New Mexico detour

[Brownie]

Cubs plane in New Mexico with a medical emergency?

[Brownie]

Cubs plane in New Mexico with a medical emergency?

A non-player emergency

[Brownie]

Cubs plane in New Mexico with a medical emergency?

A non-player emergency

They also need a pilot. Current pilot out of hours.

[Brownie]

Per Flight Aware, plane still on the ground. Per Google it departed at 10:11 MDT.

[Chuck to Chuck]

Per Flight Aware, plane still on the ground. Per Google it departed at 10:11 MDT.

They aren't on a charter like Signature? Flying United?

[thehawk]

Per Flight Aware, plane still on the ground. Per Google it departed at 10:11 MDT.

They aren't on a charter like Signature? Flying United?

Not sure who owns or crews it (my guess its United), but its a dedicated Cubs jet flying United livery  (note the flight schedule http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL2504#flightPageActivityLog)

[Brownie]

Per Flight Aware, plane still on the ground. Per Google it departed at 10:11 MDT.

They aren't on a charter like Signature? Flying United?

Not sure who owns or crews it (my guess its United), but its a dedicated Cubs jet flying United livery  (note the flight schedule http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL2504#flightPageActivityLog)

What is interesting is that American signed a big sponsorship deal with the Cubs, and you would think they would be flying the team.

[Quality Start Machine]

I figured this was the issue.

[Saul Goodman]

Per Flight Aware, plane still on the ground. Per Google it departed at 10:11 MDT.

They aren't on a charter like Signature? Flying United?

Not sure who owns or crews it (my guess its United), but its a dedicated Cubs jet flying United livery  (note the flight schedule http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL2504#flightPageActivityLog)

What is interesting is that American signed a big sponsorship deal with the Cubs, and you would think they would be flying the team.

American canceled charter agreements with six NFL teams this season due to lack of available aircraft. Maintaining availability for an MLB team and its extremely demanding travel needs is, I imagine, quite a bit more difficult.

[PenFoe]

Per Flight Aware, plane still on the ground. Per Google it departed at 10:11 MDT.

They aren't on a charter like Signature? Flying United?

Not sure who owns or crews it (my guess its United), but its a dedicated Cubs jet flying United livery  (note the flight schedule http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL2504#flightPageActivityLog)

What is interesting is that American signed a big sponsorship deal with the Cubs, and you would think they would be flying the team.

American canceled charter agreements with six NFL teams this season due to lack of available aircraft. Maintaining availability for an MLB team and its extremely demanding travel needs is, I imagine, quite a bit more difficult.

Maybe we can get Al to dig into who owns the charter.

[Saul Goodman]

Per Flight Aware, plane still on the ground. Per Google it departed at 10:11 MDT.

They aren't on a charter like Signature? Flying United?

Not sure who owns or crews it (my guess its United), but its a dedicated Cubs jet flying United livery  (note the flight schedule http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL2504#flightPageActivityLog)

What is interesting is that American signed a big sponsorship deal with the Cubs, and you would think they would be flying the team.

American canceled charter agreements with six NFL teams this season due to lack of available aircraft. Maintaining availability for an MLB team and its extremely demanding travel needs is, I imagine, quite a bit more difficult.

Maybe we can get Al to dig into who owns the charter.

Let's also ask him what's the team's record when Pat leaves a growler in the forward lav instead of the aft lav. Actually, I bet he already knows.

[Saul Goodman]

Per Flight Aware, plane still on the ground. Per Google it departed at 10:11 MDT.

They aren't on a charter like Signature? Flying United?

Most Part 135 operators don't have the kind of aircraft it takes to ferry major league (and major collegiate) sports teams around because operating those is expensive. Signature might be able to refer you to an operator with a 20-seat business jet but anything larger than that is rare. You need transport-category aircraft, which means you're dealing with the airlines' side businesses. The only times I've flown on a sports charter, they were either United planes or an independent operator's Dornier 328JET.

[Quality Start Machine]

Per Flight Aware, plane still on the ground. Per Google it departed at 10:11 MDT.

They aren't on a charter like Signature? Flying United?

Most Part 135 operators don't have the kind of aircraft it takes to ferry major league (and major collegiate) sports teams around because operating those is expensive. Signature might be able to refer you to an operator with a 20-seat business jet but anything larger than that is rare. You need transport-category aircraft, which means you're dealing with the airlines' side businesses. The only times I've flown on a sports charter, they were either United planes or an independent operator's Dornier 328JET.

It's not just the passengers, there's also a fuckload of equipment.

[R-V]

Is this the most boring thread in the history of Desipio?

[flannj]

Is this the most boring thread in the history of Desipio?

No.
Although any thread in "Mom's Basement" could qualify.