AirTran announces new service to Key West

[Lear70]

Dave Savage is gone?

Bummer...

 

[rajflyboy]

That's why jets have longer runway requirements (and corresponding lower max takeoff weights off shorter runways) when its wet...

And thus >>>> Passengers left stranded.

 

[BoilerUP]

And thus >>>> Passengers left stranded.

Indeed...but leaving that weight behind ensures a safe operation for the airplane under those conditions.

I've little doubt that the airline has already accounted for the potential costs involved with wet runway operations down there...and that those potential costs of leaving weight behind are far outweighed by the potential revenue.

 

[jimcav]

I believe his screen name is from the movie and TV show, 12 O'clock High. The D. Savage from AirTran was an excellent instructor with a great sense of humor and is greatly missed by the pilot group.

Probably the most fun guy I've ever flown with.

 

[Colonel Savage]

And thus >>>> Passengers left stranded.

AAI can block seats from being booked if they find they are consistently bumping a certian amount of pax. It's been done out of cities with performance issues for decades.

 

[humveedriver]

AAI can block seats from being booked if they find they are consistently bumping a certian amount of pax. It's been done out of cities with performance issues for decades.

Unless you're AA flying the MD-80 out of Reno. Then you just take the money and run!

 

[Joblu]

Air Wisconsin flew in there the last few winters in the CRJ-200, coming from and going to both MCO and FLL. 40-45 pax and bags to MCO was possible, if you didn't have an alternate and took every knot of headwind for takeoff into account...landing with a hair over 2000lb fuel.

ASA was flying CR7s to/from ATL at the time; talking to the ramp agents there they said the 700 could take 70 people between ATL & EYW all day long. Freedom was also doing MCO-EYW in a E145.

IIRC, wet runway landing numbers were the most restrictive...with Marathon as an alternate and Navy Key West as an emergency divert option.

That is because the 200 is a POS. Loved flying it tho.

 

[Ty Webb]

Probably the most fun guy I've ever flown with.

You only say that because we've never flown together. The Parking Checklist would definitely involve a CVR erasure prior to parking brake release.

 

[jimcav]

You only say that because we've never flown together. The Parking Checklist would definitely involve a CVR erasure prior to parking brake release.

Then the layover would begin. Lord have mercy!

 

[Colonel Savage]

You only say that because we've never flown together. The Parking Checklist would definitely involve a CVR erasure prior to parking brake release.

So that's how you do it?

Damm it!!