Feb 27, 2017, 10:46 am
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related thread in AA forum -- Air Wisconsin ends AA agreement in early 2018, moves to UA
Air Wisconsin to join UA Express
Feb 27, 2017, 9:06 am
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Air Wisconsin to join UA Express
Didn't see this posted anywhere, but according to a post on airlinepilotforums.com: https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/r...pa-united.html
Air Wisconsin has signed an agreement with UA, starting next year.
The downside, more CRJ-200s
Air Wisconsin has signed an agreement with UA, starting next year.
The downside, more CRJ-200s
Feb 27, 2017, 9:07 am
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Feb 27, 2017, 9:15 am
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Feb 27, 2017, 9:55 am
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If UA can keep the CRJ deployment to < 1 hour flight time, the Devil's Chariot can be tolerated. But if Air Wisconsin is going to be running > 1 hour flights, then this is a real setback for United's slowly recovering reputation.
Are you listening, Mr. Kirby?
Are you listening, Mr. Kirby?
Feb 27, 2017, 10:36 am
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They certainly will be used on flights more than an hour, whether one measures that by schedule or takeoff-to-landing. Your expectations are unrealistic. Delta announced ~six years ago it was going to limit single-class planes to routes of 749 miles or less; UA needs a lot of investment in the 'big RJ' fleet to be able to match that.
Feb 27, 2017, 10:38 am
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Maybe this means more domestic expansion is coming, on top of the new 47 daily flights announced this morning (http://newsroom.united.com/2017-02-2...U-S-and-Europe).
Hopefully these will keep to truly regional routes.
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In total, United is adding 47 new daily round trips to its domestic schedule. The flights will be on a variety of mainline and regional jets that will add nearly 8,700 additional seats per day and approximately 90,000 new flight miles.
Feb 27, 2017, 10:55 am
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Feb 27, 2017, 11:11 am
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Feb 27, 2017, 11:14 am
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One step forward, 2 steps back. This is absolutely horrible, horrible news. Not sure why they're replacing the better-in-almost-every-aspect 145s with the absolute worst plane I've ever flown on in the CRJ. (And I know, I fly on the CRJ about 50 times a year or more).
Just when I think United turns a corner (of improvement)...They do something garbage like this.
Just when I think United turns a corner (of improvement)...They do something garbage like this.
Feb 27, 2017, 11:28 am
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All signs point to more CRJs and fewer ERJs, no gain in overall 50-seater count. Kirby is adamant these airplanes will be deployed to small, close-in markets, but it's still a net negative as it means more CR2s than currently.
Feb 27, 2017, 12:09 pm
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I certainly would've preferred ERJs over CRJs, but if it means returning to some markets they've abandoned, I could be for it. For example, I'd love to see OAK brought back. From LAX on a CRJ wouldn't be too terrible. DEN-OAK, however, is a nope.
Feb 27, 2017, 12:43 pm
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Meh. OAK-LAX on a CR2 is losing my business to WN every single time.
Feb 27, 2017, 12:56 pm
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Post #14 from the OP's linked thread has Kirby's email to UA employees and he does seem pretty adamant that these will be only for regional routes.
I certainly would've preferred ERJs over CRJs, but if it means returning to some markets they've abandoned, I could be for it. For example, I'd love to see OAK brought back. From LAX on a CRJ wouldn't be too terrible. DEN-OAK, however, is a nope.
I certainly would've preferred ERJs over CRJs, but if it means returning to some markets they've abandoned, I could be for it. For example, I'd love to see OAK brought back. From LAX on a CRJ wouldn't be too terrible. DEN-OAK, however, is a nope.