10 ex freedom 900's go to asa not mesaba

[JoeMerchant]

Joe,

I'm confused on your math here. ASA lost 12 ATR's.....ASA is gaining 10 CR9 aircraft by June '09. Net loss of 2 aircraft for '09. How are you getting 22, or was that a typo?

Trojan

I'm adding in the 20 200s....The aircraft may not physically leave until 2010...but I think the hours are going to be pulled down.....

 

[JoeMerchant]

Really? That stinks. I had hoped that would be a tleast delayed.

I believe they've waited as long as they can...Carrying 300 or so extra pilots is really cutting into our profit margin.....

 

[ohplease!]

don't take this personally (I know you won't:beer: ) but I sure hope you're wrong about the furloughs

 

[ParrotheadGTI]

While MJ cools his jets.....back to the original topic....

My sources say that furlough notices are still going out on Friday. Even with this announcement....we are looking at a net loss of 22 aircraft....

also heard this today..

 

[JoeMerchant]

don't take this personally (I know you won't:beer: ) but I sure hope you're wrong about the furloughs

I usually hope I'm wrong about much of what I post also.....:beer:

 

[McNugent]

Post removed due to lack of taste. Disregard. But Alan is still the man.

 

[Speedtape]

I usually hope I'm wrong about much of what I post also.....:beer:

The recent announcement should change the furlough plans, if these planes actually show up.

 

[Abernathy]

The recent announcement should change the furlough plans, if these planes actually show up.

That's not what his "sources" said

Kidding aside, a furlough announcement on Friday would not surprise me. We are definitely not in the clear yet.

 

[CFI2766]

The recent announcement should change the furlough plans, if these planes actually show up.

Good point. The 'if' part.

I don't think that I'll be convinced that the airplanes are coming here until they are sitting on the ramp with passengers and crew sitting in them, waiting to push.

 

[CFI2766]

More questions:

How will the bidding on these (new) airplanes work?

Will it be the same group of pilots as on the 70? Same type?

Will there be a new bid for training on these aircraft?