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US Airways Will Not Take Delivery Of CRJ-705

Flyingbronco05 From United States of America, joined May 2002, 3838 posts, RR: 3
Posted (9 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 2708 times:

US Airways Will Not Take Delivery of CRJ-705 Aircraft; Mesa Airlines to Operate CRJ-700 as US Airways Express

"ARLINGTON, Va., July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Airways said today that it has notified Bombardier Aerospace that it will not be taking delivery of the 25 CRJ-705 regional jet aircraft ordered in May, and instead, will contract with Mesa Airlines to fly at least 25, and perhaps as many as 55 70- seat regional jets under the US Airways Express name."

More at: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030709/dcw057_1.html

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Arrow From Canada, joined Jun 2002, 2582 posts, RR: 2
Reply 1, posted (9 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2611 times:

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So what's the bottom line for Bombardier? 25 705s don't get delivered? Or do they go somewhere else? Or do they ship more 700s? Press release doesn't clarify that.

Also -- I wonder if this is a negotiating ploy. I'm sure BBD will still sell them the 705s next week if they change their minds.

What a mess!

Never let the facts get in the way of a good story.

M717 From United States of America, joined Dec 2002, 608 posts, RR: 5
Reply 2, posted (9 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2589 times:

Of course this is a negotiating ploy. Just not one between US Airways and BBD, but U S Airways and ALPA.

[Edited 2003-07-09 22:17:14]

Elwood64151 From United States of America, joined Feb 2002, 2477 posts, RR: 7
Reply 3, posted (9 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2567 times:

Isn't MESA part of USAirways? Or at least partially owned? Wouldn't that mean that the end result is the same?

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M717 From United States of America, joined Dec 2002, 608 posts, RR: 5
Reply 4, posted (9 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2549 times:

Mesa is a contractor for US Airways (among others), and is not one of their wholly owned subsidiaries.

N79969 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 5, posted (9 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2543 times:

Mesa is completely independent of USAirways and actually provides regional services for a number of carriers. Actually the press release says that Mesa will operate 70-seat (CRJ-700) airplanes for USAirways so the fate of the -705 airplanes is unclear. Hopefully manufacturing has not begun...

[Edited 2003-07-09 22:17:13]

AWA22 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 6, posted (9 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2534 times:

"Isn't MESA part of USAirways? Or at least partially owned?"

As far as I know they are not.

Mariner From New Zealand, joined Nov 2001, 22718 posts, RR: 88
Reply 7, posted (9 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2450 times:

A couple of years ago, an investment company headed by the MESA CEO bought some shares (quite a lot) in US Airways.

Unless they sold them at a loss (not reported), these shares went bye-byes with the US Air bankruptcy.

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N79969 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (9 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2358 times:

Here is some clarification. The orders are being changed to CRJ-700s and those airplanes will go to Mesa instead of US. That was not clear to me at least until I read this:

http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/030709/airlines_usair_jets_3.html

Bombardier still makes a sale.

UA744Flagship From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 9, posted (9 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2341 times:

The only difference betwee the CRJ-705 and the CRJ-700 is the seat tracks.

The CRJ-705 has seat tracks for a "first class" section.

Otherwise, exactly the same aircraft.

N628AU From United States of America, joined Oct 2000, 324 posts, RR: 2
Reply 10, posted (9 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 2323 times:

That is not quite accurate. The -705 is a -900 fuselage configured for 75 seats. The -700 in a two class configuration seats 64 IIRC.

CcrlR From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 2203 posts, RR: 1
Reply 11, posted (9 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 2244 times:

Isn't MESA part of USAirways? Or at least partially owned?

Mesa Airlines is a independent express airline which has pilots flying for other major airline's express routes like Frontier, America West, and US Airways.

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