U.S. Airways seeks to replace DASH-8s

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U.S. Airways seeks to replace DASH-8s

Mainline carrier U.S. Airways is negotiating with Bombardier Inc. to replace more than 80 smaller older-generation DASH-8 turboprop airliners flown by commuter affiliate Piedmont Airlines with the new Q-300 and Q-400 turboprops carrying up to 70 passengers. Piedmont services the Eastern U.S. and the latest Bombardier turboprops, built at Downsview, Toronto, are quieter and faster besides carrying more passengers.



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[flyer172r]

Having it written about in a local newspaper totally means it's really going to happen. :erm:

 

[JohnnyP]

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Good luck Piedmonsters, im pullin for ya. PDT is overdue for new rides.

 

[jegermeister]

Wish you guys the best. But they were telling us (ALG) in 2000 RJ's were coming. I'd believe they were combining you with PSA first. And then contracting out the dash flying. It's not you, it's just USAir's way.

 

[WSurf]

Thats old news! But here's the link again.

http://www.canada.com/montrealgazet....html?id=59b562ec-9a9c-4dca-8d95-f6ad15d615d4

 

[jws717]

Good luck Piedmonsters, im pullin for ya. PDT is overdue for new rides.

they sure are! good people at the PDT, i hope they get thier rides pimped.

 

[twighead]

yeah it's old news.

apparently, the problem is that us airways has a bunch of orders for 50 seat jets with bombardier that they want to convert to dash orders, but bombardier doesn't want to do it.

 

[DirkkDiggler]

yeah it's old news.

apparently, the problem is that us airways has a bunch of orders for 50 seat jets with bombardier that they want to convert to dash orders, but bombardier doesn't want to do it.

It's going to be tough to get Bombardier to fill the 50 seat order since they stopped production of them earlier this year.

 

[twighead]

It's going to be tough to get Bombardier to fill the 50 seat order since they stopped production of them earlier this year.

this is what i was just told by the training department when i was down there. who's to say that the 50 seaters weren't already produced and airways just doesn't want them anymore(and neither does anyone else) and are trying to convert them to dash orders?

if you have information to the contrary then post the link.

 

[Sig]

It's going to be tough to get Bombardier to fill the 50 seat order since they stopped production of them earlier this year.

Ding!