do they still fly 1900Ds?
Dash 8 Q-200's
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do they still fly 1900Ds?
for who, USAir? aren't they USAir Express?
I think they're all finally sold now, but they were replaced with Q200s (with no APU) leased from Horizon Air.what happened to the 1900s? just curious.
for who, USAir? aren't they USAir Express?
what happened to the 1900s? just curious.
thx,
73
thanks CA1900! glad u ended up on your feet. are you safe from the furlough at NJA?
What is the highest salary for a first officer before they get upgraded to captain? What is the highest salary of a captain before they leave regional airline?
well, we're paid hourly, not on salary. In terms of regionals, I made 55K as an FO one year. I worked a lot. I've heard some of our sim instructors make in the mid 200K range when they're super busy, doing doubles, only a few days off per month, etc. that hasn't been the case for awhile, though.
I'd guess most FOs make in the 40s, most captains in the 70k+ range for the SkyWest, XJET, Comair, ASA, AWAC, etc. crowd. If you get beyond 10 years, then I think it's normal to make over 100K. How much you work certainly depends, since we're hourly instead of salaried employees.
The ceased to be US Air Express in late 2000, right after they bought a bunch of brand new 1900s. The codeshare was up for renewal, and US Airways wanted them to get bigger planes. They responded by buying 26 brand new 1900s. US responded by not renewing the codeshare, and signing Colgan instead, which was the beginning of their Saab era.
They managed to talk Continental into a codeshare, with the limitation that CommutAir couldn't fly into any of their hubs. They were later allowed into CLE in exchange for temporarily hiring a number of ExpressJet furloughees. They didn't repaint most of the planes, but just covered up the US logos, peeled off the red stripe, and put a sticker over it. Man, did that look sharp:
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/7062/844ca1.jpg
Meanwhile, US replaced CommutAir with Allegheny and Colgan Air, and US's passengers continued to fly on them. Meanwhile, CommutAir flew empty airplanes around New England for six months (I had the numbers for 0 pax/0 bags/3200lbs memorized), then finally furloughed half the pilots in August of 2001. I read the furlough notice in the PLB hangar, as the principals were fueling up their new CitationJet from the CommutAir fuel truck just outside.
...even The Sherwinator's sunny disposition can't overcome that.
Unless you have rigs
I don't know who we can thank for that.
Good times, good times...
Just did a CLE overnight, can't tell you how happy I am that I avoided the mistake by the lake. Ugly, cold, and dreary, even The Sherwinator's sunny disposition can't overcome that.