New era for USA Jet

[Browntothebone]

Does this mean that the Falcon 20s will now be known as USA Jet Express?

 

[aussiefly]

Great news and best of luck to the USA Jet guys. I swear with the starting pay and them helping with the tab for college it makes them a much better spot to be than the regionals.

Cheers

 

[pilotyip]

The price is right

I can't remember the last time a start-up pax operation was successful (Jet Blue?).

You guys should follow Connie's lead and get into the ultra-lucrative wide body main-deck International freight biz.

Why mess around with the ever dicey, low profit margin, scheduled pax sector? (especially during skyrocketing oil prices in a gas guzzling 9 that WILL have to passed on to the ticket price).

What am I missing here?

Niche markets, low utilization on paid for airplanes that don't have to fly more than 2-4 hours a day to make money. The customer, a travel agency, agrees to a price up front that makes us money with a built in adjustment for fuel price changes. They wanted someone with a proven record in charter operations. A clean operation with a good record with the FAA. Seems they got what they wanted with a flawless start up.

 

[Redmeat]

It ain't that lucrative anymore...

Apparently lucrative enough to get the 400.

In my book that's lucrative.

 

[sqwkvfr]

Niche markets, low utilization on paid for airplanes that don't have to fly more than 2-4 hours a day to make money. The customer, a travel agency, agrees to a price up front that makes us money with a built in adjustment for fuel price changes. They wanted someone with a proven record in charter operations. A clean operation with a good record with the FAA. Seems they got what they wanted with a flawless start up.

That's great.

Now how about a PHX base?

 

[Say Again Over]

Niche markets, low utilization on paid for airplanes that don't have to fly more than 2-4 hours a day to make money.

Enjoy the Rum and great Dominican cigars, you're lucky!

 

[tathepilot]

Maybe one day I can throw my pager into Belleville Lake

Belleville lake is Awesome!!!!

 

[aerobat]

Good luck with it! Going to be interesting this summer as you read in the papers how families are staying home instead of taking vacations. Might end up with some empty seats since those rfancy esorts arent expecting as many tourists.

 

[cherry20's]

There will be some MD-80's for sale real soon in Dallas.

Good luck and congrats guys.

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

USA Jet has an ABQ base, with two guys commuting there out of PHX.

cliff
YIP