EMB-170s Going to Shuttle America?

[T-Gates]

And the "Pan Am" flying in the NE done by...?? Can't remember the name of the outfit.

Boston-Maine

 

[I.P. Freley]

Boston-Maine

Yep. That's about all the 31 operators I can think of.

What about the 41's? Anyone other than TransStates running those?

 

[millhouse21]

Yep. That's about all the 31 operators I can think of.

What about the 41's? Anyone other than TransStates running those?

Nope, I'm pretty sure TSA is the last domestic J41 operator now that ACA has parked theirs.

 

[efiscompmon]

Maybe we'll get the next one

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/687199/M/

 

[I.P. Freley]

If I hold my breath any longer on that one I'll probably pass out...

 

[Axel]

Hey what's wrong with the J31 besides loss of all hearing.

WHAT?!

 

[Hammer&Tape]

Bad news ,the latest rumor is that our sister co. has the 170, possible ray of sun shine is that we might get there ERJ's, hopefully in better shape than the SAAB's they have us paying for them. At least we got smart and finally bought them and stoped the lease returns to try and keep SAAB from putting us out on the ramp.

 

[I.P. Freley]

Man, I saw that five-foot-high stack of boxes in the hallway in HQ, all wrapped in plastic... And it said "170 Manuals" on a sign taped to it.
WE ARE GETTING THE 170's!!

YEEEAAAHHH!!! Any day now!

 

[DirkkDiggler]

Why is everyone recycling old posts tonight?

 

[dispatchguy]

WE ARE GETTING THE 170's!!

YEEEAAAHHH!!! Any day now!

Didnt I hear on good authority that the training coordinator AND the director of training were furloughed, and that another round of furloughs was coming down the pike?

 

[Weasel Keeper]

Not sure about more, but you never know. A Wexford headhunter is trying to cut some costs. Seems it's costing us a lot of money to play airline. Nevermind the tired airplanes we have that they can't figure out why we're spending so much to maintain.

IP, there's also a picture on the training door just down from the manuals.

Any day now!

 

[I.P. Freley]

Didnt I hear on good authority that the training coordinator AND the director of training were furloughed, and that another round of furloughs was coming down the pike?

Yes on the first two, the third is news to me. I assume it's just a rumor since the last dozen on our list are pretty new, not all of them are even done with IOE. Doesn't make sense to hire them and then furlough them two months later when nothing has changed in that time.

 

[328dude]

Sat next to 2 CHQ guys on thier way to E-170 sim in YUL last week. Sorry Shuttle.

 

[I.P. Freley]

Nothing to be sorry about. None of this is a surprise... Almost every post on this thread that sez "we're getting the 170's!" is tongue-in-cheek. We know we ain't getting them.

 

[Hammer&Tape]

Not sure about more, but you never know. A Wexford headhunter is trying to cut some costs. Seems it's costing us a lot of money to play airline. Nevermind the tired airplanes we have that they can't figure out why we're spending so much to maintain.

IP, there's also a picture on the training door just down from the manuals.

Any day now!

I try to tell the higher ups that if you robb a plane for parts you just doubled your labor cost. wonder why we cant make money with two use to fly parts bins in the hanger

 

[I.P. Freley]

I try to tell the higher ups that if you robb a plane for parts you just doubled your labor cost. wonder why we cant make money with two use to fly parts bins in the hanger

Who said we aren't making money?

 

[Hammer&Tape]

Who said we aren't making money?

I am sure sombody is but the trickle down is heavely fillter'd. I do beleve there is a cloge in the pipes. "Got DRAIN-O"?

 

[ultrarunner]

Doesn't make sense to hire them and then furlough them two months later when nothing has changed in that time.

You're new to airlines, aren't you?

 

[I.P. Freley]

You're new to airlines, aren't you?

Relative to many, yes.

What I meant was that our staffing requirements have not evolved away from what was expected a few months ago when the decision was made to hire a dozen new pilots... other than the slowing of the outflux of pilots (not surprising to anyone who can operate a calendar).

 

[I.P. Freley]

I am sure sombody is but the trickle down is heavely fillter'd. I do beleve there is a cloge in the pipes. "Got DRAIN-O"?

I'm just proud to be part of the team.