davetheflyer
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Target date for launch of Independence Air with CRJ service is May 1. Plans call for an ad campaign to start 60 days prior to beginning service, and possibly earlier in the DC area.
We are still under contract with UAL, so we will probably be flying IA and UEX together for a while, possibly as long as 5-6 months.
UAL recently announced plans for a new IAD commuter terminal to be completed in 2005. This should give Mesa, or whoever replaces ACA, the gate space to run the Express hub.
Delta also recently announced "strategic planning" and told us that they might be closing our FRJ pilot base in BOS. If so, these aircraft and crews would relocate to CVG. No date has been set for the move.
The company brass has indicated that they expect DALPA to file for a temporary injunction to prohibit us from flying for DAL when the Airbuses arrive. There is some speculation (hope) that we can keep the DCI side in business though.
Airbus deliveries are tentatively scheduled to start around Labor Day. We plan to take 4-5 aircraft in 2004. The 'busses will come equipped with Direct TV screens 1" larger than Jetblue's (size matters?), and we are considering pay-per-view movies, XM radio, and Wi-Fi.
We are still under contract with UAL, so we will probably be flying IA and UEX together for a while, possibly as long as 5-6 months.
UAL recently announced plans for a new IAD commuter terminal to be completed in 2005. This should give Mesa, or whoever replaces ACA, the gate space to run the Express hub.
Delta also recently announced "strategic planning" and told us that they might be closing our FRJ pilot base in BOS. If so, these aircraft and crews would relocate to CVG. No date has been set for the move.
The company brass has indicated that they expect DALPA to file for a temporary injunction to prohibit us from flying for DAL when the Airbuses arrive. There is some speculation (hope) that we can keep the DCI side in business though.
Airbus deliveries are tentatively scheduled to start around Labor Day. We plan to take 4-5 aircraft in 2004. The 'busses will come equipped with Direct TV screens 1" larger than Jetblue's (size matters?), and we are considering pay-per-view movies, XM radio, and Wi-Fi.