AirNet update?

[pryd67]

Thanks Mike.
Have they changed their 25s for another airframe? When I look at their schedule, it seems that some of their runs are long enough for jets. Any caravans at the ADS base?

 

[mikecweb]

Thanks Mike.
Have they changed their 25s for another airframe? When I look at their schedule, it seems that some of their runs are long enough for jets. Any caravans at the ADS base?

25s have been gone for about 5 years. They had 35s but many of those have been retired as well.
I'll leave the base questions to those that currently work there.

 

[tiredcfi]

Nothing in TX. It has all been subbed out.

 

[mikecweb]

Nothing in TX. It has all been subbed out.

Wow. That's crazy.

 

[tiredcfi]

Wow. That's crazy.

Yea, for a couple years now (props). The ADS jet got subbed a few months back.

 

[Tommay85]

Word on the street is that Ameriflight is taking over a lot of medical runs out on the east coast from Airnet. I'm also told FLX will soon stop flying Airnet contracts and only fly hazmat specials, likely by the end of this year. The lines I'm affiliated with, the profit margin is 60% in the 210, 15% in OUR Barons. I'm not seeing how Airnet can make ANY money taking them back over. It's continuing to look even more bleak for AirNet long term. With customers willing to trade a lear 35 for a metroliner...

 

[z987k]

Word on the street is that Ameriflight is taking over a lot of medical runs out on the east coast from Airnet. I'm also told FLX will soon stop flying Airnet contracts and only fly hazmat specials, likely by the end of this year. The lines I'm affiliated with, the profit margin is 60% in the 210, 15% in OUR Barons. I'm not seeing how Airnet can make ANY money taking them back over. It's continuing to look even more bleak for AirNet long term. With customers willing to trade a lear 35 for a metroliner...

It's not just word on the street. It's 100%.

 

[cmill]

Word on the street is that Ameriflight is taking over a lot of medical runs out on the east coast from Airnet. I'm also told FLX will soon stop flying Airnet contracts and only fly hazmat specials, likely by the end of this year. The lines I'm affiliated with, the profit margin is 60% in the 210, 15% in OUR Barons. I'm not seeing how Airnet can make ANY money taking them back over. It's continuing to look even more bleak for AirNet long term. With customers willing to trade a lear 35 for a metroliner...

Amflighted... jhugz

 

[jhugz]

I'm confused?

 

[z987k]

I'm confused?

Amflight very likely underbid the crap out of Airnet to get the work. They're able to do this because the pilots are paid less and the airplanes are much cheaper to operate.

 

[jhugz]

I agree, so why was I tagged?

 

[mikecweb]

Nothing new. Amflight underbid my Lear run when I was at AirNet. 6 mnths later I was flying the same cancer boxes in a metro for half the pay.

 

[Tommay85]

...and you LOVED it!

 

[mikecweb]

Oh yeah. Why fly an overpowered jet at FL450 when you can fly a POS tampon at FL200.

 

[Tommay85]

Hahaha, because it's DIRRRTY! I'm a self admitted metro-sexual though. See what I did there?

 

[mikecweb]

Have you flown one?

 

[Tommay85]

Have you flown one?

Nope, but they make lots of noise and are ugly as sin. I like noisy, ugly things. I'm sure someone will figure out a way to turn that into a bedroom joke...

 

[Patrick]

Oh yeah. Why fly an overpowered jet at FL450 when you can fly a POS tampon at FL200.

As someone with lots of time in the Mextrosexical, I've certainly had enough of the San Antonio Sewer Pipe.

 

[EIR]

I love the metro salute!

 

[z987k]

I love the metro salute!

..!.. ..!..

It's really the garret salute.