They could always get that CRJ on a TOL-DFW run...at least before they are having to play catch up against a SkyWest (DL) DFW sucking up all the O/D traffic.
They could always get that CRJ on a TOL-DFW run...at least before they are having to play catch up against a SkyWest (DL) DFW sucking up all the O/D traffic.
Loads are alright for the route, in the 90s with many flights blocking out full. IMHO it's a reliability issue. D+0 performance on the route was dismal, mostly due to integrating a new airframe into Eagle. It just took too long to troubleshoot the mechanicals that came up due to the learning curve for a new airframe, which is typical. It usually takes maintenance a year to work all the bugs out of a new system under operational conditions. Also, with the full loads and weather, it stretched CRJs performance envelope to it's upper limits for capacity and range.
Loads are alright for the route, in the 90s with many flights blocking out full. IMHO it's a reliability issue. D+0 performance on the route was dismal, mostly due to integrating a new airframe into Eagle. It just took too long to troubleshoot the mechanicals that came up due to the learning curve for a new airframe, which is typical. It usually takes maintenance a year to work all the bugs out of a new system under operational conditions. Also, with the full loads and weather, it stretched CRJs performance envelope to it's upper limits for capacity and range.
The media in Boise reported November loads as being a whole lot lower. A quote from an article says "(Gus Whitcomb, a spokesman for American Eagle.) said only 54.6 percent of the seats on its two daily round trip flights to Dallas were occupied in November. Those flights were made with 70-seat regional jets." http://www.idahostatesman.com/Business/sto...ry.asp?ID=28630
The media in Boise reported November loads as being a whole lot lower. A quote from an article says "(Gus Whitcomb, a spokesman for American Eagle.) said only 54.6 percent of the seats on its two daily round trip flights to Dallas were occupied in November. Those flights were made with 70-seat regional jets." http://www.idahostatesman.com/Business/sto...ry.asp?ID=28630
Could this have any thing to do with the accelerated F100 retirement?[BR][BR]The CRJ700's are going to be needed to replace routes where the F100 is going away. I figure that AA can make more money replacing an F100 with a CRJ700 on an existing route, rather than launching brand new service to markets unfamiliar with the AA product.
Could this have any thing to do with the accelerated F100 retirement?[BR][BR]The CRJ700's are going to be needed to replace routes where the F100 is going away. I figure that AA can make more money replacing an F100 with a CRJ700 on an existing route, rather than launching brand new service to markets unfamiliar with the AA product.