Mesaba to get 15 CRJ-200's from Pinnacle
Apr 26, 2007, 5:19 pm
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Mesaba to get 15 CRJ-200's from Pinnacle
Hot off the press today:
Pinnacle stated in an SEC filing that NW will be removing 15 CRJ's from their fleet and moving them over to Mesaba's fleet beginning in Sept. 2007.
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/da...g06958e8vk.htm
"Because Pinnacle and ALPA did not reach agreement by March 31, 2007, Northwest has given Pinnacle notice that it intends to transition the 15 aircraft delivered in the first quarter of 2007 to one of Northwest’s wholly owned subsidiaries expected to begin in September 2007 at a rate of two aircraft per month. In addition, Pinnacle will not receive the two remaining aircraft originally scheduled to be delivered in 2007."
Mesaba will get 15 CRJ's from Pinnacle, in addition to the 1 they currently operate (that was to go to Pinnacle). Plus, the CRJ currently on loan to Compass will rejoin Mesaba's fleet.
So by sometime in 2008, XJ will operate a total of 49 Saab 340's, 17 CRJ-200's, and 36 CRJ-900's.
To the average passenger this will pretty much just amount to rearranging the deck chairs. Same aircraft, same airport facilities, just different crews, and sticker by the door.
Pinnacle stated in an SEC filing that NW will be removing 15 CRJ's from their fleet and moving them over to Mesaba's fleet beginning in Sept. 2007.
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/da...g06958e8vk.htm
"Because Pinnacle and ALPA did not reach agreement by March 31, 2007, Northwest has given Pinnacle notice that it intends to transition the 15 aircraft delivered in the first quarter of 2007 to one of Northwest’s wholly owned subsidiaries expected to begin in September 2007 at a rate of two aircraft per month. In addition, Pinnacle will not receive the two remaining aircraft originally scheduled to be delivered in 2007."
Mesaba will get 15 CRJ's from Pinnacle, in addition to the 1 they currently operate (that was to go to Pinnacle). Plus, the CRJ currently on loan to Compass will rejoin Mesaba's fleet.
So by sometime in 2008, XJ will operate a total of 49 Saab 340's, 17 CRJ-200's, and 36 CRJ-900's.
To the average passenger this will pretty much just amount to rearranging the deck chairs. Same aircraft, same airport facilities, just different crews, and sticker by the door.
Apr 27, 2007, 1:36 pm
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Hot off the press today:
Pinnacle stated in an SEC filing that NW will be removing 15 CRJ's from their fleet and moving them over to Mesaba's fleet beginning in Sept. 2007.
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/da...g06958e8vk.htm
"Because Pinnacle and ALPA did not reach agreement by March 31, 2007, Northwest has given Pinnacle notice that it intends to transition the 15 aircraft delivered in the first quarter of 2007 to one of Northwest’s wholly owned subsidiaries expected to begin in September 2007 at a rate of two aircraft per month. In addition, Pinnacle will not receive the two remaining aircraft originally scheduled to be delivered in 2007."
Mesaba will get 15 CRJ's from Pinnacle, in addition to the 1 they currently operate (that was to go to Pinnacle). Plus, the CRJ currently on loan to Compass will rejoin Mesaba's fleet.
So by sometime in 2008, XJ will operate a total of 49 Saab 340's, 17 CRJ-200's, and 36 CRJ-900's.
To the average passenger this will pretty much just amount to rearranging the deck chairs. Same aircraft, same airport facilities, just different crews, and sticker by the door.
Pinnacle stated in an SEC filing that NW will be removing 15 CRJ's from their fleet and moving them over to Mesaba's fleet beginning in Sept. 2007.
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/da...g06958e8vk.htm
"Because Pinnacle and ALPA did not reach agreement by March 31, 2007, Northwest has given Pinnacle notice that it intends to transition the 15 aircraft delivered in the first quarter of 2007 to one of Northwest’s wholly owned subsidiaries expected to begin in September 2007 at a rate of two aircraft per month. In addition, Pinnacle will not receive the two remaining aircraft originally scheduled to be delivered in 2007."
Mesaba will get 15 CRJ's from Pinnacle, in addition to the 1 they currently operate (that was to go to Pinnacle). Plus, the CRJ currently on loan to Compass will rejoin Mesaba's fleet.
So by sometime in 2008, XJ will operate a total of 49 Saab 340's, 17 CRJ-200's, and 36 CRJ-900's.
To the average passenger this will pretty much just amount to rearranging the deck chairs. Same aircraft, same airport facilities, just different crews, and sticker by the door.
Apr 27, 2007, 1:56 pm
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I know the CR9's are new, and the difference in that aircraft to the CR2 will be noticable to the passengers. What I'm saying is the average passenger isn't going to know or care who is flying the CRJ-200, whether is Pinnacle or Mesaba.
Apr 27, 2007, 5:30 pm
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It will matter... when you're flying on a Mesaba airplane you're flying with people who have a totally different level of professionalism. In addition, the whole company is different from training standards to a corporate culture. The bottom line is that you're probably in better hands when flying in a Mesaba operated aircraft than that of a Pinnacle one.
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Apr 30, 2007, 8:10 am
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It will matter... when you're flying on a Mesaba airplane you're flying with people who have a totally different level of professionalism. In addition, the whole company is different from training standards to a corporate culture. The bottom line is that you're probably in better hands when flying in a Mesaba operated aircraft than that of a Pinnacle one.
AZJ
AZJ