Thought QX had retired the Q200
Dec 13, 2008, 6:51 am
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Thought QX had retired the Q200
It was reported that Horizon was grounding the remaining Q200 fleet by the end of October. So I was quite surprised to see a Q200 pull up in SEA the other day in the afternoon - N348PH.
Anybody know what that was/is all about?
Anybody know what that was/is all about?
Dec 13, 2008, 9:55 am
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I'm hoping I'll get on one of these soon. I miss 'em.
Dave
Dec 13, 2008, 10:48 am
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I believe there are a couple of planes left and they still have some Dash 8 pilots available - I think until the end of the month.
So, they are retired, but I think they got bored in retirement, and the wife kicked them out, so now they are doing a little work on the side.
So, they are retired, but I think they got bored in retirement, and the wife kicked them out, so now they are doing a little work on the side.
Dec 13, 2008, 2:10 pm
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Yes, there are still 3 Q200s in the fleet which are used as spares. What Horizon meant is that they were removing the Q200 from scheduled service at the end of October. That said, they actually do see regular service, as there is frequently a Q400 sidelined for some reason. I believe they are being removed at the end of December.
Dec 13, 2008, 9:47 pm
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There's also at least one on the ground much of the time in Portland. Serves as a backup for mechanical difficulties or delays. It's made it out to Redmond at least once in the past week. Tail numbers I've seen are N350PH and N352PH.
I'm hoping I'll get on one of these soon. I miss 'em.
Dave
I'm hoping I'll get on one of these soon. I miss 'em.
Dave
