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outtahere said:
Out of a job like you? Looks like that 747 wasn't too profitable!!!
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I fly a Lear 45 for a very rich owner in Boca Raton. He is currently putting up money for a production line spot on a Challenger 300, which will increase my pay even more. Not only am I the Captain, but I also get paid extra to run the flight department. I probably make a lot more money than you do. I used to fly 747-200s in the right seat for Tower Air, and yes, like your RJs, they were fuel inefficient and did not make enough money. Some advice for you, accept a corporate gig or apply to Netjets.
 
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79%N1 said:
Fact.........

Delta, like I said, can go ahead and load up the mad dog and take 42 people to MLU, AGS, CSG or anywhere else all day long if the want.

What? That doesn't sound like a good business plan? Maybe they will lose a lot of money doing that. Oh, nevermind then.
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Business plan? Business sense?

Put 42 fare-paying passengers in and ATR, and you are well north of profitable. Delta must really value the ATR's contribution....Oh, wait: nevermind.

:angryfire
 
Heavy Set said:
I fly a Lear 45 for a very rich owner in Boca Raton. He is currently putting up money for a production line spot on a Challenger 300, which will increase my pay even more. Not only am I the Captain, but I also get paid extra to run the flight department. I probably make a lot more money than you do. I used to fly 747-200s in the right seat for Tower Air, and yes, like your RJs, they were fuel inefficient and did not make enough money. Some advice for you, accept a corporate gig or apply to Netjets.
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Then shouldn't you be in the "Flies a Lear for a rich owner in Boca Raton" section of FI?


Keep your advice, pal. You are no different, certainly no better, than any one of us.
 
CFI2766 said:
Business plan? Business sense?

Put 42 fare-paying passengers in and ATR, and you are well north of profitable. Delta must really value the ATR's contribution....Oh, wait: nevermind.

:angryfire
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Great Point!!!!

I often wonder...............
 
CFI2766 said:
Then shouldn't you be in the "Flies a Lear for a rich owner in Boca Raton" section of FI?


Keep your advice, pal. You are no different, certainly no better, than any one of us.
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So he can't comment on the regional industry? Who are you to say that?

Bye Bye--General Lee
 
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79%N1 said:
Fact.........

Delta, like I said, can go ahead and load up the mad dog and take 42 people to MLU, AGS, CSG or anywhere else all day long if the want.

What? That doesn't sound like a good business plan? Maybe they will lose a lot of money doing that. Oh, nevermind then.
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How do you know Delta would only be able to put 42 pax on a MD-88 from Hilton Head to ATL. Never say never or always. Hell, they used to fly a MD-11 from JAX to ATL. There are some airlines in this world that fill 747's on :45 min flights, like Dammam to Riyadh Saudi Arabia. Mabey the flying public would see they are getting on an airliner for their trip from Valdosta to Atlanta and not a tiny "commuter-jet" and change their minds from driving. Delta made a business decision to give ASA their routes, based on many factors, and these decisions are sometimes are above the pay grade of a what a pilot knows!
 
MalmsteenFan said:
How do you know Delta would only be able to put 42 pax on a MD-88 from Hilton Head to ATL. Never say never or always. Hell, they used to fly a MD-11 from JAX to ATL. There are some airlines in this world that fill 747's on :45 min flights, like Dammam to Riyadh Saudi Arabia. Mabey the flying public would see they are getting on an airliner for their trip from Valdosta to Atlanta and not a tiny "commuter-jet" and change their minds from driving. Delta made a business decision to give ASA their routes, based on many factors, and these decisions are sometimes are above the pay grade of a what a pilot knows!
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Please pardon the grammatical error.
 
MalmsteenFan said:
How do you know Delta would only be able to put 42 pax on a MD-88 from Hilton Head to ATL. Never say never or always. Hell, they used to fly a MD-11 from JAX to ATL. There are some airlines in this world that fill 747's on :45 min flights, like Dammam to Riyadh Saudi Arabia. Mabey the flying public would see they are getting on an airliner for their trip from Valdosta to Atlanta and not a tiny "commuter-jet" and change their minds from driving. Delta made a business decision to give ASA their routes, based on many factors, and these decisions are sometimes are above the pay grade of a what a pilot knows!
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An MD-88 trying to takeoff out of HHH. That would be a sight.
 
Colgan just rules plain and simple. It rules its own kingdom with no other residents. We are autonomous.
PS SUPER SECRET SPECIAL DOUBLE IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ON MONDAY!
 
suupah said:
its a huge one.
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Sweet! Speaking of huge one, Dot's being shown the door. That's the announcement. I knew this day would come.

I came across a draft of the upcoming memo in the IAD crewroom today:

"After umpteen years of playing favorites and treating the most enthusiastic employees like complete crap, she's joining the rest of the family at Colgan Lake. Thanks for your service, Dot, here's a lifetime pass to the Old Country Buffet. Thanks for never doing s*** for 97% of the Colgan Air Family. We will all certainly miss the way you so happily answer the phone and grant the smallest of requests from crewmembers with that charisma and charm you're so well-known for."

See ya!
 
MalmsteenFan said:
How do you know Delta would only be able to put 42 pax on a MD-88 from Hilton Head to ATL. Never say never or always. Hell, they used to fly a MD-11 from JAX to ATL. There are some airlines in this world that fill 747's on :45 min flights, like Dammam to Riyadh Saudi Arabia. Mabey the flying public would see they are getting on an airliner for their trip from Valdosta to Atlanta and not a tiny "commuter-jet" and change their minds from driving. Delta made a business decision to give ASA their routes, based on many factors, and these decisions are sometimes are above the pay grade of a what a pilot knows!
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"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I've ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response was there anything that could even be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul!"
 
BOX OFFICE said:
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I've ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response was there anything that could even be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul!"
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Well you responded to his post...also try to be a little more original. I've heard this same post so many times dork! Colgan rules.....
 
"They have lady pilots....They're not that good, but they have them."
 

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