Comair Future Uncertain ... Again

[dvmthwsvan]

I believe Comair had about 200 airplanes when they went into bankruptcy. Now look at them.

 

[flyboyike]

One "benefit" of hearing nothing but bad news for years on end is that you become pretty desensitized to them. I'm at the point where I almost want them to shut us down. For one thing, I want our situation to finally resolve one way or another, for another thing, I'm not sure that an airline whose very existence benefits only the top thirty or so people on the seniority list needs to continue to exist. The only "prospects" I have left here is another decade in the right seat of an RJ on reserve, so, the way I figure it, if I have to start over, what do I care if a bunch of people who spent the last thirty years flying from Kentucky to Kentucky also have to start over? A regional airline shouldn't resemble a nursing home, and this one does. Closely.

 

[cldsfr79]

Not to bash on Comair, but if I had 3 stripes on my shoulder, I would be questioning why I am still there. Is it true (according to Airlinepilotcentral.com) that upgrade there is at 13-19 years depending on your base if things stay at status quo? And that pay stops at $43 an hour for FOs??

Look, I used to be at the regionals and drank the company koolaide all the way until my airline shut it's doors thinking my airline would turn around. Instead of me dreaming that I would upgrade soon because I was a senior FO, I should have bailed long before, my career would have turned out much better.

If everyone bailed from there, that would sure make Comair's future uncertain. Maybe Comair will survive or maybe Delta has never forgotten Comair's strike and will always bash that airline.

 

[flyboyike]

Not to bash on Comair, but if I had 3 stripes on my shoulder, I would be questioning why I am still there.

We all are. Some are waiting for class dates, some are leaving the industry, some just don't want to go another regional and have to go through the same thing again.

 

[CRJ puppy]

And most that have 3 stripes USED to have 4!!

Oh, and 13-19 yr upgrade time isn't accurate. Still shrinking from 174 airframes to 48. Currently < 60 airframes now. So unless something changes (not likely) there will never be another upgrade at Comair. Everyone pretty much knows that here. The company koolaid bucket has been dry for YEARS now, so that isn't the reason some are still here.

 

[wmuflyguy]

Intern company memo back at that time. Comair did not receive all that they were originally scheduled to receive as Delta redirected them to Pinnacle. Not confusing these at all with the "musical" Freedom ships that made the rounds.

They were redirected to Mesaba not Pinnacle, they were separate companies at the time.

 

[CRJ puppy]

They were redirected to Mesaba not Pinnacle, they were separate companies at the time.

I agree that there were aircraft that this happened to but these are not the one(s) I speak of.

 

[Muskycat]

I believe Comair had about 200 airplanes when they went into bankruptcy. Now look at them.

In 2001 Delta and Northwest combined probably had 17,000+ pilots.

Now look at them, -5,000 pilots

 

[JECKEL]

Comair crews scheduled to deadhead back to Cincinnati on September 1st and then no scheduled flying on September 2nd and September 3rd.
What is happening on Monday, September 3rd that an airline schedules NO flying?
Seems rather odd.

 

[amcnd]

Comair crews scheduled to deadhead back to Cincinnati on September 1st and then no scheduled flying on September 2nd and September 3rd.
What is happening on Monday, September 3rd that an airline schedules NO flying?
Seems rather odd.

You looking at the DeltaNet pattern of service Sep5-Sep30th?? OH is doing a DFW-JFK flight on Sep 6th?? Didn'nt see much OH stuff though. (also did't spend alot of time looking)

Looks like Delta's schedule changes is Sep 5th. I know at OO we get alot of DH's on these days, do to the flight schedule changes...will see i guess...

 

[amcnd]

I looked alittle deeper. Lots of OH 700/900's... What i did'nt see was any OH 200's...

 

[CRJ puppy]

Comair crews scheduled to deadhead back to Cincinnati on September 1st and then no scheduled flying on September 2nd and September 3rd.
What is happening on Monday, September 3rd that an airline schedules NO flying?
Seems rather odd.

A casual look at the schedule finds several Comair 50 seaters flying on Sept. 3. Remember though that there is only 12 50 seaters scheduled to be flying starting in September (plus 4 spares for the 16 total) so Comair flights are few and far between in the schedule!

No need to panic yet. All appears as previously announced.

 

[wmuflyguy]

A casual look at the schedule finds several Comair 50 seaters flying on Sept. 3. Remember though that there is only 12 50 seaters scheduled to be flying starting in September (plus 4 spares for the 16 total) so Comair flights are few and far between in the schedule!

No need to panic yet. All appears as previously announced.

No need to panic? 25% of the aircraft are spares, that is not a good sign.

I guess you're right, no need to panic now. The time for panic has passed, the time for that was a year and a half ago.

Now, Give me back my merger money and fund your own merger fund if that scenario happens. (and that last statement isn't directed at you CRJ Pup, but the crooked CMR MEC)

 

[N813CA]

David Sarker and the rest of the CMR MEC are a joke. Sarker was a joke before things turned bad. Sarker needs to be kicked to the curb. Merger fund has been spent on other MEC bull and nobody will see it again.

 

[i fly boxes]

What do you guys think about the possible scenario of merging in some way with pinnacle. We have been hearing that rumor swirling around a bit. We are both screwed so we might as well screw each other!!!!!!