ExpressJet Future

I'm waiting for the day someone comes on here bitching about how our paint shop in Mexico gives crappy paint jobs.
 
meritflyer said:
Agree to disagree. Financials, trends, margins, ratios, and similar financial data are like a doctor reading an EKG.

This information provides a road map to the over all health of a company.

Indeed, there are companies that are very sucessful yet their stock price or associated ratios dont agree however, looking a little deeper into trends and costs/earnings can really shed light on what's going on behind closed doors.

I have several examples if you're interested. :)
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Ah but there are two sets of books ... the ones the public sees and then the real ones. So, again, milage may vary.
 
Van_Hoolio said:
I'm waiting for the day someone comes on here bitching about how our paint shop in Mexico gives crappy paint jobs.
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Well, they can't bitch about our contract, they can't bitch about our managment, they can't bitch about our union representation, they can't bitch about our morale, they can't bitch about our performance, they can't bitch about our amenities, they can't bitch about our saftey record, they can't bitch about us being low-cost ('cause we ain't), they can't bitch about our QOL as pilots....

hell, we have to give 'em something.

:D
 
jtrain609 said:
I don't think that's the case at all. Personally, I think fee for departure is going away as fast as the mainline carriers can drop it and this is just an example of it.
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That's not good for any of us seeing as though there is almost 1700 37-70 seat inefficient RJ's in the current system...without fee-for-departure most of them wouldn't be operating at a profit.
 
wheelsup said:
That's not good for any of us seeing as though there is almost 1700 37-70 seat inefficient RJ's in the current system...without fee-for-departure most of them wouldn't be operating at a profit.
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This is a good point, and it brings up something we can bitch about. 50-70 seat jets are just plain out of fashion. The cost per seat-mile is no good, customer perception is a neverending battle, and they're an easy scapegoat for recent ATC delays. I'm hoping for larger equipment, perhaps in the 100- to 120-seat range, but we must keep the industry-leading contract to go aong with it. It's a lot to ask, but it's something worth working hard for.
 
CapnJim said:
This is a good point, and it brings up something we can bitch about. 50-70 seat jets are just plain out of fashion. The cost per seat-mile is no good, customer perception is a neverending battle, and they're an easy scapegoat for recent ATC delays. I'm hoping for larger equipment, perhaps in the 100- to 120-seat range, but we must keep the industry-leading contract to go aong with it. It's a lot to ask, but it's something worth working hard for.
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Do you think E-170s and/or E-175s are in XJET's future?
 
I had to sit in that dam ERJ jumpseat, today, cause it was full in the back, GEG-ONT. Capt and F/O both said that was the first time they have seen an off-line guy up front cause it was full in the back.

Hope that's a sign of the future for Xjet in GEG. Even though I hate riding up front....
 
Others here have expressed my feelings about the original topic well, so I won't reiterate them.

That said, I will tell you right now that I am having the time of my life flying for ExpressJet Airlines. I feel very lucky to have had two jobs now that I enjoyed so immensely. Flying on our own brand has been extremely rewarding the past two months, and I look forward to many more months of zipping around in our XM-equipped teal tubes. Not every customer will be pleased 100% of the time, and the operation may not always run smoothly. But the attitudes of our employees and customers is through the roof, and it's great to be around such uplifting spirits.

This flying has been more stressful, but it is so much fun as well. I'm glad to be a part of it. Even if it fails. But I don't see that happening any time in the near future. I'm happy to stay here until something real good comes along, because I work for a great airline.
 
Merit,

If it helps at all, I have friends who work for XJT out of MSY, for the branded flying. Word is, their flights are all going out with 48-50 people everyday. They have even had a few overbookings to 53, due to demand.

I also understand that CAL has asked XJT to keep two more aircraft in service with them. 2 isn't exactly a lot, but still, means something.

I don't want to put down another airline, but so far, Chautauqua isn't exactly living up to the same service that XJT offers for CAL. I can't tell you the number of customers I have had ask who to complain to, about Chautauqua, and their service. This is only for like a 40 minute flight from IAH-BTR. I don't want to get into details, because I am sure some people here fly for Chautauqua, and I am not trying to put that down, but I would think CAL has to notice the difference in service offered between the two.

To end, I don't think you can predict the future of any airline. I think you are going to work for a great airline, and should be proud to be a part of it. I wouldn't second guess your decision.
 
CapnJim said:
bwade's right. If anything, we'd get the E-190-195. That, of course, is nowhere on the horizon right now, but, as we all know in this industry, things just over the horizon can approach with alarming alacrity. Nothing more than wishful thinking at this point, however.
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Nice verbiage!

I'm going to have to control-command-D that one! :)
 
CapnJim said:
bwade's right. If anything, we'd get the E-190-195. That, of course, is nowhere on the horizon right now, but, as we all know in this industry, things just over the horizon can approach with alarming alacrity. Nothing more than wishful thinking at this point, however.
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Woa! Now thats a response I never thought I hear, E-190 or 195! Doesn't that violate the scope clause?
 
777forever said:
Woa! Now thats a response I never thought I hear, E-190 or 195! Doesn't that violate the scope clause?
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With who? Ourselves? My good man, you have heard of the Aqua-Fresh Air Force, havent you?
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CapnJim said:
With who? Ourselves? My good man, you have heard of the Aqua-Fresh Air Force, havent you?
(Please forgive the source...)

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Whoops, you were talking about the branded flying. Forgot about that.

For those of you who are so pessimistic about Expressjet's future, I say, stop being an economic girly man!:)
 
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