12 of Comairs 70's going to Skywest

[Mookie]

"No one else but you in IAH ever had a base close"!? How about they closed Bakersfield, they closed Pocatello, they closed SGU, they closed Paso Robles, they closed Ontario as a co-domicile, they closed LAX, they closed Yuma, they closed then after a long time reopened Carlsbad as a co-domicile...yeah right only you in IAH!

apples to oranges.
PIH and SGU: three hour drive to slc??
Paso: :45 to SBA, SBP, SMX??
Bakertucky: 1 hr to FAT.
Ontario, Lax: Lax is open, and ontario is a suburb of Psp.
Carlsbad: open, and again, a suburb of SAN.

Yuma...well ya got me on that one...that was surely a crushing blow by closing of a base with 3 lines.

IAH was at least a 2.5 hr off line flight to the nearest domicile (DEN) and 90% of the base got displaced to ORD. (those who didnt' get hired at Continental).

Much respect,
Da' Mookie

 

[Gr82Aviate]

apples to oranges.
PIH and SGU: three hour drive to slc??
Paso: :45 to SBA, SBP, SMX??
Bakertucky: 1 hr to FAT.
Ontario, Lax: Lax is open, and ontario is a suburb of Psp.
Carlsbad: open, and again, a suburb of SAN.

Yuma...well ya got me on that one...that was surely a crushing blow by closing of a base with 3 lines.

IAH was at least a 2.5 hr off line flight to the nearest domicile (DEN) and 90% of the base got displaced to ORD. (those who didnt' get hired at Continental).

Much respect,
Da' Mookie

Well, first off Yuma used to be a lot more than 3 lines...and as for the apples to oranges, if ya really want to get technical about it? IAH was for the most part only the most junior new hire fo's and the most junior captains who couldn't uprgrade in any other domiciles. This means most were probably not established in the IAH area with home ownership and or kids in school there and wives with established good jobs in the IAH area...All the bases I mentioned were much more senior, and the crews in them much more likely to be homeowners and have kids rooted in the local schools. I'm not trying to make it sound like I don't feel for the guys in IAH, I do; however when I was a young single guy here I moved half a dozen times because of the companies "needs", and it was a lot easier without all the extra problems of relocating a whole family including a wife with her own job that would be affected by the move, and last but not least all the bases I mentioned had been open for decades(except PRB, but we were promised it would remain open as long as SKYW was around), also leading to the pilots in those bases putting down long term "roots"...Not sure how long IAH was a base(2 or 3 maybe 4 yrs?), but I know it was nowhere near the length of time the ones I mentioned were.

 

[Nightrain_080]

BTW the 700's are going to SkyWest but the next block of 200's will go to ASA, supposed to be 20 to 25 of them.

Is this a done deal?

 

[FmrFreightDog]

"No one else but you in IAH ever had a base close"!? How about they closed Bakersfield, they closed Pocatello, they closed SGU, they closed Paso Robles, they closed Ontario as a co-domicile, they closed LAX, they closed Yuma, they closed then after a long time reopened Carlsbad as a co-domicile...yeah right only you in IAH!

Yuma??? Who would have a base in Yuma? Nothing in Yuma but cows and explosions. While I'm at it, where the fu(k is Paso Robles??????????

 

[FmrFreightDog]

BTW the 700's are going to SkyWest but the next block of 200's will go to ASA, supposed to be 20 to 25 of them.

And you know this how, exactly?? And I do mean, exactly. What is your source? Or are you just spewing your usual BS?

 

[Gr82Aviate]

Yuma??? Who would have a base in Yuma? Nothing in Yuma but cows and explosions. While I'm at it, where the fu(k is Paso Robles??????????

PRB is northeast of SBP

 

[CFIT]

And you know this how, exactly?? And I do mean, exactly. What is your source? Or are you just spewing your usual BS?

I'm not going to disclose, but a very high up and reliable source, so STFU.

 

[737 Pylt]

I'm not going to disclose, but a very high up and reliable source, so STFU.

I guess it helps to have those velvet lined knee pads!

737

 

[rtmcfi]

I'm not going to disclose, but a very high up and reliable source, so STFU.

Well, CFIT has been correct in his predicions regarding SkyWest before. He is irritating as can be, but thus far he has been accurate...........

 

[embdrvr]

That many years at any regional would put you in the lifer/loser category. Why didn't you get on with a major in the late 90s when they were hiring like crazy? I bet you don't have a four year degree.

Now here's a guy who has no idea how many guys who bet on the wrong horse are wishing they had kept that job at a regional. If SkyWstMan is pulling in over six figures and perhaps living in a domicile that he truly enjoys life isn't too bad. The guy hired on in 1994. Probably sat Metro reserve for a few years and ended up in the EMB eventually. When things heated up in 1997 he was probably close to upgrade. So if he upgraded in 97 or 98 he was a good prospect to go to a major in 2000 or maybe 2001. He's probably thanking his lucky stars he didn't take a job at UAL or DAL.

 

[FmrFreightDog]

I'm not going to disclose, but a very high up and reliable source, so STFU.

Which is pretty much meaningless. So perhaps you should STFU or KMA or LMB or PWMYWSMD or ABCDEFGHIJK....
d0uchebag.

 

[PA44Jockey]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't we hear Delta in court yesterday say that the 70's would be flown by ASA.

 

[Tarzan]

You must be mistaken. CFIT is world renown for his ability to pick up on only the truest scuttlebutt. Later, he shares with all his bestest friends here on Flight Info.

 

[FmrFreightDog]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't we hear Delta in court yesterday say that the 70's would be flown by ASA.

Really, I hadn't heard that.

 

[~~~^~~~]

As of 11/28 Scott Hall was saying the 70 seat flying had not been allocated yet. He then speculated that if ASA got the flying we would have to get recruitment up to speed and start growing again BUT that it really depended on whether ASA's contract got wrapped up first.

So in other words, no change from the usual position from the official sources. You guys might know more, hence the real value in the FlightInference board.