Similar problem at SJC - the head of a big company (Cisco?) wanted to fly his G4 into San Jose after the curfew. Because it was too heavy, it wasn't allowed - EVEN THOUGH it was less noisy than larger aircraft! Repeat after me: The inmates are in control of the asylum. David R http://home.attbi.com/~damiross http://home.attbi.com/~damiross/books.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Wright" <jwright@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 17:32 Subject: Re: [AIRLINE] AS at LGB > I'm sure the F28s don't have the legs to make to LGB (QX was flying them > SEA-FAT, though). I'm just suggesting flying F28s into LGB (which they can > do to their hearts content because there are plenty of small-plane slots) > would be a way to apply a little pressure to the locals. The F28s are > without question the loudest things that operate at SEA! > > It seems dumb--noise is the name of the game and a 737-700 is a heckuva lot > quieter than an F28, yet which one are they allowed to fly? Weight-based > rules seem really stupid. I'm sure Larry Ellison agrees! > > And I actually flew AS from LGB to SEA (with a stop in OAK) once. The > highlight of that trip was it was my first time on a plane with the "new" > (i.e., the current) livery. > > Cheers, > Jon > -- > Jon Wright > mailto:jwright@xxxxxxxxxxx > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alireza Alivandivafa" <DEmocrat2n@xxxxxxx> > To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 5:24 PM > Subject: Re: AS at LGB > > > > Alaska got 3 of jetBlue's big jet slots in the settlement (robbery). AA > got > > the other 2. AS has until later this year to use the slots, or they > revert to > > B6. I believe AA is already using their's. The Horizon slots have > nothing > > to do with that. I don't think the F28s have the capacity they want into > LGB, > > since they are using the CRJ7s. >