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The CRJ might burn a little less fuel but the 175/190 is much lower in MX. Less checks. Still cheaper.If I understand correctly, the -705 is just a CRJ900 that is only certified for 75 seats. Bombardier apparently went out of their way to certify this version of the -900 for 75 as a work around on the scope conflict so they could secure the Air Canada order.
The EMB170/175/190...as far as pax comfort is concerned, there is no equal amongst the regional manufacurers. No doubt it is a great aircraft...however, the the extra gross weight of the aircraft (obviously requiring a little more fuel to operate) has been a primary reason for not moving away from the CRJ's altogether.
More likely result will be CAL taking back the 51 jets if Coex does not want them. Then we will lease them to to Skywest which in turn will staff them at a much lower cost than Expressjet ever could. The reason why? When Skywest figures the cost they figure it at new crew rates ie. 1st year F/O's and year 2 or 3 Capt's. They did the same thing to us at Air Wisconsin. We ended up losing all of our flying to them. When you are trying to compete against a person bidding aganist you at an "incremental" cost, you can never be cheaper.
Well, basically what I said but with a lot more technical crap behind it.![]()
Thats very easy, express jet raised the bar on pay for all regional pilots.
Mesa has always done the opposite.
MESA SUCKS!
The branded flying was the idea of management not pilots, express jet pilots have a right to have pride in who the work for.
Medeco
How do they figure crew rates at 1st year F/O and 2ND/3RD year captain when fairly senior crews from LC and DEN do a fair amount of the UAX flying? Air Wisconsin lost their United flying because they had the highest costs of any UAX carrier and Geoff Crowley tried to see who would blink first.
More likely result will be CAL taking back the 51 jets if Coex does not want them. Then we will lease them to to Skywest which in turn will staff them at a much lower cost than Expressjet ever could. The reason why? When Skywest figures the cost they figure it at new crew rates ie. 1st year F/O's and year 2 or 3 Capt's. They did the same thing to us at Air Wisconsin. We ended up losing all of our flying to them. When you are trying to compete against a person bidding aganist you at an "incremental" cost, you can never be cheaper.
Let the industry stagnate for a while, and when SKyWests contracts come up for renegotiation, it could just as easily happen to them.