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- Feb 27, 2006
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Greetings again from the inside at Lynx.....
The cities announced today have always been on the books for initial cities. The service range for Lynx service is basically a 650nm radius of Denver. As for the selection of upcoming cities- thats up to the marketing and financial folks.
Keep in mind that any mountain airports are considered 'special airports' by the FAA and thus requires amendments to ones certification (training, qualifications, etc etc). Expect those to be added after initial certification where you will see Lynx getting geared up for the mountain winter season.
Drop down masks have no impact on cities served. The Q400 series DOES NOT have a system engineered at this time. This is straight from Bombardier. The sustaining fleet models do. It is considered optional that nobody as exercised until now. They elected to increase the overhead storage and market it more that way.
Bombardier is indeed engineering a system that will be fitted into our aircraft. There are plans in place to address any emergencies and the like until that system is installed. No big deal.
Our first plane arrives in Denver July 20th. Second one a week after. Gearing up for proving runs, hands on training for FAs, ramp staff, etc. PR and other duties in there too. All in all its coming together nicely with all the little associated startup hickups along the way!
Hiring of pilots and other staff is coming along with interviews continuing through summer +.
That's about it for now.
The cities announced today have always been on the books for initial cities. The service range for Lynx service is basically a 650nm radius of Denver. As for the selection of upcoming cities- thats up to the marketing and financial folks.
Keep in mind that any mountain airports are considered 'special airports' by the FAA and thus requires amendments to ones certification (training, qualifications, etc etc). Expect those to be added after initial certification where you will see Lynx getting geared up for the mountain winter season.
Drop down masks have no impact on cities served. The Q400 series DOES NOT have a system engineered at this time. This is straight from Bombardier. The sustaining fleet models do. It is considered optional that nobody as exercised until now. They elected to increase the overhead storage and market it more that way.
Bombardier is indeed engineering a system that will be fitted into our aircraft. There are plans in place to address any emergencies and the like until that system is installed. No big deal.
Our first plane arrives in Denver July 20th. Second one a week after. Gearing up for proving runs, hands on training for FAs, ramp staff, etc. PR and other duties in there too. All in all its coming together nicely with all the little associated startup hickups along the way!
Hiring of pilots and other staff is coming along with interviews continuing through summer +.
That's about it for now.