Aloha Hiring??

[dash8driver]

Never happen.

RJs are a wet dream. Unless they can get some used ones that have four million cycles on them and can be leased for free.

um.....i guess you recognize the sarcasm in my post?

 

[Vik]

i heard that AQ is thinking of getting some old 747-400's that are parked in the desert, I think its no more than 3, but 2 is more like it and flying int'l with them, possibly to Japan from HNL.

This was discussed at the last board meeting apparently.

 

[igneousy2]

i heard that AQ is thinking of getting some old 747-400's that are parked in the desert, I think its no more than 3, but 2 is more like it and flying int'l with them, possibly to Japan from HNL.

This was discussed at the last board meeting apparently.

That's what Willis meant. Not DHC-400's but 747-400's. I should have known.

Later

 

[Getter]

i heard that AQ is thinking of getting some old 747-400's that are parked in the desert, I think its no more than 3, but 2 is more like it and flying int'l with them, possibly to Japan from HNL.

This was discussed at the last board meeting apparently.

Hmmm, funny, I'd heard that Branson will be using AQ to launch his Space Shuttle Service in 2007. Wet Dreams, indeed.

 

[RJP]

Straight from Steele: the first -200 will be out Dec 2005.

Back to the -8 with you then.

 

[Nalo Boy]

Its gonna take special taxi training to get a 400 into gate 49.

 

[dash8driver]

Its gonna take special taxi training to get a 400 into gate 49.

not a problem.. i've squeezed into tighter places.

speaking of which.. nalo, i'm going to the picture shop at the mall.. you want me to pick anything up for you while i'm there?

 

[Vik]

Did I mention its going to be the 747-400 Domestic? Configured for 555 pax .. demand must really be booming out there.

 

[Hugh Jorgan]

not a problem.. i've squeezed into tighter places.

Not without your Jimmy-hat, I hope!

 

[Nalo Boy]

not a problem.. i've squeezed into tighter places.

speaking of which.. nalo, i'm going to the picture shop at the mall.. you want me to pick anything up for you while i'm there?

Iwont be in that neck of the woods till January. You can say Hi for me though

 

[Sleepyhead]

If they can't find it in a snowbank in Calgary, they're not buying it.

Who is buying anything. They are all leased through the Willis Leasing company..

 

[RJP]

Who is buying anything. They are all leased through the Willis Leasing company..

Supposedly 809 and 829 were "purchased" and are now "owned" by WP. Don't know for sure but that's the scuttlebutt.

 

[Sleepyhead]

Just look at the registration paperwork in the plane. It will tell you.

 

[RJP]

Hey, here's one for the AQ fleet-replacement rumors. Since someone brought up the fact that they're waiting for USAir to go belly-up so they can get their 737s, that seems to be in the works.



Most US Airways Planes Will Keep Flying

Thursday, November 12, 2004

NEW YORK **CENSORED**—**CENSORED**US Airways Group Inc. (search), which filed for bankruptcy protection in September, on Thursday said it reached agreements with its lenders and lessors that will let it keep flying most of its planes.

The No. 7 U.S. carrier operates 282 mainline jets, while its US Airways Express (search) unit operates 67 regional and 64 turboprop aircraft.

US Airways said it had 60 days after its Sept. 12 bankruptcy filing either to agree to meet the terms of its aircraft financing, or to negotiate alternative arrangements.

The carrier said it has agreed to meet the financing terms for all but 36 aircraft, and has reached interim arrangements governing 14 of these other aircraft.



US Airways said it will likely reject leases on at least four of the remaining 22 aircraft if ongoing talks with its lenders and lessors fail.

"Our expectation is that our mainline fleet will remain largely intact," said Chief Executive Bruce Lakefield.

He said the carrier might get rid of aircraft that cost too much to fly or maintain. "Our intent is to focus on those few aircraft that for a variety of reasons may no longer be economical to fly, and if there is a downsizing of the fleet, that it be minimal," he said.

 

[Sleepyhead]

AQ will just wait for US Air to file Ch 7. Then they can get the planes much cheaper.