good idea (thankfully pilots don't run airlines). I heard the same cries from pilots when XJ pulled the Avro out of service and Aspen was left without a viable airplane.
Guess what??? Northwest's entire route network was not built around Aspen during ski season. Likewise, Delta's entire network is not built around Hilton Head during golf season. Putting specialized equipment into the fleet just to accommodate special use airports like these is fiscal suicide.
That's it for right now. Just HHH and TRI. TRI is used just as a bridge from DTW to get to ATL.Where do the Saab fly out of ATL? Besides HHH and TRI.....
That's true...but it is also true that I am now flying to a dozen former ATR cities while burning almost twice as much fuel and taking 16 fewer people...block times aren't that much different...
Does the Saab really burn that much more gas vs. seats? What is the burn plan vs. the ATR?
Apparently heavy maintenance checks combined with the ATR frequently breaking down would have ate up the fuel saving very quickly....