Colgan new aircrafts

[Turtlesfly]

yep - sure thought so - that's why there's one US Dash 8 everyday into EWR just to hold that slot

 

[Yodafly]

Even if it where true it would be hard to justify not letting a 70+ seat prop in when they let 50 seat Rjs in

 

[Yodafly]

Pinnacle To Fly Q400's For CAL In EWR
Continental Airlines Selects Pinnacle Airlines and Bombardier Q400 Aircraft for Newark-Based Regional Service
Monday February 5, 9:00 am ET

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL - News) today announced that it has selected a new regional airline partner and a new type of turboprop aircraft to operate as Continental Connection from its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport.

Colgan Air Inc., a subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines Corp., will operate efficient, quiet and comfortable 74-seat Bombardier Q400 twin-turboprop aircraft on short and medium-distance routes from Liberty starting in early 2008.
"Pinnacle Airlines Corp. and its subsidiary Colgan have the high standards that we expect from our Continental Connection service," said Mark Erwin, Continental's senior vice president of corporate development. "Our selection of the Q400 aircraft is an important move for us because it addresses our need for efficiency without sacrificing our customers' comfort, and because it is well-suited to the unique operating environment at Newark Liberty."
Continental has entered into a 10-year capacity-purchase agreement with Pinnacle Airlines Corp. The company will acquire 15 new Q400 aircraft which it will operate as Continental Connection through its Colgan subsidiary. Continental will schedule and market the service.
The Q400 Aircraft
Manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace, the Q400 is a high-efficiency, modern-technology turboprop, which will be configured with 74 seats in a single cabin. With a maximum cruise speed of 440 mph, the Q400 can keep pace with traffic flows into and out of busy metropolitan airports like Newark Liberty. Passenger comfort will be enhanced by the Q400's state-of-the-art noise and vibration suppression system.
Pinnacle Airlines
Pinnacle Airlines Corp., a publicly traded holding company, is the parent company of Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. and Colgan Air, Inc. Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. operates 135 Bombardier CRJ-200 Regional Jets in the United States and Canada as a Northwest Airlink carrier. Colgan Air, Inc. operates as Continental Connection, United Express and US Airways Express with a fleet of 39 Saab 340 and 11 Beech 1900 turbo-prop regional aircraft.
Continental Airlines
Continental Airlines is the world's fifth largest airline. Continental, together with Continental Express and Continental Connection, has more than 3,100 daily departures throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, serving 150 domestic and 136 international destinations. More than 400 additional points are served via SkyTeam alliance airlines. With more than 44,000 employees, Continental has hubs serving New York, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, and together with Continental Express, carries approximately 67 million passengers per year. Continental consistently earns awards and critical acclaim for both its operation and its corporate culture.
In 2006, Continental Airlines won its sixth J.D. Power and Associates award since 1996. The carrier received the highest rank in customer satisfaction among network carriers in North America in the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Airline Satisfaction Index Survey(SM). For the third consecutive year, FORTUNE magazine named Continental the No. 1 Most Admired Global Airline on its 2006 list of Most Admired Global Companies. Continental was also named the No. 1 airline on the publication's 2006 America's Most Admired airline industry list. Additionally, Continental again won major awards at the OAG Airline of the Year Awards including "Best Airline Based in North America" for the third year in a row, and "Best Executive/Business Class" for the fourth consecutive year. For more company information, visit continental.com .

Source: Continental Airlines

 

[Lear70]

Hate to say I told you so, but...

Told you so.

Nonconnah is NOT here for you. They're screwing over their own PCL pilots who have generated the profits and credit rating and taking that money they made and putting all the new flying with YOU guys.

Exactly what I predicted.

So you guys might want to tame the celebration over new aircraft. They're coming to you under what SHOULD be a Scope violation that some judge somewhere will probably sign off on anyway.

 

[funnyman12]

ummmm....Continental purchased the aircraft, not Colgan or Pinnacle

"Continental will purchase all Q400 capacity at predetermined rates and
industry standard pass-through costs. Fuel will be purchased directly by
Continental and provided to Colgan at no cost."

Straight from Yahoo finance! ...Great job Colgan pilots!! All our sweat and hard work have been noticed. It is nice that Continental wants us to fly the plane for them.

 

[Lear70]

ummmm....Continental purchased the aircraft, not Colgan or Pinnacle

"Continental will purchase all Q400 capacity at predetermined rates and
industry standard pass-through costs. Fuel will be purchased directly by
Continental and provided to Colgan at no cost."

Straight from Yahoo finance! ...Great job Colgan pilots!! All our sweat and hard work have been noticed. It is nice that Continental wants us to fly the plane for them.

Simply incorrect. Continental didn't sign with Colgan, it signed with Pinnacle airlines.

PINNACLE AIRLINES has purchased these aircraft, not Continental or Colgan.

Continental has purchased the CAPACITY, and the capacity ONLY.

Check with Reuters for the SEC filing this morning, it's all in there.

What that means is that Continental has purchased the rights to place whoever THEY want in those seats, no one else can sell tickets for them. For that privilege, they agree to pay a set cost per seat per mile (or departure, depends how they have it set up).

If they fill the seats, they make money. If they don't, they lose money. Pinnacle wins either way because PINNACLE OWNS AND OPERATES THE AIRCRAFT and gets paid EITHER WAY.

You might want to check your sources - often newspapers get it wrong or skew things when they're first released. The SEC filings always have the hard raw data in them and are the best source of info.

 

[XJohXJ]

ummmm....Continental purchased the aircraft, not Colgan or Pinnacle

"Continental will purchase all Q400 capacity at predetermined rates and
industry standard pass-through costs. Fuel will be purchased directly by
Continental and provided to Colgan at no cost."

Straight from Yahoo finance! ...Great job Colgan pilots!! All our sweat and hard work have been noticed. It is nice that Continental wants us to fly the plane for them.

Ummmm, WRONG.

CAL purchased the capacity. Once more: Continental purchased the capacity. Meaning: the airspace above the seats.

Pinnacle purchased the aircraft, using money generated by PCL pilots, and, of course the other PCL labor groups, as well. This purchasing power was NOT generated by Colgan, or Continental labor groups, for that matter.

Nothing against Colgan, or, of course, Continental. But, you Colgan guys need to realize that those Q's are paid for through PCL's abuse, and major underpayment, of their labor groups. PCL labor and sweat bought those aircraft, and they DO have the right now, legally, contractually, and ethically to operate those aircraft.

Do you want in on it? Then organize, and merge lists with PCL.

 

[GEORGE DUBYA]

I am quitting I am sick of this crap.

 

[n32jk]

I am quitting I am sick of this crap.

That last crap came from an XJ pilot.....

 

[n32jk]

Simply incorrect. Continental didn't sign with Colgan, it signed with Pinnacle airlines.

PINNACLE AIRLINES has purchased these aircraft, not Continental or Colgan.

Continental has purchased the CAPACITY, and the capacity ONLY.

Check with Reuters for the SEC filing this morning, it's all in there.

What that means is that Continental has purchased the rights to place whoever THEY want in those seats, no one else can sell tickets for them. For that privilege, they agree to pay a set cost per seat per mile (or departure, depends how they have it set up).

If they fill the seats, they make money. If they don't, they lose money. Pinnacle wins either way because PINNACLE OWNS AND OPERATES THE AIRCRAFT and gets paid EITHER WAY.

You might want to check your sources - often newspapers get it wrong or skew things when they're first released. The SEC filings always have the hard raw data in them and are the best source of info.

Rich,

What really suprised me somewhat, was the arrogance of Nonconnah in announcing in the Memphis Business Journal that Pinnacle purchased the aircraft...to be flown by Colgan...etc....everything was Pinnacle. They are so emboldened that they aren't trying to skirt around scope. Just as Hunt said to AV week. They are unconcerned about pilot agreements. If I were them I would have downplayed the issue and led everyone to believe that Colgan had purchased the aircraft. Their ego's are just too big for that.

We all saw this one coming. The deliveries start in December, plenty of time for whatever legal proceedings to go forward. I do not understand the reluctance of the Colgan pilots to combine. They have far more to gain even now.... than standing alone. There has been an announcement of a conference call on Friday. I plan to push the executive team some questions about Q400 pay and the likelyhood that they will hire off the street captains at Colgan to staff the expansion.....I bet the questions won't be answered politely ........