compass airlines

[nwaflygirl]

hello, long time lurker, first time poster!

there is a rumour going around a nwa F/A forum that a "compass" flight was flown recently from MSP-IAD under the livery of either nwa or nw airlink. i have NO idea if this is true, but i was thinking that maybe someone around here heard of this 'flight' and perhaps could confirm it?

thanks!

 

[jenny@nw]

hello, long time lurker, first time poster!

there is a rumour going around a nwa F/A forum that a "compass" flight was flown recently from MSP-IAD under the livery of either nwa or nw airlink. i have NO idea if this is true, but i was thinking that maybe someone around here heard of this 'flight' and perhaps could confirm it?

thanks!

The F/A forum said it wasn't true.

 

[Kev3188]

Not true...

 

[NewHampshire Black Bears]

Mabey it was WN "in drag" ?? :down: :down:

NH/BB's

 

[Jet Tech]

hello, long time lurker, first time poster!

there is a rumour going around a nwa F/A forum that a "compass" flight was flown recently from MSP-IAD under the livery of either nwa or nw airlink. i have NO idea if this is true, but i was thinking that maybe someone around here heard of this 'flight' and perhaps could confirm it?

thanks!

I don't know about a revenue flt, but some of the upper level exe's recently test flew a few different aircraft types trying to determine which A/C to operate. I doubt that we are even close to kicking off. The last estimate I heard put us into April of next year before we start revenue flts. Part of the reason for that as I understand it is due to Maintenance Manuals and procedures needing to be retrofitted to NWA standards. When we bought the cert of the old airline (the name escapes me right now) we picked up all their manuals, which need some work. Hope that helps

 

[PurduePete]

Here is some news on Northwest's latest attempt to get Compass Airlines off the ground...

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006609120420

Northwest Airlines Inc. came a step closer Monday to starting its new commuter carrier, a key part of its restructuring plan.

The U.S. Department of Transportation said it plans to let the Northwest subsidiary, Compass Airlines, start flying out of Dulles International Airport in Virginia in October.

The department opened a 14-day window to hear objections.

Northwest, which has been reorganizing under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for nearly a year, plans to use the subsidiary to fly passengers to its hubs -- Detroit; Minneapolis and Memphis, Tenn. -- and a network of small and midsize cities.

Compass would use Federal Aviation Administration certification that Northwest bought for $2 million from Independence Air, which closed its Dulles-based operation in January.

"The DOT action is another key milestone in the certification process of Compass Airlines," Northwest said.

In documents filed Monday, the Department of Transportation said Northwest plans to start flights between Dulles and Minneapolis using a 50-seat jet in October, a launch date that has been pushed back twice.

Northwest had applied for permission to start Compass operations at the end of March.

By March next year, the airline expects to start flying 76-seat planes -- a size Northwest has said better fits demand in small and midsize cities compared to 34-, 50- and 69-seat planes its other commuters fly and Northwest's smallest plane, a 100-seat DC9.

 

[Kev3188]

Wasn't one of the complications that Mesaba had possession of the CRJ they wanted to use on the inaugural route, and they didn't want to give it up?

 

[Kev3188]

(bump)

Compass now has it's own website....


...And they're hiring! Polish up those resumes gang! Hooray for everything!

 

[jenny@nw]

(bump)

Compass now has it's own website....
...And they're hiring! Polish up those resumes gang! Hooray for everything!

OOOOH! An auditor job! Too bad I wasn't single ... just run around with a pad and pen to pick up phone numbers... That's what those are really for!

Wha? Forgot a pin in the bar? who? Do you need a pin?

Where does this cap go? Fuel cap? For what?

 

[AP Tech]

I believe they plan on using Embraer 170 or 190 class of aircraft. I believe some have already attended the training classes although it sounds like Compass will just be an airline on paper with the majority of employee's contracted out. After all NW has Cohen involved....

 

[groundcontrol]

I believe they plan on using Embraer 170 or 190 class of aircraft. I believe some have already attended the training classes although it sounds like Compass will just be an airline on paper with the majority of employee's contracted out. After all NW has Cohen involved....

Who wants to run a company with employees now a days?
Certainly not NW.