Avantair & The Premier Jet

[Heavy Set]

Today I saw what looked like a Premier Jet operating for Avantair at KPHX. I thought I read that they were so maintenance intensive that they were returned to wherever they came from originally. So, evidently they are back for now.

Any plans for more of those in the future? I am sure Raytheon would love a big order given that FLOPS will probably never add them to its fleet as originally planned with Travelair. I'll bet that these are leased cheap from Raytheon to demonstrate their "versatility" when they are not broken...

How many do you currently have? Who gets to fly them now - I would assume some of the senior pilots? Any word on how well they perform when they are not in the shop? How do the pax like them vs. the Avanti?

Looked like a fun aircraft to fly...

 

[angryoneincher]

Today I saw what looked like a Premier Jet operating for Avantair at KPHX. I thought I read that they were so maintenance intensive that they were returned to wherever they came from originally. So, evidently they are back for now.

Any plans for more of those in the future? I am sure Raytheon would love a big order given that FLOPS will probably never add them to its fleet as originally planned with Travelair. I'll bet that these are leased cheap from Raytheon to demonstrate their "versatility" when they are not broken...

How many do you currently have? Who gets to fly them now - I would assume some of the senior pilots? Any word on how well they perform when they are not in the shop? How do the pax like them vs. the Avanti?

Looked like a fun aircraft to fly...

Avantair got one and maybe two of them back at least for now. What happened was they were sent back because of being mx pigs. Then the company figured out that they were still paying for them under contract so why not have them around as fill in at least when they're working. At least that's the story I got from one of the guys flying it. Word is that pax like the Avanti cabin better. That is one thing the Avanti has going- hard to beat that head room.

 

[cornfed]

Who gets to fly them now - I would assume some of the senior pilots?

You would think, but apparently you get to fly it if you are the weight and balance coridinator. Not sure how that puts you over people who currently fly the line, but it is typical of the problems here at Avantair.

 

[angryoneincher]

You would think, but apparently you get to fly it if you are the weight and balance coridinator. Not sure how that puts you over people who currently fly the line, but it is typical of the problems here at Avantair.

who gets to do what at Avantair is based on one thing- how well you know how to say one word- and here it is:


YES

 

[RoughAir]

The two Avantair Premier jets are being parked (again) at RNO effective tomorrow.

They are up for sale.

They are flying their last trips today and tommorrow for Avantair.

Things are going on at Avantair. Lots of rumors.

 

[Noodles]

Lots of rumors.

That pretty well sums up life at Avantair at the moment. Total lack of information from anybody higher up.


Noodles


P.S. I want my car! They should give us all that kind of bonus for putting up with this crap.