No more Qs for CAL....

[BirdCatcher]

From another forum....

June 11 CAL 8K Fleet plan through 2010 calls for only the origional 15 Qs. More bad news for PNCL corp? The 2009 options were supposed to be decided 2 months ago, looks like they finally decided. I doubt UAL will pick up the 2009 options seeing that they are worse off than CAL.


http://www.continental.com/web/en-US...008_061101.pdf

 

[veneratio]

That's good news. At least you will have less 74 seat turbo-props flown for sub-standard wages in Continental Colors.

 

[Grey Ghost]

What is Mikey going to do????

 

[jellynuts]

That's good news. At least you will have less 74 seat turbo-props flown for sub-standard wages in Continental Colors.

you forgot that there will also be less losers flying them around for sub-standard wages in Continental colors.... who knows.... hopefully one day they'll be on the street!!

 

[khsgt]

That's good news. At least you will have less 74 seat turbo-props flown for sub-standard wages in Continental Colors.

I'm pretty positive you have not earned the right to be high and mighty. The mainline guys would say about the same about you, just remember that Mr. Bigshoot RJ guy....

 

[30West]

My bottom feeding regional can beat up your bottom feeding regional..........

 

[30West]

you forgot that there will also be less losers flying them around for sub-standard wages in Continental colors.... who knows.... hopefully one day they'll be on the street!!

Yawn.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[suupah]

scabs

 

[SiouxHockeyFan]

I'm pretty positive you have not earned the right to be high and mighty. The mainline guys would say about the same about you, just remember that Mr. Bigshoot RJ guy....

That is awesome, one of the best posts I have seen in a long time!!!!

 

[SiouxHockeyFan]

you forgot that there will also be less losers flying them around for sub-standard wages in Continental colors.... who knows.... hopefully one day they'll be on the street!!

Don't all airline pilots fly for sub standard wages? I know I do, but it wasn't my choice! Banckruptcy is a SOB! I hope all of us that fly for sub standard wages don't end up on the street or there won't be any pilots besides the cargo guys!

 

[WSurf]

Whats scary is that if that Q400 ain't making money for CAL nothing is!!!!! Wholly smacks!

 

[suupah]

Whats scary is that if that Q400 ain't making money for CAL nothing is!!!!! Wholly smacks!

at 130dollar oil nothing makes money

 

[DoinTime]

Maybe I've been under a rock and missed the announcement but it also looks like Republic is shutting down the CRJ operation for Continental.

 

[meyers9163]

Maybe I've been under a rock and missed the announcement but it also looks like Republic is shutting down the CRJ operation for Continental.

That's always been the plan. If you believe some FO in CMH RAH is about to do a J4J with CAL and get the E175 over there..... Unless I forgot J4J would not be a good thing for RAH and also CAL has scope. But he's just an idiot friend I do believe talking out of his rear end.

 

[DoinTime]

Unless I forgot J4J would not be a good thing for RAH

How did it work last time?

 

[Turtlesfly]

How did it work last time?

that depends on who you ask. USAirways guys versus SJS young guys would get you very different answers

Oh wait - you mean the concept? Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong - but it basically means (as I understand it) that a newly formed WO subsidiary (like MidAtlantic) gets new 70-seat jets, but if it ever causes a mainline pilot to be furloughed/displaced, he can "flow-back" to the 70-seater at current pay/seniority. (There were fences about how many people and what percentage blah blah blah) The outcome, though, was that MidAtlantic was sold to RAH for cash and the USAirways people were SOL. That explanation was from 3 RAH guys, so I think that it's right.

 

[johnsonrod]

Maybe Pinnacle/Colgan will fly the Qs for someone else? It has the flight experience and it can probably ramp up with its training platform. The Qs sure beat the 50 seat RJs from an economic perspective any day on shorter distance flights.

 

[vectorvictor]

you forgot that there will also be less losers flying them around for sub-standard wages in Continental colors.... who knows.... hopefully one day they'll be on the street!!

With oil at $136 a barrell I'm happy to have a job. Good luck.

 

[vectorvictor]

Maybe Pinnacle/Colgan will fly the Qs for someone else? It has the flight experience and it can probably ramp up with its training platform. The Qs sure beat the 50 seat RJs from an economic perspective any day on shorter distance flights.

You've redeemed my perception of this thread.

 

[Airline Driver]

that depends on who you ask. USAirways guys versus SJS young guys would get you very different answers

Oh wait - you mean the concept? Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong - but it basically means (as I understand it) that a newly formed WO subsidiary (like MidAtlantic) gets new 70-seat jets, but if it ever causes a mainline pilot to be furloughed/displaced, he can "flow-back" to the 70-seater at current pay/seniority. (There were fences about how many people and what percentage blah blah blah) The outcome, though, was that MidAtlantic was sold to RAH for cash and the USAirways people were SOL. That explanation was from 3 RAH guys, so I think that it's right.[/quot

You are partially right. It was an asset sale only!! money for airplanes, training devices and gates. Remember MidAtlanic was just a name. The airplanes were actually flown on the USAir certificate. MDA never had a certificate and it was all a mess for the Pilots. Half of the pilots at MDA were offered jobs at Republic. Half were Captains and half were FO's. The Majority of the J4J guys have gone back to UsAir and Most of the CDL (Allegheny) pilots went to USair. I think we still have 10-15% of the J4J guys who decided to stay at RAH. Smart choice in my opinion.