XJ to get 17 CRJ200's from 9E

[CFIfornow]

Per "My mesaba". The whip saw continues, not to mention staffing problems.​

 

[Grey Ghost]

To replace the 900's already? That was quick

 

[CFIfornow]

To replace the 900's already? That was quick

in addition to the 900's

 

[JoeMerchant]

Is this really any surprise to anyone other than the ALPA cheerleaders? Whipsaw works folks.... ALPA doesn't.....

Management is playing Chess, while ALPA plays checkers......

 

[Grey Ghost]

Whats your source nothing announced yet. Are they replacing the saabs?

 

[CFIfornow]

My source is the mesaba employee website. We are supposed to fly the saabs at least until the end of 2010 or 2011 (some one who knows for sure chime in) so I don't think that they are replacing anything. They're just parking 9e's airplanes with us to try to get their pilots to take a sh***y contract.

 

[OMG7778]

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix...yZXBvPXRlbmsmaXBhZ2U9NDg0Nzg1MyZhdHRhY2g9T04=

Item 8.01 Other Events
Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. (“Pinnacle”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (the “Company”), provides regional airline service to Northwest Airlines, Inc. (“Northwest”) under an Amended and Restated Airline Services Agreement that was effective January 1, 2007 (the “ASA”).
The ASA contains a provision that required Pinnacle and the Airline Pilots Association (“ALPA”) to reach a new collective bargaining agreement by March 31, 2007 to retain the 17 CRJ aircraft scheduled to be delivered to Pinnacle in 2007 on a long-term basis. Because Pinnacle and ALPA did not reach agreement by March 31, 2007, Northwest has given Pinnacle notice that it intends to transition the 15 aircraft delivered in the first quarter of 2007 to one of Northwest’s wholly owned subsidiaries expected to begin in September 2007 at a rate of two aircraft per month. In addition, Pinnacle will not receive the two remaining aircraft originally scheduled to be delivered in 2007. Upon completion of this transition, Pinnacle will operate a fleet of 124 CRJ-200 aircraft under the ASA (subject to further adjustment under certain circumstances as provided for in the ASA).
Because these aircraft were not committed to Pinnacle on a long-term basis, Pinnacle is entitled to the full amount of its stipulated unsecured claim in the Northwest bankruptcy proceedings. The Company still retains $42.5 million of this unsecured claim, and may monetize it in the near future. Any sale of this remaining claim would be treated as deferred revenue and amortized into operating revenue over the remaining term of the ASA.

Here is the link for the Pinnacle 8k filing.



This has Nothing to do with ALPA this is a management thing, NWA getting the 9e group back for not signing a substandard contract.

 

[Grey Ghost]

I just talk a buddy at colgan he said that in return for the Rj's 9E is getting Saabs in return to replace XJ routes, and Colgan may be doing Northwest stuff.

 

[Whataboutbob]

Its on Mymesaba Spanjers hot line news. Replacing Saabs is his Friday hotline news. They will have to keep us under the 79 a/c limit to keep pilots snap back provisions from taking effect. Soon Colgan will be the 4th NWA regional and Mesaba will be an all jet fleet. Im just speculating, lol

Pinnacle guys sorry about this news, XJ pilots don't prefer to steel others flying.

 

[JoeMerchant]

This has Nothing to do with ALPA this is a management thing, NWA getting the 9e group back for not signing a substandard contract.

OMG7778,

This has everything to do with ALPA.... they are failing ALL of us. Management is doing what it is supposed to do, and they are doing it well. They beating us over the head with the whipsaw hammer, and ALPA is helping them....

 

[xjmnpilot]

Hi this is John Spanjers and today is Thursday, April 26, 2007.

After Mesaba emerged from Chapter 11 protection this week, we received further good news concerning our fleet. As you know, two years ago, Mesaba geared up to operate 15 of the CRJ200s, but Northwest halted delivery of those planes after Northwest filed for bankruptcy. Today, I am pleased to announce that Northwest is reassigning 15 CRJ200 aircraft, currently operated by Pinnacle Airlines, to Mesaba.

In addition, Mesaba will continue to operate the one CRJ200 currently in our fleet and, in the near future, will also receive the CRJ200 currently operated by Compass Airlines, for a total of 17 CRJ200 aircraft.

We’re still working out the details as to when the first additional CRJ200 is to be delivered and obviously, we’ll need to hire additional pilots, flight attendants and mechanics. We hope to have more information shortly on each of these fronts.

Most notably, this addition to our fleet is a real credit to each of you. Your consistent commitment to excellence, even through difficult times, has demonstrated to Northwest that we can deliver high-quality, cost-effective service. Thank you.

We’ll update this number again next week and I encourage you to check MyMesaba for other company news in the meantime. Thanks for calling.​

 

[Hanger 10]

9e cant handle the 15 aircraft, Mesaba will be lucky to handle the 17 more on top of the 36. The saabs with red paint will be flown by MMMMMMMMMMMMMessssssba!!!!

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

Is this really any surprise to anyone other than the ALPA cheerleaders? Whipsaw works folks.... ALPA doesn't.....

Management is playing Chess, while ALPA plays checkers......

Joe-

As much as you like to sh!t where you eat and bite the hand that feeds you, I don't think the Pinnacle boyz are worried too much about the jets going to XJ. In fact, after all the crap the XJ's guys went thru, they can have the jets. If it brings some positives to the job, then good for them.

I don't mind working with the XJ guys to bring out positive change... What I do mind is trying to enjoy my meal all the while having to take nasty chunks of RJDC out of my mouth as I try to chew.....

ALPA is Joe Merchants personal career servant. When he is done sueing the organization and sucking our dues money, the rest of us, all 59,999 of us can have a shot....

 

[JoeMerchant]

Joe-

As much as you like to sh!t where you eat and bite the hand that feeds you, I don't think the Pinnacle boyz are worried too much about the jets going to XJ. In fact, after all the crap the XJ's guys went thru, they can have the jets. If it brings some positives to the job, then good for them.

I don't mind working with the XJ guys to bring out positive change... What I do mind is trying to enjoy my meal all the while having to take nasty chunks of RJDC out of my mouth as I try to chew.....

ALPA is Joe Merchants personal career servant. When he is done sueing the organization and sucking our dues money, the rest of us, all 59,999 of us can have a shot....

Didn't take long for Herndon's lap dog to come out and wave the ALPA flag... How is that Woerth/McClain/Wychor "Brand Scope" BS working out for those of you in the RedTail family?

Save your snake oil pitch for some naive new hire who may believe it.....

By the way, ALPA isn't the "hand that feeds me". My job is what pays to feed me. Industry leading payrates and workrules are of NO USE if my job is outsourced.

 

[Dodge]

I wonder if these aircraft will be the ones outfitted with the mud tires.
Hopefully these will not have the "auto flap deploy mod" that 327 arrived with.