Lynx Q400's

[richav8ter]

Lynx Q400's to stick around( until 04/11 at least). Flights to ASE, DRO and COS. There is nothing like a prop for hot and high work.

 

[SYX328]

Republic to continue Q400 operations

Republic Airways will continue operating Q400s until at least April of 2011.

The plan for continued Q400 operation after Oct. 1 is to incorporate the Lynx operating certificate into that of Republic Airlines. As soon as the certificate-integration process has been completed, Lynx Aviation, along with its operating certificate, will no longer exist, even though Q400s will continue to operate as part of Republic Airlines.

At a high level, the decision to continue Q400 operations means the following:
§ The majority of Lynx employees will have the option of becoming Republic Airlines’ employees when the certificate integration process is complete (expected by late October or November);
§ Lynx customer service agents will become Frontier Airlines employees on Oct. 1 as originally planned;
§ Republic Airlines’ existing management team in Indianapolis will assume the management responsibilities and functions for continued Q400 operations when the certificate-integration process is complete;
§ SOC support for continued Q400 operations will be Indianapolis based, along with most other Q400 support functions, effective around Oct. 1;
§ The ASE station will remain open with one departure per day from Oct. 1 – Nov. 15, two departures per day Nov. 18 – Dec. 15, and three to four daily departures from Dec. 16 through April 2011; and
§ Q400s will generally operate two lines of flying from DEN to ASE, DRO, COS and possibly one other destination.

Relocation assistance will be provided for those Lynx employees who are offered positions within Republic that require them to move. Those employees who opt to be released as originally planned will receive payment under their applicable severance or bonus plan.

 

[CX880]

Does this have anything to do with the fact that they are loosing money?

 

[PBRstreetgang]

Does this have anything to do with the fact that they are loosing money?

No,
But is dovetails nicely with the fact that you are a complete moron though!

 

[CX880]

idiot says what?

 

[SF340Guy]

Does this have anything to do with the fact that they are loosing money?

It is impossible to loose money. You can however be losing money, but RJET is not.

 

[BUDDHA145]

Guys stop feeding the trolls!!!

 

[nwa_contrails]

Does this have anything to do with the fact that they are loosing money?

idiot says what?

It. Never. Ever. Fails.


BAHAHAH!

 

[kngarthur]

No,
But is dovetails nicely with the fact that you are a complete moron though!

"your" an idiot!

 

[trip]

How many A/C? doesn't seem they will have a large enough fleet to make it pay. Might be kept around for a possible sale down the road.

 

[GuppyWN]

What happens to the current Lynx pilots?

Gup

 

[freightrash]

What happens to the current Lynx pilots?

Gup

I assume they will get hired as new bottom seniored employees at RW.
but they will get new seniority number once SLI completes, we dont
know when though...

 

[labbats]

Does Republic have new payrates for them if they get rehired then? Last I heard the Lynx captains topped out around $55/hr. Unbelievable.

 

[Popeye0537]

idiot says what?

Idiot says loose...

 

[atpcliff]

They had a mandatory recall about 2 weeks ago.

 

[Axel]

No turboprop CA rates in the current RAH contract. All the CA payscales (such as they are) specify "turbojet." I am guessing that the turboprop CA rates will be part of the amalgamated contract once the SLI award is issued.

FO rates (such as they aren't) just say "all aircraft" in the current contract so we pretty much know what is going to happen there.

 

[CX880]

Idiot says loose...

What is the the spelling nazi? no e dinnt

 

[dougdrvr]

No turboprop CA rates in the current RAH contract. All the CA payscales (such as they are) specify "turbojet." I am guessing that the turboprop CA rates will be part of the amalgamated contract once the SLI award is issued.

FO rates (such as they aren't) just say "all aircraft" in the current contract so we pretty much know what is going to happen there.

So how's that going to work? You have no turboprop rates so, contractually, RAH pilots can't fly the airplanes and the Lynx guys have to wait for the SLI and even then may not be able to hold it if there isn't a fence. Or will you just fly the planes and grieve it later? Very interesting.

 

[StaySeated]

So how's that going to work? You have no turboprop rates so, contractually, RAH pilots can't fly the airplanes and the Lynx guys have to wait for the SLI and even then may not be able to hold it if there isn't a fence. Or will you just fly the planes and grieve it later? Very interesting.

The L4 certificate is going to disappear.

This will not be part of an "amalgamated cba" because the L4 UTU pilots do not have a CBA yet.

The L4 pilots will be new hire RAH pilots, on the YX certificate (this is now Republic Airlines' certificate). Republic, the company, will unilaterally write new rates for the Q.

The IBT will grieve the new rates and lose.

SOP at RAH.

 

[SizzleChest]

If you look at the RAH CBA you will see that they have to meet and negotiate new prop rates. Once that is done, the rate will be retroactive to the start of the flying. Until then there will be an "intro" pay rate, if you will, and i would imagine it the same as the Lynx rates were....