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07-08-2015, 10:34 AM
#1201
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Joined APC: Dec 2014
Position: Upside down, in the weeds and on fire
Posts: 239
07-08-2015, 10:37 AM
#1202
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Joined APC: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,750
From what I'm hearing over here at PDT, DCA and PHL were a done deal for us, you guys would move most of your ops to ORD. They almost made an announcement a few weeks ago then something threw a wrench in the works and the announcement was postponed. Now I'm hearing all sorts of rumors like PDT might take over in ORD or another LAA hub, and AWAC will stay put. The people I talk to in the know are saying they have no idea what's going on now. If I had to guess I think it will come down to what AWAC management will accept. There are a lot of costs associated with relocating the operation to ORD, and with their long term future with AA uncertain they probably don't want to make that investment.
As mentioned, anyone who came here thinking the four bases we now have would be permanent is delusional. ORD was as much a 'fortress' base for AWAC as it's possible to have and ATW was open from Day 1 of the company. And suddenly everything changed.
Nothing is ever permanent in this business.
I could see ORF changing someday but that will take a seismic change at the company because they have a lot invested in the MX facility and finding a new hangar might not be so easy, though the MKE hangar is underutilized.
07-09-2015, 09:45 PM
#1203
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Joined APC: Jan 2015
Posts: 67
On the aa pax agent FB Q&A..." The employees of those non wholly owned ..will no longer be able to list on wings or jetnet..there are going to a system where they list on I'd travel and then submit the listing to there travel office to get ticketed..will be a 3/5 day notice ..so they wont be able to just come out of nowhere and get on "
07-10-2015, 05:17 AM
#1204
Tier 3 Candidate
Joined APC: Jun 2007
Position: Canadair Gosh
Posts: 609
A mechanic in CLT this morning was walking around my plane taking pictures. When I asked him what he was doing ( I figured something was broken so bad he wanted to keep a picture), he said he had been told to take pictures of all the ZW aircraft he sees so they can determine which airplanes go to paint in August first. It made sense to send the ugliest ones first, and this is the first effort I have seen towards us actually getting our planes painted and not "in principle".
07-10-2015, 06:42 AM
#1205
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Joined APC: Feb 2011
Posts: 2,147
A mechanic in CLT this morning was walking around my plane taking pictures. When I asked him what he was doing ( I figured something was broken so bad he wanted to keep a picture), he said he had been told to take pictures of all the ZW aircraft he sees so they can determine which airplanes go to paint in August first. It made sense to send the ugliest ones first, and this is the first effort I have seen towards us actually getting our planes painted and not "in principle".
07-10-2015, 08:18 AM
#1207
Tier 3 Candidate
Joined APC: Jun 2007
Position: Canadair Gosh
Posts: 609
MX control confirmed they are looking for the ugliest birds to paint in August.
In other news read in another post PDT getting a base in PHL, but I ain't mad. They have gates 1-9 and 17-23 or something. So they already have a good presence there. If they push us out to another base I will be happy to leave them Philly.
In other news read in another post PDT getting a base in PHL, but I ain't mad. They have gates 1-9 and 17-23 or something. So they already have a good presence there. If they push us out to another base I will be happy to leave them Philly.
07-10-2015, 08:24 AM
#1208
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Joined APC: Aug 2007
Posts: 2,010
MX control confirmed they are looking for the ugliest birds to paint in August.
In other news read in another post PDT getting a base in PHL, but I ain't mad. They have gates 1-9 and 17-23 or something. So they already have a good presence there. If they push us out to another base I will be happy to leave them Philly.
In other news read in another post PDT getting a base in PHL, but I ain't mad. They have gates 1-9 and 17-23 or something. So they already have a good presence there. If they push us out to another base I will be happy to leave them Philly.
07-10-2015, 08:32 AM
#1209
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Joined APC: Aug 2009
Posts: 841
07-10-2015, 11:29 AM
#1210
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Joined APC: Sep 2014
Posts: 1,316
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