turbodriver
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http://www.mailtribune.com/archive/2005/0722/local/stories/01local.htm
(I just happened to have a copy of this magazine handy)
"While our 70-seat CRJ-700 regional jets and Q400 high-speed turboprops are equipped with auxiliary power units that keep our planes cool on the ground and in the air, our stalwart 37-seat Q200s lack the equipment necessary to condition the air while on the ground. To address this, our maintenance teams implemented modifications to our air-circulation system that significantly increased the efficiency of our ground cooling fans. Then, working with our customer-service teams, they were able to identify a mobile air-conditioning unit that, with minor modification, allows us to pour cool air into the Q200’s passenger compartment for added comfort."
Jeff Pinneo, CEO, June 2004
So much comfort a baby almost dies from heat exhaustion. What an airline.
So, el-cheapo Jeff doesn't want any APU's in his dash 8-200 huh? Till someone dies that is. I even heard from a buddy that an internal memo exists that told pilots that the exteral A/C they use on this aircraft wasn't availiable for all flights and that about half the time, people just had to suffer in the heat. I'm sure the media would love to get a copy of that memo. I also heard that the ramp supervisiors in SEA were telling rampers not to attach the A/C to the aircraft becasue they were short staffed and on time performance was more important than the well being of customers. Can anybody confirm this?
This could be any one of our kids.
(I just happened to have a copy of this magazine handy)
"While our 70-seat CRJ-700 regional jets and Q400 high-speed turboprops are equipped with auxiliary power units that keep our planes cool on the ground and in the air, our stalwart 37-seat Q200s lack the equipment necessary to condition the air while on the ground. To address this, our maintenance teams implemented modifications to our air-circulation system that significantly increased the efficiency of our ground cooling fans. Then, working with our customer-service teams, they were able to identify a mobile air-conditioning unit that, with minor modification, allows us to pour cool air into the Q200’s passenger compartment for added comfort."
Jeff Pinneo, CEO, June 2004
So much comfort a baby almost dies from heat exhaustion. What an airline.
So, el-cheapo Jeff doesn't want any APU's in his dash 8-200 huh? Till someone dies that is. I even heard from a buddy that an internal memo exists that told pilots that the exteral A/C they use on this aircraft wasn't availiable for all flights and that about half the time, people just had to suffer in the heat. I'm sure the media would love to get a copy of that memo. I also heard that the ramp supervisiors in SEA were telling rampers not to attach the A/C to the aircraft becasue they were short staffed and on time performance was more important than the well being of customers. Can anybody confirm this?
This could be any one of our kids.
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