Dash 8 in CAL colors..who is it?

[bizicmo]

Was it a glider? If so then it defiantly was a CommutAir Dash.

Not needed.

 

[Fozzy]

Not needed.

Ya I guess that is what the owners said when it came time to start paying out the ESOP.
Anyways, I guess we can keep that skeleton in the closet for a price. Maybe a payout to the ESOP. That could buy my silence.

 

[bizicmo]

Ya I guess that is what the owners said when it came time to start paying out the ESOP.
Anyways, I guess we can keep that skeleton in the closet for a price. Maybe a payout to the ESOP. That could buy my silence.

I'm surprised it didn't get out.

 

[check6]

Commutair received the Dash's from Horizon. Horizon would be the carrier who ordered them without APUs.

 

[Fozzy]

Commutair received the Dash's from Horizon. Horizon would be the carrier who ordered them without APUs.

Okay thanks. We were all on the edge of our seats wondering why the passengers on CommodeAir were sweating their butts off.
If CommutAir wanted to have an APU they could have APU's, just sign the check. But as all that have (and still) work there will tell you is that they are a cheap bunch. If they could get away without oxygen masks they would.
Personally, I am truly amazed that they even ordered a plane that required a third crew member. I am also amazed that TM and crew can manage the increase in crew members.

BTW is starting pay for a Captain in the 1900 still $30 an hour?????

I do miss the naked turtle.:0

 

[Icelandair]

At least Horizon supplemented them with ground AC units that would be hooked up into the ground fan intake to keep them cool in the summer. The thing is already overweight before people are onboard, put an APU in there and you'll be restricted to 33 pax.

 

[OPECJet]

What are you guys using for pax weights?

 

[onionluvr]

The only time I have been weight restricted is on short flights with a low fuel burn.

I've had no problem carrying 35 or 36 pax. 37 plus a jumpseater is definitely doable if it's a long enough flight. I'm not sure what all the talk about being weight restricted is based on.

 

[bizicmo]

We might be getting APU's. Heard the chief talking about it.

 

[chimichanga]

We might be getting APU's. Heard the chief talking about it.

And auxilliary fuel tanks, too.

 

[CA1900]

And auxilliary fuel tanks, too.

DOH!!

 

[CA1900]

We might be getting APU's. Heard the chief talking about it.

For the sake of us riding in the back of your flights, I sure hope that's true. In the meantime, are cold air carts being used as was originally planned when the non-APU planes were ordered?

 

[Taildraggaah]

Was it a glider? If so then it defiantly was a CommutAir Dash. .

That's the new fuel savings program...