Midwest ungetting new aircrafts

[likeitis]

5 in 9 years.

 

[FlyWolf]

ok, you win

 

[FlyWolf]

As much as I wish the best for you guys, I hope that rumor isn't true.

Our Midwest spokesman just said in the local new that there are no plans to increase the # of 717 fleet, so no worry PCL

 

[PCL_128]

Our Midwest spokesman just said in the local new that there are no plans to increase the # of 717 fleet, so no worry PCL

Did he give any indications about other possible fleet replacements, or are they just saying that you'll be a 25 airplane fleet? I just can't see how it makes sense to have a fleet that small.

 

[CL65'er]

Hey, look at the bright side, at least Timmy finally realized where the camera was at the very end...all joking aside best of luck to all of us right now!

 

[Propsync]

Did he give any indications about other possible fleet replacements, or are they just saying that you'll be a 25 airplane fleet? I just can't see how it makes sense to have a fleet that small.

It doesn't. Like fam62c said earlier, if 37 aircraft can't cut it, there's no way 25 will. They'll make Tim show up again in January to announce that 25 isn't cutting it, file for bankruptcy, and shut it down. Northwest will take what it wants (gates and slots) and can the rest.

 

[PCL_128]

I still don't get the strategy, though. There's no way that NWA will get most of the gates. Their entire strategy was to keep competition out of MKE. If they bankrupt MEH, then competition will flood MKE. The DOT/DOJ will never let them have a monopoly on the gates/slots after a bankruptcy.

 

[jetflier]

Good Luck to you all at MEH.

as NWA is assimilated by DAL maybe the plan is to ingest MEH and prevent another airline CH11.

...who knows....

 

[AWACoff]

Good Luck to you all at MEH.

as NWA is assimilated by DAL maybe the plan is to ingest MEH and prevent another airline CH11.

...who knows....

I don't know about you but when I ingest something, the end result usually doesn't smell very good.

 

[russtgol]

Let's merge both companies 717 ops and call the airline:

F-737 Airlines

Wow you are a dork...

 

[1800 RVR]

As a 2-time MEH furloughee, I feel for you guys. I wish all of you luck. Keep your heads up. If you can find other work, run far, far away from the Cookie Monster and never look back. My a$$ lost 10 pounds from not eating the cookies...

 

[CitationLover]

Our Midwest spokesman just said in the local new that there are no plans to increase the # of 717 fleet, so no worry PCL

see my sig to see how midwest "spokespeople" seem to not know whats coming.

 

[CitationLover]

Wow you are a dork...

you need to get laid, and not by your "celly".

 

[metroplex]

heard from a buddy who works there that it is all just bluff. There is replacement coming in 2009, signed already, airbus are coming. training dept said it will cost them so much money to retrain everybody that that alone will take them out.....If United has to train 100 guys no big deal, but an airline with about 360 active pilots, good luck. And the restucturing firm I guess said that 25 aircraft is not enough to survive.But that's just what i heard

 

[CitationLover]

heard from a buddy who works there that it is all just bluff. There is replacement coming in 2009, signed already, airbus are coming. training dept said it will cost them so much money to retrain everybody that that alone will take them out.....If United has to train 100 guys no big deal, but an airline with about 360 active pilots, good luck. And the restucturing firm I guess said that 25 aircraft is not enough to survive.But that's just what i heard

It's all a plot to furlough as many MEH pilots to staple to the bottom of the new DAL using Nicolau as precedent.