Compass to start flying
Apr 6, 2007 | 3:27 pm
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You can make them compete against each other, even if you own them both.
Apr 6, 2007 | 4:10 pm
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http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...704060318/1018
Rest of the article has the same info as in the MSP paper.
Apr 6, 2007 | 4:24 pm
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May 2 according to this article in the Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...704060318/1018
Rest of the article has the same info as in the MSP paper.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...704060318/1018
Rest of the article has the same info as in the MSP paper.
Although... by the time they start, I won't care anymore...
Apr 6, 2007 | 4:55 pm
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Apr 9, 2007 | 12:37 am
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Presumably, each operating unit incurs additional cost. Just keeping the certificates and reg filings current can't be cheap.
And since you own them outright, I don't see why you would need to keep competition going to keep them honest -- it all goes to NW's bottom line anyway.
Apr 9, 2007 | 2:24 am
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Originally Posted by DTW Freep Art. linked above
Compass pilots starting out as first officers would earn $23.18 for each hour in-flight, averaging about $20,000 to $25,000 a year, Barnett said.
Both union and company leaders expect first officers to be promoted quickly to the captain rank, which offers $60.41 for each hour in-flight, averaging about $60,000 to $70,000 a year.
Both union and company leaders expect first officers to be promoted quickly to the captain rank, which offers $60.41 for each hour in-flight, averaging about $60,000 to $70,000 a year.
Apr 9, 2007 | 9:18 am
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Sky West FO pay grade is around $17,000 the first year, Pinnacle is about $19,000, Mesaba used to be $21,000 but they took pay cuts during the bankruptcy so it's less now.
May 2, 2007 | 7:26 pm
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NWA's New Compass Airlines Takes Off
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) -- Northwest Airlines Corp.'s new subsidiary took its first paying flight Wednesday.
Compass Airlines Flight 2002 left Washington's Dulles International Airport with 43 passengers and landed in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning. It arrived two minutes early.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070502/north...pass.html?.v=2
Compass Airlines Flight 2002 left Washington's Dulles International Airport with 43 passengers and landed in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning. It arrived two minutes early.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070502/north...pass.html?.v=2
May 2, 2007 | 7:52 pm
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Not excited.....
I'm not excited about this news. While having first class cabin on CRJ900 might be a small positive, I've got the eerie feeling that this will be used for intercontinental flights exceeding 3 hours. Does anyone want to be on a CRJ for more than 3 hours?
Jiburi
Why can't Northwest learn from its competitor's mistakes??
Jiburi
Why can't Northwest learn from its competitor's mistakes??
May 2, 2007 | 9:04 pm
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From MSP, the CRJ-900 could reach any point in the CONUS, all Canadian destinations, and northern Mexico. Now, the longest nonstop from MSP in the CONUS is MSP-SFO which is just over a three hour flight. But the flights to the coasts are all such high demand flights that they'd be wasting a RJ on such a long flight when they're obviously filling (and overselling) 757s and A320s.
I think we might see a few routes approaching 3 hours, but they may be to destinations that are over-served right now, or perhaps they'll use it to open up more nonstop flights to destinations not currently served (MSP-RNO perhaps?). In those cases, I think the CRJ makes sense.
I don't believe you'll see NW put the CRJ on MSP-LAX/SEA/SFO routes.
May 2, 2007 | 9:19 pm
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Isn't MSP-SAN longer than SFO???
May 2, 2007 | 9:22 pm
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May 2, 2007 | 9:22 pm
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Correction and mea culpa
SFO longer by 57 miles acccording to the mileage calculator.
May 2, 2007 | 11:17 pm
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