falconvalley
Absentee Dad of the OOTSK, Runner, Cat Frustrator
Vyse was more accurate, regarding the 145.
RAH parking 28 Qs and replacing with 50 175s
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Vyse was more accurate, regarding the 145.
alaskadrifter
Landing gear operator
I wonder is Ravn or Peidmont will pick any up?
ShortField
No one of consequence
Ravn was looking at one time but I don't know if they are anymore.
unclenobby
Well-Known Member
I think the company still have close to 100 options with American and United, so who knows.
falconvalley
Absentee Dad of the OOTSK, Runner, Cat Frustrator
True. What is growth, but a snapshot.
Autothrust Blue
"Well, on the Brasilia..."
alaskadrifter
Landing gear operator
If they do go to Ravn don't tell spout it publicly, otherwise everyone and their uncle will apply because of the 'fast upgrade.'
* *smilies to denote humor if course
PropDriver
Well-Known Member
Flybe is picking up 24 of them
uncreative
Well-Known Member
As an outsider, here is something I don't understand. Aren't the Q400s cheaper to operate? As management of a regional, if you are barely making money and can't afford to pay your pilots a livable wage, why don't you keep the cheaper to operate plane?
learhawkerbe400
Well-Known Member
It's not up to regional management. It's up to the major they have a contract with what airplanes they fly.
Vyse
BirchJet CA
RAH had not operated Q400s before, so they had to invest in startup and learning costs. They are cheaper to fly, but the maintenance costs ate up all the savings. They would have needed to operate about 60 Qs for it have to have been worthwhile.
Also, they were only able to fulfill the contract by using a lot of spares, so that further eroded the margins.
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Nark
Macho Superpilot
We are the 4 most profitable airline in the world.
We're doing fine in the $$ department. But like like @dbrault17 said, the managers answer to the shareholders, not the employees making crappy wages.
We're doing fine in the $$ department. But like like @dbrault17 said, the managers answer to the shareholders, not the employees making crappy wages.
falconvalley
Absentee Dad of the OOTSK, Runner, Cat Frustrator
According to RAH's creative accounting department, the Q's profit is in between the 145 and 170. The company is basically replacing the 2 lowest profit makers with the highest. They give us numbers per plane, so I can't tell you anything about margins, but the Q is a 70 seater and so is the 170.
KSCessnaDriver
Well-Known Member
Sure they had. They bought Lynx when they got Frontier, so they had the Q400 prior to the United birds.
Vyse
BirchJet CA
Yes, so they were relatively okay in DEN. But not in PIT, EWR, and MCI.
unclenobby
Well-Known Member
Chautauqua - or Shuttle once the certs merge
