Good news: Piedmont just picked up a bunch of new planes
Bad news: They're not going to fly
Seems Envoy just dumped a bunch of their parked E145s on Piedmont's door. Not all of them, but a fair share. Makes sense for PDT to be looking after them instead of Envoy.
It was a new delivery from Embraer. I was just curious on the “BS” registration. I’m not that close to it but seemed odd to me. Envoy has been using seemingly random combinations of letters for the last handful of registrations. They were using initials of key Envoy folks for a while (example RN fo...
Jump to postI think that Embrear E-types are no longer an option for Hawaiian: Aurigny will sell its E-195 due to too high maintenance costs and too low reliability. (Aurigny connects the British Channel Islands to the UK and French mainlands. Although a smaller scope, their flight durations are comparable to ...
Jump to postDocLightning wrote:How do the slat actuator tracks wind up out of alignment?
Big news from Embraer.
https://embraer.com/global/en/news?slug ... r-aircraft
Looks like Envoy is finally speeding up those registration changes. N809MD just got changed to N782SM, and that's one of numerous that have changed this week.
Jump to postAir Transat/Flair got in trouble for this a few years ago when they still operated the 737-400s. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/flair-newleaf-airtransat-aircanada-westjet-airlines-cancun-vacation-discount-airlines-1.4096090 I think the bigger issue was that they were selling the flight as a direct...
Jump to postMesa stock currently down about 9% as the airline delays it's earnings report.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/mesa- ... s-6c32a1e9
The airline was claiming that they would be waiting for the ground to become rock-solid. Right now, they are having temperatures in between -10 and -20 centigrade, and, I believe, it has been freezing there for more than a month. Just because the top layer is frozen doesn't mean it's "safe&quo...
Jump to postLooking at their stock today, looks like they had quite the jump in price. All airlines had some growth today, but Mesa seems to have been the largest at over 26%. I can't really find a good reason for this.
Jump to postHow "Expressjet" is this new company? Like is it a reuse of name or are they using stuff from the original Expressjet?
Jump to posthttps://www.reuters.com/business/aerosp ... 023-10-19/
Four more E175s for Envoy, meaning 11 unfulfilled orders.
aaflyer222 wrote:is yx ending e170 flying at aa? all 5 currently operating as aa are parked at yx bases since 10.04.23
N453YX has been reregistered as N312BT. N448YX should also now be N306DD.
Jump to postSurprising, but also not really.
An aging 737 classic fleet and Allegiant/Avelo/Global Crossing taking more and more business.
I just figured they were in a better financial position.
TallFlyer wrote:MQ E170 N821MD ferried from MQT to ORD this afternoon to enter revenue service.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/N821MD
A lot of airlines that painted their wings dark like that don't do it anymore. Likely for cost/weight savings. Darker paint = thicker coat = more weight. When Southwest had their 737-300s in the desert gold scheme, they had the darker wing paint. When they went to canyon blue they switch to the ligh...
Jump to postMO11 wrote:N957LR sold to American yesterday for PSA.
TallFlyer wrote:MQ E170 N784DP (N873RW) is en route from MQT to ORD to enter revenue service.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/N784DP
So, here's the next question. Would passengers choose Air India direct or would they still choose to go DFW-DOH-HYD on Qatar? Given the reputation of Air India (even with new management) vs Qatar, I would choose QR over and over again. The trip times don't even look like they would be drastically di...
Jump to postyukisaviation wrote:If the belly wasn’t painted I would have liked it
Looks like the SSJ will also change name to SJ-100.
https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/ ... mes-sj-100
And you thought their planes were yellow before! 
Not to victim blame, but usually if an airline says "don't leave the hotel", there is some precedent behind it.
Jump to postIt's apparently the same plane! It's former CP-2313 for LAB. Was suppose to be PK-LSE with Lorena Air in Indonesia, but it looks like they went bust before it entered service and was sitting for a while after that. It's a '96 build, which is surprising how young it was when it sat. Sources: https://...
Jump to postLooks like Eagle is making it's way back to SJU next month. https://i.imgur.com/1fnUZT5.png Has that route ever been Eagle out of MIA? Other than deep COVID when even LGA/MIA included an E175 flight. That routes sees an occasion 772 from MIA. Other than delivery flights and the occasional diversion...
Jump to postLooks like Eagle is making it's way back to SJU next month.
Bear242 wrote:N635RW E170 is on it way to Envoy at ABI
YX9985 from Louisville to Abilene https://fr24.com/RPA9985/30b66bb4
Envoy's 842-845 has been allegedly sold off.
Jump to postExactly. Comes across as deep paranoia by some. Opposite scenario: what do they think would happen if a Russian pax jet had to make an emergency landing in USA? Would the pax be denied food/shelter? Or would we bus everyone to a prison? The opposite wouldn’t be a Russian airliner diverting to the U...
Jump to postPSA news: Lucky number 7! We’re pleased to share that we are adding 7 Bombardier CRJ 900 NextGen aircraft to our fleet in 2023 to continue supporting the regional operations of American Airlines. We are excited to add these aircraft equipped with the latest enhancements, allowing operational flexib...
Jump to postAnyone familiar with ramp ops who can comment on what might have gone wrong to have caused this? Contamination is usually the culprit. It got so bad in ORD that they installed "condom" bags for over the plugs when not attached to the aircraft. Rampers in winter were letting the plugs drop...
Jump to postI believe today is the last day of Envoy E145 operations. Both arrive in Chicago at 4:00pm. MQ4233 N933JN from CWA MQ4231 N908AE from COU Yep. The following "final" flights are loaded for today/tomorrow. Not sure what is happening with the ABI planes just yet. 908 - 9860 to ABI 5/31 923 -...
Jump to postCLE Concourse D being allowed to sit and rot because it’s still on lease even though UA pulled out 10 years ago.
Jump to postMQ E145 N908AE is en route on a ferry flight (AA9859) from ORD to ROC for apparent transfer to PT. ROC isn’t a PT maintenance base but PT does serve ROC with the 145 from BOS and PHL. Or perhaps it’s a random positioning flight by MQ? https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/N908AE Looks like it...
Jump to posttp1040 wrote:Well, this is underwhelming. Another new Citation.
https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/textron-aviation-unveils-new-cessna-citation-ascend-business-jet
This was internal communication 3 weeks ago by Eric Morgan Piedmont CEO. Interesting, I knew the plan was to keep the E145s through 2030 but hadn't seen anything about being 100 aircraft. Think Piedmont will be be able to double their staffing in the next three years? Do you also think there will b...
Jump to postN612AE to ferry to MZJ. This should be the last -145 to be retired to MZJ. The rest should be transfers to PDT.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ENY ... /KABI/KMZJ
But, yes, something is definitely wrong with the training (or the individual FA) if this is a trend and/or ends up badly. I'll take 100 mistakes over an abduction any day. I personally had an experience this week that I almost reported suspected human trafficking to my flight's FA. I was on a fligh...
Jump to postDo anyone if N357FC is coming to Envoy it hasn't fly in a very long time until now YX9985 from Louisville to Louisville https://fr24.com/RPA9985/303573db It isn't in the current list of frames coming over (about half of which haven't come over yet) but that doesn't rule anything out. If AA can sour...
Jump to postMLIAA wrote:Bear242 wrote:N809MD another E170 for Envoy
YX9985 from Louisville to Abilene https://fr24.com/RPA9985/30288c89
Glad to see Envoy gobbling up every last E170 they can find. Great for the company with scope, great for customers, and crews like them too.
If im not mistaken today was supposed to be the final operating day for Envoy's E145 fleet rite ???? My understanding is that tomorrow 5/4 will be the last day of MQ E145 revenue service. The schedule seems to confirm that, and Envoy Capt Ric Wilson confirmed that was the plan as well on Twitter: @...
Jump to postN634RW has been reregistered as N779RN. MQ E145 N661JA is en route from SGF to MZJ for retirement. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/N661JA How many of the remaining MQ E145s are getting retired versus transferring to PT? I know of at least three more that are still in service. 612 has bee...
Jump to postN448YX entered revenue service with Envoy.
N846AE, N847AE, N848AE, N849AE have been removed from the fleet.
So far the mixture of ERJ-170s obtained by Envoy include: ERJ-170LR MTOW 37,200kg (82,012lb) max 78 pax ERJ-170SE MTOW 37,200kg (82,012lb) max 70 pax ERJ-170STD MTOW 35,990kg (79,344lb) max 78 pax ERJ-170SU MTOW 37,200kg (82,012lb) max 76 pax I believe the aircraft physically have 12 Business seats...
Jump to postDoes anyone know the total number of E170's that Envoy is planning for as of now (including those on property, flying or not, and those that are "pending")? Just curious how large the fleet will be in the near-term. I’m pretty sure the goal is to get to 27 total by the end of this year. A...
Jump to postDoes anyone know the total number of E170's that Envoy is planning for as of now (including those on property, flying or not, and those that are "pending")? Just curious how large the fleet will be in the near-term. I am as well - I've never been on a -170; is it much different (from a pa...
Jump to postN868RW ferried to ABI:
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/RPA ... /KSDF/KABI
N905JH transferred to Piedmont.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N90 ... /KORD/KRIC