American Eagle moving into PDX?

subpilot · May 14th, 2008, 03:16

It appears that AE has won a ground handling contract at PDX and is actively looking for station managers and ramp agents. No plans yet to have flights into PDX but this could very will be the first step into the Northwest market. With Horizon going to an exclusive Q400 fleet there will be a vacuum in the <50 seat market in the next year or two.

3green · May 14th, 2008, 09:35

We also just replaced the Saab's on the Monterey trips(summer season for now only) with the ERJ. And according to one of our FA's I talked to the ERJ has replaced the Saab on the Fresno trips. So it looks like there is expansion of some type, not necessarily in a bunch of new cities we serve but an increase of seats(for now). An increase in westcoast flying would be a good thing for everyone here.

kellwolf · May 14th, 2008, 12:37

Could also just be Eagle's management getting income wherever they can. Air Whisky does a lot of NWA ground handling, but they don't operate any flights.

frog_flyer · May 15th, 2008, 11:57

Margin for ground handling stuff is pretty good. >15%

Flying the planes has been ~1%.

Eagle is trying to step it up the ground ops big time.

doug_or · May 17th, 2008, 04:33

Ground ops have nothing to do with flight ops. Air Whiskey still handles UAX. AE also won a bunch of Express Jet station in the SE I think. Piedmont handles USX station that they don't fly to. Alaska doesn't even handle their own planes in their biggest station (SEA).

May 14th, 2008, 03:16	#1
subpilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Afghanistan Posts: 730	American Eagle moving into PDX? It appears that AE has won a ground handling contract at PDX and is actively looking for station managers and ramp agents. No plans yet to have flights into PDX but this could very will be the first step into the Northwest market. With Horizon going to an exclusive Q400 fleet there will be a vacuum in the <50 seat market in the next year or two. __________________ Together We Served "Helicopters don't actually fly. They just beat the air into submission." -Firebird2XC

May 14th, 2008, 09:35	#2
3green Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: wish it was Oz, unfortunately its the airport Posts: 162	Re: American Eagle moving into PDX? We also just replaced the Saab's on the Monterey trips(summer season for now only) with the ERJ. And according to one of our FA's I talked to the ERJ has replaced the Saab on the Fresno trips. So it looks like there is expansion of some type, not necessarily in a bunch of new cities we serve but an increase of seats(for now). An increase in westcoast flying would be a good thing for everyone here.

May 14th, 2008, 12:37	#3
kellwolf Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 13,860	Re: American Eagle moving into PDX? Could also just be Eagle's management getting income wherever they can. Air Whisky does a lot of NWA ground handling, but they don't operate any flights. __________________ "I'm The Doctor, by the way. Run for your life!"

May 15th, 2008, 11:57	#4
frog_flyer Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: FTW Posts: 4,056 Blog Entries: 1	Re: American Eagle moving into PDX? Margin for ground handling stuff is pretty good. >15% Flying the planes has been ~1%. Eagle is trying to step it up the ground ops big time. __________________ "There needs to be more drinking here on JC. We need more ******* partying!" -Doug Taylor 210TT 20 ME Last edited by frog_flyer; May 15th, 2008 at 23:15.

May 17th, 2008, 04:33	#5
doug_or Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: too far east Posts: 107	Re: American Eagle moving into PDX? Ground ops have nothing to do with flight ops. Air Whiskey still handles UAX. AE also won a bunch of Express Jet station in the SE I think. Piedmont handles USX station that they don't fly to. Alaska doesn't even handle their own planes in their biggest station (SEA).

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