Colgan to get Q-400's

[YMICFI]

Talked to Express Jet Captain today. He heard directly from the Director of Flight Ops for ExJet that Colgan is slated to get up to 69 Dash Q-400's for Continental. These would replace the airplanes that ExJet is losing from Continental. Said this is very solid information. Was announced in recurrent ground at ExJet. To be announced in the near future. Thoughts?

 

[DrProc]

Talked to Express Jet Captain today. He heard directly from the Director of Flight Ops for ExJet that Colgan is slated to get up to 69 Dash Q-400's for Continental. These would replace the airplanes that ExJet is losing from Continental. Said this is very solid information. Was announced in recurrent ground at ExJet. To be announced in the near future. Thoughts?

Is this before or after Colgan buys Comair?

 

[YMICFI]

I think it comes somewhere as part of that process....

 

[paulsalem]

These would replace the airplanes that ExJet is losing from Continental. Said this is very solid information.

Does this mean CHQ isn't going to get ExpressJets' flying?

 

[Prop2Jet]

hahahahah

 

[Meiguy]

Don't know how much weight this rumor has. I know it's a possibility. I'm not thinking 69. While that is still a good number I don't think CAL will need 69. They will probably place some 737 on some routes some 70 seat props on some and the rest with jets from someone. Since colgan already flies for CAL I would be surprised if another carrier didn't pick up a hefty chunk of the flying. Since CAL's main concern is diversifing their regional feed. Plus can Colgan get the financing for 69 brand new Q-400's. I think CAL wants whoever to bring their own planes.

 

[Metro752]

Q400s! Sweetness!

 

[340SAM]

Q 400 in IAH a couple of weeks ago in front of Colgan hanger. Passengers coming off the demo flight were asking colgan pilots if they were ready to fly it but they all thought it was a joke.

 

[outtahere]

Colgan can't handle the a/c they have, and you think they will get more?

 

[CoolSidePillow]

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did I mention
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[340SAM]

Go back to last year the same people said the same thing that colgan cant handle and will not get the co flying in IAH. Then the United rumors started and the same comments came out.

 

[GEORGE DUBYA]

Lol
Do The Colgan

 

[JATAGA]

g dub your a tool jk

whats up? Arn't we getting the 2 SR71's that NASA has?

 

[Sig]

SOMEBODY has to fly the danged things. Only hitch- there isn't more than a small handful of them out there. They must be built.

 

[Master Shake]

I don't care who you are...that there is funny!

 

[ABITRATOR]

Talked to Express Jet Captain today. He heard directly from the Director of Flight Ops for ExJet that Colgan is slated to get up to 69 Dash Q-400's for Continental. These would replace the airplanes that ExJet is losing from Continental. Said this is very solid information. Was announced in recurrent ground at ExJet. To be announced in the near future. Thoughts?

Could be true. I read in the papers about two days ago that Continental was placing an oder for twentyfour 70 seat turbo-props. Possibly the Q400 or ATR. The paper also state that Bombardier was happy about the announcement.

 

[Gfunk27]

These rumors are just plain cruel , but it would sure be nice to see.
After the expansion of 05...it would be a very bold move and a real longshot.
However i did see another q400 in front of the hangar today. Jimmy Hoffa was on board with elvis and scooby doo .

 

[CoolSidePillow]

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[Prop2Jet]

Might I add..... hahahahha.... wait hahahahhah

 

[BRA]

Go back to last year the same people said the same thing that colgan cant handle and will not get the co flying in IAH. Then the United rumors started and the same comments came out.

This is exactly correct. I remember when the rumor was going during reccurent in january of 2005. People hoped it was true, but no one really believed it. Colgan was a Northeast carrier and that was it. A houston base flying for CAL with 10 saabs seemed like something someone dreamed up. I would think many thought IAH would go to all outstation basing as well, but that hasn't seemed to happen yet either. You never know. The company has been pretty aggressive about getting new flying over the past few years.