SkyWest: How do you do it?

[MetroSheriff]

Polygamist family values:

The family that lays together...stays together.





of course I am just bustin yer stones a bit.

 

[homerjdispatch]

You know the biggest problem with polygamy?

More than one Mother-in-Law!!!!


But honestly, Skywest is doing great. I just looked at the routemap. Seems they have about 80 percent of the Country covered, and Im sure it wont be long until they start flying NE stuff for UAL that ACA is flying.

Of course, United and Delta give us no credit for operating out of these difficult geographic regions

Guess you wont have that excuse much longer will you House-X?

Homer J Out

 

[MetroSheriff]

Polygamist Rationalization

If you play together and play together, ya may as well lay together.

In all seriousness though, as I have said many times, Skywest is a fantastic airline with a superior product. Hailing from the west coast, I have travelled on Skywest quite a bit and can honestly say I have never had a bad experience.

As for on time performance, who can say for sure. Some have bad wx, some have ACARS, some make departure time up as they go. The finding are only as accurate and unbiased as the data that is input in the first place.

Bottom line, do you provide a good product or not. Skywest provides a good product that their emploees should be proud of.

As for my airline....well sometimes I wish I could trade in my hat for brown paper bag, ala the unknown comic (pilot). It can get pretty embarassing at times.

"Folks we apologize for the late start today, but ...[insert reason here], we'll do our best to make up as much time as we can"

ETC

ETC

ETC

 

[MetroSheriff]

Of course, United and Delta give us no credit for operating out of these difficult geographic regions...

Cry us a river...

PUHHHH-LEEEZ

 

[Vorleron]

Jetblue was up there on the list too, and they don't fly in the NE corridor either...

 

[Russ]

My computer can't open the link. Are there any airlines on the vaunted east coast that have on time numbers considerably better than ACA? Are there any with numbers worse than ACA?

 

[JBcrjca]

It's rather amusing that whenever SkyWests on-time performance is mentioned on the forum, the bashing begins. The first question is always 'yeah, but do you have ACARS?', and the next thing is always 'yeah, but SkyWest doesn't operate in crappy wx'.
As far as ACARS goes, yes some of the fleet has it. I'm not sure about the percentage of E120s that have it. Quite a few I think. I know that I rarely fly CRJs with ACARS installed. More of the UAX ships have it than DLC ships. With the budget cutbacks, the ACARS installation program has basically been put on hold. On the DL side, I fly ACARS maybe a few times a month. But does that mean that crews are fudging the times? I seriously doubt it. I try to be as accurate as possible with the times. The finger here can be pointed at some of the stations. DFW(an ASA station) for instance, very rarely shows us out late. I've put us out late on the manifest many many times, but the station is too lazy to assign a delay code or assume responsibility, so guess what? We're out on time. I would assume the agents do the same for ASA and CHQ flights as well. The are other SkyWest stations that probably do the same thing. But if the times are wrong, I'm one of those weird guys that will make an effort to correct them.

As far as weather goes, yes the carriers in the NE corridor are at a disadvantage. But that doesn't mean that SkyWest operates in severe VFR conditions 100% of the time. SFO has one ILS in bad wx, creates nasty delays and lots of holding. LAX does a pretty good job, but they still have some flow delays. SLC gets blizzards in the winter, lots of deicing going on. In the summer, SLC gets 90+ temps (weight restrictions) and TRWs that mess up the traffic flow. DEN gets the same basic wx as SLC, but has more runways to handle it. SW ops from DFW have to deal with the same nasty TRWs as everyone else, with lengthy reroutes and ground delays. So basically this all means that SkyWest doesn't operate in a perfect world.

How does their on-time record look so good then? I haven't the foggiest idea, since I just go to work and do my job. I've got other stuff to worry about.

 

[homerjdispatch]

Russ,

It seems there is a little confusion on this board. ACA is not in last, ASA is. ACA is actually in 10th place with a 81.5% ontime performance. ASA is last with a 72.5% performance.


hope that helps.

 

[wil]

Homerj- Why are you so keen on slamming ASA? Did we turn you down for the lav dumper position? Go f*ck yourself-

 

[homerjdispatch]

Wow!!! What a professional. Im sure with an attitude llike that you will stay at the bottom.

I am in no way trying to disparage ASA...Your actions do that for me.

Good luck next month...maybe you can grow up a little and learn how to find your destination and gate so you can GET THERE ONTIME!!!

 

[House_X]

You know the biggest problem with polygamy?

More than one Mother-in-Law!!!!


But honestly, Skywest is doing great. I just looked at the routemap. Seems they have about 80 percent of the Country covered, and Im sure it wont be long until they start flying NE stuff for UAL that ACA is flying.



Guess you wont have that excuse much longer will you House-X?

Homer J Out

But honestly...when was the last time you were ground stopped because of freezing fog? If you guys start operating out of ORD or IAD, you might want to call up your CEO and tell him to renegotiate your contract, because your not going to make any profit operating off of UAX low ball b#tch fees. Also, best of luck in collecting the money as UAL sinks deeper into debt.
That's why we are going it alone...and your right...we will have no excuses, but at least we can get paid accordingly.

By the way, why is Comair getting more and more routes out of SLC? Word on the street is that you guys p#ssed off Delta....

 

[homerjdispatch]

cant help you there... I dont work for Skywest. I do know that my company has taken delays in DEN due to freezing fog. In fact wasnt DEN snowed in in March for a couple of days? And I KNOW DFW is a B*tch to fly in and out of.

Have you ever flown in mountainous areas? No not those hills in West Virginia, I'm talking Rocky Mountain flying. Sure Skyw flies in Sunny southern California, but they also fly to some pretty crappy airports too.

BTW Good luck on your own. I hope it works out. ACA is an outstanding Company in my opinion.

 

[JBcrjca]

House_X, you seem to have quite an ax to grind. Not sure why you're so angry. Comair is getting more SLC flying because DCI is mixing up all the feeder flying at the various hubs. It's been widely discussed on this forum. I can't get too worried about 'word on the street' and SW pissing off DL. The people on the street probably have no idea what's really going on.

And Homer is right...some of the mountainous areas can be rather interesting. I've seen JAC and COD in the winter and at night, lots of fun there. I've been into Butte once, day VFR...after seeing the terrain, night in a blizzard would be a bit more stressful. I personally hope we don't start flying out of ORD or IAD. Maybe Air Wisconsin can jump in and pick that up.

 

[wil]

Yeah nice response HomerJ- Your probably some gutless little desk jockey who took a fantasy flight and now feel qualified to comment. You don't have a dog in this fight to begin with so I don't know why you care. I do everything I can to see that my passengers get to their destination safely and on time. For you to suggest otherwise is insulting. Why don't you stick with what you know best- masturbating to flight tracker.

 

[homerjdispatch]

Wil,
I shouldn't respond to your childish behavior, BUT:

You just prove my point even more. Every time I log on to this forum I see how imature some of you are. Don't take your aggrestion on me becaue you are never going anywhere in life except maybe the Left seat of an RJ. Too bad you'll never sit in that Delta Mainline Right or Left seat.

Now if you really are a RJ captain congratulations for getting as far as you have with that attitude. To bad you work for a company that flat out sucks. You know it, I know it, and the whole world knows it. Instead of sitting there bashing a company for doing good, why dont you attempt to change it.

For some reason (maybe the childish posts you make) I think youve probably never been in an RJ, let alone a 172. Good thing School starts soon so you can go back and use those Jr. High remarks where you learned them.


Homer J out.

PS. tell your English teacher to help improve your vocabulary.


P.P.S No disrespect meant to those Pilots who want to spend their careers in the RJ. I have a great respect for you....I just feel that Wil is angry for some reason..........

 

[wil]

I have never bashed Skywest on this thread. I bashed you for being a little pr*ck. I work hard at ASA and it pi$$es me off when an outsider attacks our company for no reason. Sure we have problems but we are working to fix them. And, I feel blessed to be a Captain flying the CRJ. If anyone has a bad attitude it is HomerJ who has done nothing positive in this thread but to bash ASA. As a fractional dispatcher why do you have such animosity towards ASA?

 

[homerjdispatch]

Please!!!! You are so imature. Name calling only shows you have no argument.

Working to improve it?????? I've heard that for years, yet your numbers consistently tell a different story.

Next time you post, try using words that dont need to be edited to avoid censureship. Maybe then I will take you seriously.


I have no personal problems with ASA. Just pointing out that they need some MAJOR improvement. I think we can all agree on that.


Homer J out!


P.S. you said I did nothing positive....I did congratulate the Company at the top. That should count for something!

 

[MONKEY]

BACK TO THE ORIGINAL QUESTION.

I believe that SkyWest's opspecs allow them to fly into and takeoff in freezing fog and/or rain. Also I believe that they are CAT II certified (I believe Horizon is CAT III, even better). This would help them a ton and give them a major advantage if this is the case. Any SkyWest pilots who can verify this?

 

[homerjdispatch]

One question

I was under the impression that the report excludes WX and ATC delays. Can someone verify this? If its true, then it doesnt really matter where a company flies.

thanks,

Homer J Out!

 

[BartDOH]

Boy did this thread turn into a trash can in the last 24 hours??