SkyWest Q400's

[sitbackrelax]

If there is one there you can be sure of one thing; it is either broken or about to break.

 

[rjacobs]

not for the crappy rate they wanted us to fly em for...

Like you have a choice being non union and all.

 

[flyboyzz1]

true... all I know they came to SAPA with a number and was told no.

 

[samballs]

not for the crappy rate they wanted us to fly em for...

Yeah, you guys have a lot of say in that

 

[WAVIT Inbound]

Yeah, you guys have a lot of say in that

And obviously neither do any of you. Considering your pay rates and work rules are no better.

 

[ATR-DRIVR]

There Horizon aircraft. Will be flying out of LA with them.

um...what??

 

[flyboyzz1]

And obviously neither do any of you. Considering your pay rates and work rules are no better.

but they get the opportunity to pay for those same rates and rules...so it must be better.

 

[ehaecker]

Emb120 + 5%
hell no!

 

[flyingid]

Just talked to the director of flight operations. They are horizon aircraft. Painted green, can anyone verify the green color?

 

[flyboyzz1]

which director...skywests or horizon.

 

[PropPiedmont]

The quetions is what colors are they painted in? Horizon has 3 new 400's parked in the desert.

They're Horizon Q400s. Looks like new paint. College team liveries.

 

[flyingid]

One is Boise state airlplane. The others I was wondering if its in primer or actually painted green?

 

[propsarebest]

It is the U of O airplane.

 

[propsarebest]

I just found this...


http://www.airliners.net/photo/De-Havilland-Canada/1528470/L/

 

[Nevets]

And obviously neither do any of you. Considering your pay rates and work rules are no better.

Its not all about work rules and pay rates.

but they get the opportunity to pay for those same rates and rules...so it must be better.

Is this a chicken and egg argument?

 

[Jon Rivoli]

The above photo does appear to be one of the two parked in front of our hanger, the other is appears to be blue, white and orange. I haven't seen them up close, but they have been there for a few months. The word I have heard from a FED, our mechanics and the local chief pilot is that they belong to Horizon who is delaying delivery for some reason.

 

[JetSpeed219]

They don't want to take anymore until they sell some jets.

 

[Sioux115]

I just found this...


http://www.airliners.net/photo/De-Havilland-Canada/1528470/L/

I saw this on the IBT message board and I thought it was a joke! It must go along with Horizon's Q400 "green machine" propaganda.

If you guys ever get the chance to get close to one you'll see a fancy green sticker next to the door stating the Q400 has 30-40% less emissions and is 30-40% more fuel efficient. Compared to what? It doesn't tell you. It must mean that since it is broke a majority of the time it doesn't burn fuel which produces less emissions.

sioux

 

[Erlanger]

Here's the latest on the Skywest Q400s. United has asked Skywest to fly 11 Q400s out of LAX for them. Skywest says the crew and maintenance training and investment would not be worth it unless United gave them enough work to fly 40 of them. United has said they need to think about it, so for now it's all on hold. I'm sure United could find someone else to do the 11 Q400 flying.

 

[WalterSobchak]

Here's the latest on the Skywest Q400s. United has asked Skywest to fly 11 Q400s out of LAX for them. Skywest says the crew and maintenance training and investment would not be worth it unless United gave them enough work to fly 40 of them. United has said they need to think about it, so for now it's all on hold. I'm sure United could find someone else to do the 11 Q400 flying.

When does Mesa's DEN Dash8 contract expire?