ExpressJet (CRJ)200s moving to DTW

[Tailwind]

After.....after the summer. July and August are still considered "Summer". As I stated in the original post, the timeframe for the move is not finalized. This is how it was explained to us by an official company source. The displacement bid is coming, but not for a few months.
This is why the company is not upgrading. This is why you are flying 200s with mixed engines. Your kids will love the school system in Detroit. It can't be much worse than the schools in Atlanta.

 

[spudskier]

After.....after the summer. July and August are still considered "Summer". As I stated in the original post, the timeframe for the move is not finalized. This is how it was explained to us by an official company source. The displacement bid is coming, but not for a few months.
This is why the company is not upgrading. This is why you are flying 200s with mixed engines. Your kids will love the school system in Detroit. It can't be much worse than the schools in Atlanta.

They may not be upgrading but we're hiring a ton of FOs... having extra pilots still costs money, maybe not as much as captains, but it makes no sense to be fat on FOs and ridiculously short staffed on CAs. Maybe they're expecting most of the attrition to come from the FO side? I know I'll go to whomever calls first... (that is a a step up anyway)

 

[Flyguy1226]

After.....after the summer. July and August are still considered "Summer". As I stated in the original post, the timeframe for the move is not finalized. This is how it was explained to us by an official company source. The displacement bid is coming, but not for a few months.
This is why the company is not upgrading. This is why you are flying 200s with mixed engines. Your kids will love the school system in Detroit. It can't be much worse than the schools in Atlanta.

Was this the same "official" company source that said all 200s are going to MEM and we will open a base there last year?

Yawn.

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Mixed engines are cheap, not because we're integrating Detroit

 

[surreal1221]

who cares...

The same folks who are outraged about this latest rumor are the same folks who will keep working here should the rumor become reality.

And...then...

 

[Whataboutbob]

Last I heard at 9e in regards to the 200's was about 19 will get parked later this year as the new 900's show up on property. That was from the union directly at RGS. I haven't heard anything official from the company in regards to the wind down schedule for the 200's. I'm guessing once we come out of bankruptcy May 1st more info will leak out. Maybe they will park them in large numbers and wind down DTW?? All speculation for now.

 

[i fly boxes]

Last I heard at 9e in regards to the 200's was about 19 will get parked later this year as the new 900's show up on property. That was from the union directly at RGS. I haven't heard anything official from the company in regards to the wind down schedule for the 200's. I'm guessing once we come out of bankruptcy May 1st more info will leak out. Maybe they will park them in large numbers and wind down DTW?? All speculation for now.

Closing DTW for Pinnacle would be like closing ATL for ASA. WE have close to 1000 pilots based there. Maybe closing the 200 base as they wind down if delta still wants to serve some cities there they will have asa or skywest do it with their 200s but DTW will be around for pinnacle well into the future.

 

[XPOO]

Closing DTW for Pinnacle would be like closing ATL for ASA. WE have close to 1000 pilots based there. Maybe closing the 200 base as they wind down if delta still wants to serve some cities there they will have asa or skywest do it with their 200s but DTW will be around for pinnacle well into the future.

I wouldnt be the least bit surprised if those 200s go to SKW/XJT as Pinnacle starts to shed them. Delta has no obligation to get rid of them before 2015.

 

[Speedtape]

This rumor is not true! It's only flamebait--treat it as such! NEXT RUMOR..........

 

[JettBoii]

I'm glad I don't work here anymore.

 

[enuffalready]

I'm glad I don't work here anymore.

its the same crap at other places. I have friends that were on the MD90 in salt lake and 330 in DTW. Both had their seniority and quality of life drastically change because their aircraft or a number of aircraft were moved to another base.

 

[atlcrjdriver]

I hope this is all flame bait, but:


ATL Concourse C Mainline Expansion Project: ATL is scheduled to begin its Concourse C expansion project on May 20, to facilitate the parking of larger aircraft. Anticipated completion is targeted for the end of 2013. Below are some project highlights:
Concourse C currently has 26 gates, which will be reduced to 16 with this project.
Concourse C will maintain CRJ capacity at the 16 gates that will remain on Concourse C.
While Delta expects increased mainline operations on Concourse C, the CRJ operation will continue there as well.
Two to three gates will be closed at a time during this project.
ExpressJet will maintain its current offices, break areas and the crew lounge on Concourse C
There are currently nine gates on Concourse C that can accommodate a CRJ900. Once the project is complete, CRJ900 aircraft will be able to park at any gate on C.

 

[ohplease!]

I hope this is all flame bait, but:


ATL Concourse C Mainline Expansion Project: ATL is scheduled to begin its Concourse C expansion project on May 20, to facilitate the parking of larger aircraft. Anticipated completion is targeted for the end of 2013. Below are some project highlights:
Concourse C currently has 26 gates, which will be reduced to 16 with this project.
Concourse C will maintain CRJ capacity at the 16 gates that will remain on Concourse C.
While Delta expects increased mainline operations on Concourse C, the CRJ operation will continue there as well.
Two to three gates will be closed at a time during this project.
ExpressJet will maintain its current offices, break areas and the crew lounge on Concourse C
There are currently nine gates on Concourse C that can accommodate a CRJ900. Once the project is complete, CRJ900 aircraft will be able to park at any gate on C.

who cares? RJs park on every concourse at this airport....obviously we'll end up with fewer airframes, fewer pilots and larger airframes. Calm down.

 

[CRJ puppy]

who cares? RJs park on every concourse at this airport....obviously we'll end up with fewer airframes, fewer pilots and larger airframes. Calm down.

True dat. I've parked at every concourse in ATL except F and T.