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[89-LX]

http://www.bombardie...901260d80278464

Order includes 40 firm CRJ900 NextGen aircraft and options for 30 more for operation by Delta Connection carriers

I guess this is why we're hiring like crazy, and close to 400 new pilots by the spring. With the rumors of growth, they are estimated that I may become a captain within a year. Rumor also has it our company is getting iPads in the spring too. But with the Delta TA, they do grow to 70 -900;s, they need t0 remove 140 CRJ-200's. Pinnacle has 140, so I see another airline going bye bye soon.

[_NW_]

Doesn't Pinchanickle have 700s and 900's too?  I wonder how many of those -200 pilots are going to switch to..  You're with ASA right?

[89-LX]

_NW_, on 06 December 2012 - 09:46 AM, said:

Doesn't Pinchanickle have 700s and 900's too?  I wonder how many of those -200 pilots are going to switch to..  You're with ASA right?

ASA, then SureJet, now ExpressJet. I fly the L-ASA (CRJ) side of the fence since we merge (bought) ExpressJet. Pinchanickle had 56 large RJ's. They will be down to 40 in May, as we take delivery of 12 of them and SkyWest gets 4. Pinnacle is in BK, and they have said that they are going to become a CRJ-200 only fleet. So they will all be going bye bye.

[Gunfighter]

Where s all the heavy maintenance going on for you guys? Is it all done out of Atlanta or brought over to Tucson for Bombardiers heavy MX facility? I know SkyWorst does a lot over here in Tucson, but I was in on a slow day and they had 12 birds hangared.

[89-LX]

Gunfighter, on 06 December 2012 - 10:13 AM, said:

Where s all the heavy maintenance going on for you guys? Is it all done out of Atlanta or brought over to Tucson for Bombardiers heavy MX facility? I know SkyWorst does a lot over here in Tucson, but I was in on a slow day and they had 12 birds hangared.

All in house in ATL.

[_NW_]

89-LX, on 06 December 2012 - 09:57 AM, said:

ASA, then SureJet, now ExpressJet. I fly the L-ASA (CRJ) side of the fence since we merge (bought) ExpressJet. Pinchanickle had 56 large RJ's. They will be down to 40 in May, as we take delivery of 12 of them and SkyWest gets 4. Pinnacle is in BK, and they have said that they are going to become a CRJ-200 only fleet. So they will all be going bye bye.

That explains why one of my buddies who used to fly for Mesaba (who got bought by Pinnacle) got demoted to the -200s.

[AmericanAirFan]

Very cool that there is some new expansion in the industry. Are they having an easy time finding 1200-1500 hour pilots?

Edited by AmericanAirFan, 06 December 2012 - 12:59 PM.

[89-LX]

To be honest, yes. As far as what their background is, I;ve heard felonies and DUI's.

[Cactus]

89-LX, on 06 December 2012 - 02:12 PM, said:

To be honest, yes. As far as what their background is, I;ve heard felonies and DUI's.

All pilots are felons. Their cost of labour is theft from the pocket of upper management.

[_NW_]

I could probably get hired by them since I'm right at the 1200 hr mark..   but I haven't flown in over 3 years, nothing is current.

[Cortez]

_NW_, on 06 December 2012 - 10:35 PM, said:

I could probably get hired by them since I'm right at the 1200 hr mark..   but I haven't flown in over 3 years, nothing is current.

Get current! Would it be something you'd want to do?

[Cactus]

Cortez, on 06 December 2012 - 11:10 PM, said:

Get current! Would it be something you'd want to do?

To be honest, for the same salary, I'd be more interested in driving a Greyhound coach. There's one less dimension of travel to worry about (unless you plan on flooring it over speedbumps).

[_NW_]

Cortez, on 06 December 2012 - 11:10 PM, said:

Get current! Would it be something you'd want to do?

Nope.  When I was flying commercially, it got to the point where it was no longer fun, and it became a job.  To me, flying is about having the freedom to do what you want, when you want, where you want.  You have a few more restrictions on pt. 135 (which is what I did) but I got bored during the cruise, I got tired of always hanging around FBO's all day or spending a lot of money on food and junk.

I can't work for Delta or any of it's partners anyways..  Delta hates me, they told Comair to fire me (I broke the rules so it's my fault anyways) but I'm pretty sure that I can't work for any Delta Connection carrier anyways since they all get Delta's benefits.

[89-LX]

_NW_, on 07 December 2012 - 10:27 AM, said:

I can't work for Delta or any of it's partners anyways..  Delta hates me, they told Comair to fire me (I broke the rules so it's my fault anyways) but I'm pretty sure that I can't work for any Delta Connection carrier anyways since they all get Delta's benefits.

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