Continental rumor

[jmt]

Island Air is bidding for the contract. Might not get it though but who knows..

 

[JettBoii]

Yea well I heard that.........

 

[sync8]

Maybe US Airways is going to sell PDT to CAL and we'll take over the Q400 flying.

We could only be so lucky... If US/AWA have no plans to use our talents in House (RE: No Q400's,)maybe we can benefit another company that has the vision to use those PROFITABLE aircraft to actually make some money ! Maybe tempe will let us(PDT)bid on the flying..Hell, we would make them some money being a CONTRACT carrier for someone else...It's the only way to make money these days...

 

[federico]

Does that mean bye bye Colgan and the saabs.

 

[jmt]

Yea well I heard that.........

heard what?

 

[dingo222]

colgan saabs will never die....they will just fall apart

 

[Prop2Jet]

True... I just bought my parachute --Just in case the wing nuts come off again!

 

[dingo222]

i just got my CDL, so I can taxi the saabs where i need to go. Can i claim toll roads as an expense on my taxes??

 

[threegreen]

Straight out of training at Skywest from the head of the training department..."There is NO way that we can have the amount of people trained and ready to go for Q 400s by the time Continental would need them. Does that dispell that rumor?"...thats just what I was told

What airline DOES have that ability right now?

 

[RJP]

So after all these posts, what have we learned?

1) Everyone loves the Q400.
2) Everyone has put in a bid for the CO Q400 flying.
3) It will probably go bottom-barrel pay scale.
4) Only QX and WP currently operate Q400s.
5) Apparently Colgan's Saabs are falling apart.
6) No one currently has the ability to hire and train enough folks for the Q400 contract.

Where does that leave us? Anyone?

Well, WP 'delayed' the 2nd Q400 and it's still on the mainland. The company is actively seeking mainland flying. There are a handfull of trained Q400 pilots that were displaced when the second Q didn't show.

Hmmmmm.