Penair is coming to Portland

[ASpilot2be]

It is official! Penair was awarded the EAS contract to serve Crescent City out of Portland. With this, it sounds like Alaska wants to start having us fly to some towns they dropped when Horizon got rid of the baby Qs. Rumor is Klamath Falls is next.

http://airlineinfo.com/ostpdf93/22.pdf

 

[ASpilot2be]

Meant to put this in the Airline Pilot section.

 

[JDean3204]

Uh oh. Hopefully the company I work for doesn't get big boy'ed out of PDX. That is good news for Pen Air though!

 

[alaskadrifter]

Will they get more airplanes, and be able to staff it even if they don't?

 

[Autothrust Blue]

It is official! Penair was awarded the EAS contract to serve Crescent City out of Portland. With this, it sounds like Alaska wants to start having us fly to some towns they dropped when Horizon got rid of the baby Qs. Rumor is Klamath Falls is next.

http://airlineinfo.com/ostpdf93/22.pdf

Saab is new Brasilia!

 

[ASpilot2be]

Uh oh. Hopefully the company I work for doesn't get big boy'ed out of PDX. That is good news for Pen Air though!

I hope not either. You guys bid on the CEC route, but couldn't meet all the requirements needed. Are you guys Alaska Mileage Plan partners?

 

[ASpilot2be]

Will they get more airplanes, and be able to staff it even if they don't?

No new airplanes at the moment. But nobody has said no to adding more in the future. With the 2000s coming online it will free up some 340s to move down south.

 

[DE727UPS]

Moses Lake with scheduled service again? How cool would that be.

 

[amorris311]

Saab is new Brasilia!

Saab is slightly older.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Saab is slightly older.

Which is even funnier, really.

 

[JDean3204]

I hope not either. You guys bid on the CEC route, but couldn't meet all the requirements needed. Are you guys Alaska Mileage Plan partners?

We do have an interline agreement with Alaska Air, and a good amount of our pax are usually AS transfers. Not entirely sure if that includes the mileage plan or not.

 

[ASpilot2be]

Moses Lake with scheduled service again? How cool would that be.

Its possible! With 30 seats it is a good size to get back into the smaller markets. I have heard Alaska has plans for us.

 

[ASpilot2be]

We do have an interline agreement with Alaska Air, and a good amount of our pax are usually AS transfers. Not entirely sure if that includes the mileage plan or not.

OK. Then I hope we dont run you out. Get to 1500 and come fly for us.

 

[ASpilot2be]

Saab is slightly older.

But still an awesome airplane!

 

[JDean3204]

OK. Then I hope we dont run you out. Get to 1500 and come fly for us.

Haha I still have 1100+ hours to go! Also going to start working on my multi add on this summer. I guess we will see what happens, I am enjoying my time in the 208 for now though!

 

[Cazadores]

But still an awesome airplane!

And the 2000 is just plane beautiful.

So close to submitting my resume.....hmmmm.....

 

[ASpilot2be]

And the 2000 is just plane beautiful.

So close to submitting my resume.....hmmmm.....

You would have to move to Anchorage! But yes, it is a beautiful airplane.

 

[amorris311]

But still an awesome airplane!

I miss it dearly.

 

[ASpilot2be]

I miss it dearly.

I havent flown many airplanes, but I absolutely love the 340.

 

[KLB]

You would have to move to Anchorage! But yes, it is a beautiful airplane.

I miss it dearly.

The brasilia bears the Saab in the beauty department...hands down.

It's the second prettiest airplane I've flown so far.