CHQ to operate CRJ-200 confirmed..

[foreverfo]

I'm starting to think that CHAQ pilots like knowing that their mgt will do whatever it takes to take everyones flying. JO finally has competition!!

 

[dnkt]

Do the CHQ guy's have to carry a thrid suitcase on trips to put all their different brass and uniforms in? That must be why they carry the backpacks. It's contains all the shiny brass for the airlines they fly for. You guys must have a nice selection. Oh yeah, and how about your knee pads and lube.

 

[Superpilot92]

I'm starting to think that CHAQ pilots like knowing that their mgt will do whatever it takes to take everyones flying. JO finally has competition!!

Agreed!! But i would like to change that to "Some not all" just to give the benefit of the doubt.uke:

 

[StarChecker]

Do the CHQ guy's have to carry a thrid suitcase on trips to put all their different brass and uniforms in? That must be why they carry the backpacks. It's contains all the shiny brass for the airlines they fly for. You guys must have a nice selection. Oh yeah, and how about your knee pads and lube.

Go finish your touch-and-go's, junior... Or stop regurgitating the ignorant BS you're getting from your captains...try thinking for yourself.

Kotex brains....a terrible thing to waste.

 

[GFunk20]

We only have one uniform, to answer your question. The hat brass/wings say Chautauqua or Shuttle or Republic...

It's modeled after the US Airways uniform.

 

[suupah]

what were the bases specified for the 200?

 

[DrunkIrishman]

I suppose if Comair had gotten this hypothetical flying, everyone on here would be congratulating them and telling them to raise the bar. The problem isn't CHQ fellas...

 

[AWACoff]

By voting in their crappy contract, they undercut other pilot groups. Don't tell us Republic, Mesa, Gojets, etc. pilots don't share blame in the ability of their managements to put other airlines' pilots out of work.

The pilot group has no say in what flying the company bids for. So in other words, you can't blame them if RAH is awarded PSA flying if it is up for bid.

 

[Popeye0537]

I don't think we'll get 700's because SKywest can under bid everyones flying with their single pay scale. Just ask ASA about it.....



Crappy contract? Show me the difference between CHQ and AirWhisky, and dont quote me your Bae 146 pay rate. At least we didn't BUY our flying.

 

[91100 100 set]

Do the CHQ guy's have to carry a thrid suitcase on trips to put all their different brass and uniforms in? That must be why they carry the backpacks. It's contains all the shiny brass for the airlines they fly for. You guys must have a nice selection. Oh yeah, and how about your knee pads and lube.

One uniform son (but I do have a nice collection of brass and epulets stored away in a drawer at home). But my flight bag does weigh close to 40 pounds with 2 1/2 binders of Jepps. They are too cheap to carry more than one subscription with Jepp, so everybody carries the same plates regardless of which of the three companies you are with. The 145 guys on the east coast are carrying plates for everywhere from Halifax to Reno to Mazatlan. At least it makes for some visually interesting approach plates when we have to do 2 hours of revisions every third overnight.

So lets talk about that instead of where ever this thread was going. Let's believe the CRJ's when they are on the ramp with people getting on and off them (and not on some ramp in Canada with curious paint and/or N-numbers).

 

[avrodriver]

I don't think we'll get 700's because SKywest can under bid everyones flying with their single pay scale. Just ask ASA about it.....



Crappy contract? Show me the difference between CHQ and AirWhisky, and dont quote me your Bae 146 pay rate. At least we didn't BUY our flying.

Contract Comparisions:

Pay rates....Pay rates.....Pay rates, they ain't sh*t!! They are the easiest to compare but the meat of the contract lies in the pages after that. I know I know....no jr man and no furlough yeah I bet you use those pages in the contract every day don't you??

That being said I don't believe RP/SA/CHQ is that bad....but the combination of that an being very aggressive in obtaining new flying seems to equal success.



To address you saying Air Wiscosin pilots bought their flying:

Pilots that except subpar contracts buy their flying.

Owners that know how to invest money make money...I don't remember any of the wiskey pilots throwing money in a hat to buy anything.

 

[bizzum]

I don't think we'll get 700's because SKywest can under bid everyones flying with their single pay scale. Just ask ASA about it.....

Single Payscale? I believe your FO's have 1 payscale for everything from 50 seats to what ever the 175 will hold.....86? sounds to me like the pot is callin the kettle black here...

Crappy contract? Show me the difference between CHQ and AirWhisky, and dont quote me your Bae 146 pay rate. At least we didn't BUY our flying.

OH yeah son? you get trip and duty rigs? did'nt think so....get FULL deadhead pay? Did'nt think so....Get cancellation pay? Didn't think so....Get more pay for flying bigger epuipment for your FO's? Did'nt think so....We didn't buy our flying either, we invested 125 million dollars, got a seat on the board, AND at least TRIPLED the investment.....some of you arrogant guys need to keep your mouths shut.....

 

[avrodriver]

After reading that maybe your contract does su.ck after all if it's true.

 

[ASH]

Why is it BS? You could do what ASH did and pay $50k to fly a 1900. What
is stopping you?

Say what? Come in over...

 

[Popeye0537]

Single Payscale? I believe your FO's have 1 payscale for everything from 50 seats to what ever the 175 will hold.....86? sounds to me like the pot is callin the kettle black here...





OH yeah son? you get trip and duty rigs? did'nt think so....get FULL deadhead pay? Did'nt think so....Get cancellation pay? Didn't think so....Get more pay for flying bigger epuipment for your FO's? Did'nt think so....We didn't buy our flying either, we invested 125 million dollars, got a seat on the board, AND at least TRIPLED the investment.....some of you arrogant guys need to keep your mouths shut.....

Ok grasshopper, trip/duty rigs...no 75% deadhead, cancellation pay yup, more pay for the fo's nope. Investment?? BS you guys lost all your flying and were scrambling to find some place to put your A/C. I call that pay to play. Where else were you gonna put all the United flying you lost to substandard contracts as you call them? Bedford didn't believe you would front that type of money or he would have jumped all over it.

You guys need better paid FO's because they stay FO's longer. When our contract was signed anyone who was an FO was by choice, cant say that about AWA can Ya?? Didn't think so. Things will get better for FO's in the next contract. I'm not being arrogant you a$$ munch chill out

 

[bvt1151]

Ok grasshopper, trip/duty rigs...no 75% deadhead, cancellation pay yup, more pay for the fo's nope. Investment?? BS you guys lost all your flying and were scrambling to find some place to put your A/C. I call that pay to play. Where else were you gonna put all the United flying you lost to substandard contracts as you call them? Bedford didn't believe you would front that type of money or he would have jumped all over it.

You guys need better paid FO's because they stay FO's longer. When our contract was signed anyone who was an FO was by choice, cant say that about AWA can Ya?? Didn't think so. Things will get better for FO's in the next contract. I'm not being arrogant you a$$ munch chill out

unbelievable!

 

[bizzum]

Ok grasshopper, trip/duty rigs...no 75% deadhead, cancellation pay yup, more pay for the fo's nope. Investment?? BS you guys lost all your flying and were scrambling to find some place to put your A/C. Bedford didn't believe you would front that type of money or he would have jumped all over it.

You guys need better paid FO's because they stay FO's longer. When our contract was signed anyone who was an FO was by choice, cant say that about AWA can Ya?? Didn't think so. Things will get better for FO's in the next contract. I'm not being arrogant you a$$ munch chill out

Not arrogant? What makes you think that US would have liked bedfords 125 mill more than ours?...ohhh and lets not forget about the 125 mill or whatever it was to BUY MDA's planes to fly for US....not buying any flying? what would you call that? Sure we needed a place for our a/c, your saying that you wouldn't invest some money to save your company, then make a killing off that ivestment while saving your company and putting it in a position to grow? What about when your little growth spurt ends? then what...2 yr upgrades only last as long as new aircraft on property, and trust me it WILL end. Ohh...sorry about the cancellation pay thing, but tell the whole truth, you ONLY get it if RAH has a certain completion factor or on time or something like that.....and one more thing...its MR A$$ much to you son!

 

[Popeye0537]

Not arrogant? What makes you think that US would have liked bedfords 125 mill more than ours?...ohhh and lets not forget about the 125 mill or whatever it was to BUY MDA's planes to fly for US....not buying any flying? what would you call that? Sure we needed a place for our a/c, your saying that you wouldn't invest some money to save your company, then make a killing off that ivestment while saving your company and putting it in a position to grow? Ohh...sorry about the cancellation pay thing, but tell the whole truth, you ONLY get it if RAH has a certain completion factor or on time or something like that.....and one more thing...its MR A$$ much to you son!

Buying assets is different that investing 125 million to ensure a seat and secure flying. We purchased the airframes not a seat on the board to put our A/C on line.

I forget what the completion factor is something like 98% or something...and we have yet not to attain it. Sorry "MR A$$ munch"...ha ha the Son thing is kinda funny, how old are you anyway??? 23 mabey 24

 

[Popeye0537]

unbelievable!

I was waiting to hear from the beloved CHQ hater.....

 

[ex j-41]

Say what? Come in over...

What, don't u remember? You paid to fly a 1900 at Tab Express.
You are proof that PFT works and is alive and well.

 

[avrodriver]

Investment?? BS you guys lost all your flying and were scrambling to find some place to put your A/C. I call that pay to play. Where else were you gonna put all the United flying you lost to substandard contracts as you call them? t

Get your facts straight son...we had secured the right to operate 70 aircraft for US Airways before our final bid was ever submitted to United. It's called leverage. It shows that our management was not about to underbid themselves. United said "no", and our managament said "fine" time to take the toys to a new sandbox. How about you steer this thread back to it's original course...your sidetracking this into areas you know nothing about.

 

[dnkt]

If CHQ is such a great company then why is there a 2 year contract that you need to sign?

 

[PGTB]

WHo the heck cares what AWACS MGMT team did. Like you would have a say in anything your CEO negoatiated. I cant believe this my ******************** doesnt stink b/c my ceo.....Its as dumb as getting mad at CHQ guys for getting CRJs.

 

[Popeye0537]

Get your facts straight son...we had secured the right to operate 70 aircraft for US Airways before our final bid was ever submitted to United. It's called leverage. It shows that our management, much like our pilots were not about to underbid themselves. United said "no", and our managament said "fine" time to take the toys to a new sandbox. How about you steer this thread back to it's original course...your sidetracking this into areas you know nothing about.

Ok, we are going to operate CRJ's, does that make you feel better? Call it what you want, you still paid to play.

 

[SizzleChest]

A 2-year training agreement keeps people from stopping by for training and then running off somewhere else..... it is a protection on your investment. Don't you LEASE an apartment? Don't you LEASE vehicles if you don't buy outright? CHQ is a great place... any airline would be foolish not to protect their investments. Even if your company does not have a training agreement there really is nowhere else to go so, inherently, they get their $ out of you.

 

[imacdog]

Bad answer, Sizzle. You are taking a chance by going to work for a company and they should be taking a chance by hiring you. A good company does not need to require its employees to stay for any length of time in exchange for the costs it puts into training them. CHQ employees may not feel a need to leave in less than two years right now, but there's always a chance that something might happen in the future. Look what happened to some of the Mesaba guys who were still under contract when the furlough notices came out. It's not a situation that aviation professionals need to be in.

As far as your statement about nowhere else to go, I'm not following you there. Many of my coworkers left for better opportunities well before having even a year with my current company. They didn't have to pay Comair for exercising their right to leave.

 

[sflax]

They are going to buy Mesa simple as that. Why spend the money to start up when it is already there. Mesa has alot of cash and a low stock price. RAH has some cash and a higher stock price. All you people out their it is called a leverage buy out. A to buy B using B's money, cost to A zero, revenue up 1.2 billion. Simple and easy.

 

[n757st]

Ok, we are going to operate CRJ's, does that make you feel better? Call it what you want, you still paid to play.

Man, I wish I was as cool as you. You're right, I hate working at a pay to play regional, because our management team really got boned on that deal, I mean triple our money and all, but they really should have held out for a better investment. Oh, and we should have taken United's deal too, I mean who wants to make money in this industry anyways. Your contract is soooo wicked, I mean 22 more seats and 4 dollars less per hour, you don't get 100% dead head pay, and no rig. I have nothing against CHQ pilots, but people like you give your group a bad name. I love it how you said you are not arrogant, thats funny.

 

[Popeye0537]

Man, I wish I was as cool as you. You're right, I hate working at a pay to play regional, because our management team really got boned on that deal, I mean triple our money and all, but they really should have held out for a better investment. Oh, and we should have taken United's deal too, I mean who wants to make money in this industry anyways. Your contract is soooo wicked, I mean 22 more seats and 4 dollars less per hour, you don't get 100% dead head pay, and no rig. I have nothing against CHQ pilots, but people like you give your group a bad name. I love it how you said you are not arrogant, thats funny.

No, your not as cool as me thats just a fact you have to live with. Next if I was arrogant, that would imply I came on here saying that CHQ is fudgin awesome and all you other regionals $uck. Now, is that what I said? Is that even what I implied? I don't think so. I'm sorry if it came off that way. I'm glad your happy with you decision to work at AWA, as I am with mine to work at CHQ. Contract this contract that...it dosen't mean $hit if your not happy where you work. Now with that being said I must go and do my 75% deadhead pay, 4 dollars less and hour, and no duty rig plus bonus job. (Now thats funny)

 

[Camembert]

The CRJ will be for the new Air France codeshare. Anouncement in October.

Camembert