Bionic CRJ

[sweptback]

We are already working on a training program for it a ASA. Expect an announcement of our order soon.

Scott

And then three months later there will be an announcement that the airplanes will be delivered to SkyWest instead.

 

[CFIse]

And it's not going to be Mesa. Please god, do not let it be Mesa.

Who has the scope to let them be flown at a US regional? Not at Delta, not at US Air for sure. Most of the 900s are running around configured for fewer seats than can really be packed in there for scope reasons.

So that's the first question - what CUSTOMER of a regional will allow 1000s to be flown? Then we can start speculating on who that customer may choose to fly these aircraft.

It could be Mesa - if you're going to throw huge amounts of money down the drain in HI you might as well do it in a bigger aircraft - but I think the secret order is 15, I don't think even JO believes he can use 15 aircraft in HI - although I'm sure one day he wants to fly go! in the mainland it'll be a few years yet before the current set of customer contracts expire.

 

[viper548]

It could be Skywest. Jerry Atkin said about a month ago, that he had to personally goto Montreal, to sign a deal with Bombardier and he couldn't talk about what that deal was. Either way, it's probably for more airplanes, whatever they are.

Jerry was in my class last week and said it is not us.