ExpressJet Terminates Agreement Early
Aug 10, 2017, 6:28 am
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ExpressJet Terminates Agreement Early
I didn't see this posted and a search didn't reveal anything, so I apologize if this is already out there.
ExpressJet to stop flying for Delta
ExpressJet to stop flying for Delta
Aug 10, 2017, 6:33 am
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I didn't see this posted and a search didn't reveal anything, so I apologize if this is already out there.
ExpressJet to stop flying for Delta
ExpressJet to stop flying for Delta
Love,
99% of the flying population
In all seriousness ExpressJet has potentially some of the rudest most crass employees so its only fitting they go to AA.
Aug 10, 2017, 6:44 am
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More CR9s to Endeavour, fewer CR7s and CR2s for Delta in general. Express Jet will park CR2s and Endeavour as well, which all sounds like good news for flyers. It'll be interesting to see what the Delta Connection fleet looks like a year from now. Might see 100 or fewers CR2s — and with the departure of CR7s, Delta has an opening for a few more largeish RJs.
Aug 10, 2017, 6:49 am
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But there was too much baggage with the legacy ASA employees when the operations were merged. I had hopes that SkyWest could turn ASA into a good operation, but I was severely wrong.
Thus ends the saga of yet another (formerly) Delta-owned regional operator.
Aug 10, 2017, 6:51 am
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That depends on what you mean by largish. There are separate caps for 51-70 seat aircraft and 71-76 seat aircraft operated by Delta Connection carriers as specified by the Pilot Working Agreement.
Aug 10, 2017, 7:31 am
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Actually I would say that legacy ExpressJet employees were great on average.
But there was too much baggage with the legacy ASA employees when the operations were merged. I had hopes that SkyWest could turn ASA into a good operation, but I was severely wrong.
Thus ends the saga of yet another (formerly) Delta-owned regional operator.
But there was too much baggage with the legacy ASA employees when the operations were merged. I had hopes that SkyWest could turn ASA into a good operation, but I was severely wrong.
Thus ends the saga of yet another (formerly) Delta-owned regional operator.
Aug 10, 2017, 7:36 am
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I would like to know what this means for BQK, I imagine somebody (Mainline DL or a regional carrier) would take over that route since FLETC and Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay are right there (FLETC literally being a stones throw from the airport) and government tickets are profitable.
BQK only has 3 flights in and 3 out a day only on DL (ExpressJet), only to and from ATL, and only on -200's.
I hope this does not mean the end of commercial service for BQK. Unless I am incorrect the EAS program does not include BQK.
BQK only has 3 flights in and 3 out a day only on DL (ExpressJet), only to and from ATL, and only on -200's.
I hope this does not mean the end of commercial service for BQK. Unless I am incorrect the EAS program does not include BQK.
Aug 10, 2017, 7:39 am
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I would like to know what this means for BQK, I imagine somebody (Mainline DL or a regional carrier) would take over that route since FLETC and Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay are right there (FLETC literally being a stones throw from the airport) and government tickets are profitable.
BQK only has 3 flights in and 3 out a day only on DL (ExpressJet), only to and from ATL, and only on -200's.
I hope this does not mean the end of commercial service for BQK. Unless I am incorrect the EAS program does not include BQK.
BQK only has 3 flights in and 3 out a day only on DL (ExpressJet), only to and from ATL, and only on -200's.
I hope this does not mean the end of commercial service for BQK. Unless I am incorrect the EAS program does not include BQK.
Aug 10, 2017, 7:43 am
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More CR9s to Endeavour, fewer CR7s and CR2s for Delta in general. Express Jet will park CR2s and Endeavour as well, which all sounds like good news for flyers. It'll be interesting to see what the Delta Connection fleet looks like a year from now. Might see 100 or fewers CR2s — and with the departure of CR7s, Delta has an opening for a few more largeish RJs.
Aug 10, 2017, 7:45 am
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A bunch of these Expressjet CRJ700 operate ex LGA. Perhaps this is the draw down of some of these as they start to take delivery of CS100 which were stated to first deploy from NYC come spring 2018
Aug 10, 2017, 8:18 am
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As someone who frequently flies ATL-Deep South, I'm beyond thrilled. ExpressJet is so bad that I often have to negatively adjust my schedule to catch the 1x daily 717 that BTR and others see.
Aug 10, 2017, 8:20 am
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Adios Express Jet. You will not be missed. Many of my gripes over the years with employees have been yours. You'll go from the worst service provider for DL to the best service provider with AA.
Aug 10, 2017, 8:27 am
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Be careful what you wish for. IMO/IME ExpressJet isn't the worst of the DL Connection carriers by a lot......
Aug 10, 2017, 8:28 am
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You obviously don't connect through ATL much. Whenever someone tells me about a negative DL experience, I ask if it was a full-size jet or an RJ. It's almost always an RJ, with ExpressJet often the culprit.
Aug 10, 2017, 8:31 am
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My worst experiences have been SkyWest. Horrid old worn filthy aircraft, including a CRJ-900 where the FC lavatory was signposted as if it had been inoperable for a very very long time.
