Mesaba losing the Avros (?)

[gnx99]

Well that just sucks. How many CRJs is Mesaba supposed to have by the end of the year? 8 or so, maybe??

Here's an even more official link:
http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/835768/000110465905045541/a05-16736_18k.htm

 

[dondk]

What does this do for the Avro drivers? I thought Avro CA's were NOT allowed to bid to CRJ?

Losing 9 Avro's by X-mas, and you have 2 maybe 3 CRJ's on the property now and none in service yet?

Sounds ugly for a few months until you can catch up with training.

Good luck guys...

 

[Redmeat]

Lets hope people can get on to FDX in a hurry.

FDX, What? How many traps do you have on a carrier? Time flying CAP (Combat air patrol not Civil air patrol)? Have a lot of "bubbas" from your ex unit do you?

Not that any of the aforementioned things have anything to do with flying boxes, mind you.

FDX, yeah right.

 

[Inconceivable]

Of more importance might be Steenland resigning your board. IF you recall, that happened before with Anderson and your contract negotiations.

What you should be worried about is an ACA/Air Wisc vs. Mesa/CHQ scenario--sounds like the stage could be getting set for an end to the MES/PCL exclusivity of flying for NWA. That's what I would be worried about. Be interesting to see what happens in MEM....

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We've got to stop this Eagan-on-Eagan violence. Let's all just go to the Towne Center Applebee's and settle this over some snacks. 2 for 1 appetizers after 9pm, cause we know you're cheap, Big NW.

 

[gnx99]

Star Tribune Article

http://startribune.com/stories/535/5632426.html

 

[Chris9702l]

"Northwest could have substantial leverage because there are few, if any, leasing alteratives for the craft"

Bingo!!! Imagine being the leasee of the Avro:
Either you renegotiate the Avro lease or you get them back and make 0, nada, nothin'.

It's just playing hard ball and Northwest are the masters at the game. Still thinking the Avros are gone just yet.

 

[westbound]

The competition out there domestically is in the 70-90 seat range. Why would NWA want to get rid of a potentially 85 seat airplane? If the Avro's go away there is no way for NWA to compete against that market!! Why not then put 85 seats in the Avro and just pay the pilots the same rate they're making now. Wouldn't that make more sense. Boy, this industry is going down the tubes.

 

[FN FAL]

The competition out there domestically is in the 70-90 seat range. Why would NWA want to get rid of a potentially 85 seat airplane? If the Avro's go away there is no way for NWA to compete against that market!! Why not then put 85 seats in the Avro and just pay the pilots the same rate they're making now. Wouldn't that make more sense. Boy, this industry is going down the tubes.

Maybe the RJ-85 is a sacrifical lamb for the company to offer NWA union? Maybe it's too confusing for their guys to have to accept 70 seaters and 70 seater pay with the Avro hanging out there in XJ land. Good luck XJ!

 

[Positive Rate]

Does anyone know who owns the leasing Co's that NWA is leasing from? I heard somewhere(dont know the reliability of source) that its 1 or some of the big wig's or big share holders at NWA

 

[CptMurf]

The airworthiness certs. state Wells Fargo Bank - Northwest on most of them. Remember, 10 of them are owned by NWA not leased.

 

[Dodge]

I bet that the first 9 to be parked are the ones that NW owns. 527-536. Those are the ones that went/were going to the desert to scare us greedy XJ pilots. They would have parked 10 of them but 528 is parked terminally.

 

[Crizz]

Wait...so does this mean we aren't gonna do CAT III in the Avro now?

Thats hilarious!

 

[RampTower]

When is the saab getting friggin GPS??! Wait..... we have 3 receivers (2 operational) in our saabs yet none we can use for navigational purposes.

 

[U of I Tweak]

Concessions look a lot less lethal when the "career mortality light" is going off (did I quote "Backdraft" correctly?)...

I think it's a Career Dissipation Light as in:

"You see that gleam in your eye? It's your career dissipation light, and it just went into overdrive."

As to the Avros...I'm not holding my breath

 

[Flyinisforbirds]

"The AVROS currently aren't profitable but with 74 seats under new managment they could be"

- puzzling quote from steenland.

Why not 85 seats?
What new managment?
NEWCO possibly?
Or maybe just a Poker game bluff?