Been reading about this here
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...=289157&page=2
but I think it deserves a thread of its own.
It would make sense with Tiger and the
VB jungle jet not far away, but then again QLink management have always said they (EA & SS) will never operate jets. And of course according to QF management they are only turboprop drivers and jets are too fast for them to handle. More Q400s are supposedly the preference but they can't get their hands on any at the moment.
Meanwhile, back at the CB base, EA are supposedly covering heaps of the SS flights SY-CB due to lack of SS crew and/or aircraft breakdowns. With 2 Eastern checkies currently undergoing Q400 training, Sunnies' hold on the CB base is looking a little shaky.