SkyWest to IAD

[USC328]

Just checked a random date (June 15). COS-IAD operated by SkyWest CRJ-700.

 

[aerobat21]

great story

 

[CX880]

no it wasnt

 

[WayBack]

good for them.

 

[SPDBRD747400]

Mesa Sucks!

 

[Metro752]

Pew pew!

 

[Tarzan]

If PBS passes at ASA, it probably won't happen for you.

 

[Yuppyguppy]

what a joke a CRJ flying to IAD from COS...lousy seats lousy plane and underexperienced pilots. The day is coming for that flying going back to mainline.

 

[WayBack]

what a joke a CRJ flying to IAD from COS...lousy seats lousy plane and underexperienced pilots. The day is coming for that flying going back to mainline.

Ha! When was the last time you heard of mainline taking routes back from regionals? Mainline management keeps handing out your flying like they're free pancakes. It's only time before mainline guys start to take furloughs, at that point you'll be begging for a job in that CRJ. Get the CRJ captain his gear, Nancy!

 

[SSDD]

Isn't ASA doing the IAD flying? Probably just a generic entry to sell the flight.

 

[ePilot22]

Isn't ASA doing the IAD flying? Probably just a generic entry to sell the flight.

Does ASA have any -700 painted in United colors?





eP.

 

[SPDBRD747400]

Does ASA have any -700 painted in United colors?





eP.

Nope it's Skywest.

 

[General Lee]

Ha! When was the last time you heard of mainline taking routes back from regionals? Mainline management keeps handing out your flying like they're free pancakes. It's only time before mainline guys start to take furloughs, at that point you'll be begging for a job in that CRJ. Get the CRJ captain his gear, Nancy!

DL is throwing DC9-50s on routes from ATL to Flint, Grand Rapids, and certain Charlotte flights, all replacing RJs in April or May. They thought the DC9s would compete better against Airtran 717s, which is correct. (CASM) Luckily DL will be parking about 50 RJs this year, or giving them to United to help them lose more money.

As far as COS to IAD goes, yikes. On a 70 seat RJ? I don't think they have the experience to do a transcon. They should stick to small mountain strips, with 2 miles Vis.......


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[Tarzan]

As far as COS to IAD goes, yikes. On a 70 seat RJ? I don't think they have the experience to do a transcon. They should stick to small mountain strips, with 2 miles Vis.......


Bye Bye---General Lee

Yeah, we all know how much training is required to sit back for a long ride. Takes tons of experience.

 

[General Lee]

Yeah, we all know how much training is required to sit back for a long ride. Takes tons of experience.

Hey genius, you must have missed the thread concerning the SKW doofus FO who stated mainline pilots flying LAX to JFK had less experience than regional guys flying into the mountains, with 2 miles Vis. I guess he seemed to forget that the mainline pilots probably did that stuff earlier in their careers, and that the longer flights were the reward at the end, compared to 5 legs a day into the mountains, ending up in Tulsa on the 6th leg. Here, a reminder for you from USAToday blogs:




Universal standards

Robert Loutz%^^%& - Tooele, Utah
As a regional pilot, I have a big problem with the statement that "standards often are not as rigorous as the bigger airlines' " in the article "Air tragedy could lead to better pilot training." In aviation we all use one book for our rules and regulation: the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR).
All airlines — in fact, all pilots — use FAR. Numbers don't always matter regarding experience. I'll trust my life to the pilot who flies four or five times a day to an airport that has a short runway in the mountains with 2 miles of visibility over the pilot who takes off from Los Angeles International Airport, flies direct to John F. Kennedy International Airport, and goes to his hotel without a care in the world. Who would you say has more experience?



Figured it out yet genius? This guy really isn't one. Go get yourself another beer and forget reality.


Bye Bye---General Lee