Alaska General Discussion
10-30-2023, 10:40 AM
#1211
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Plain and simple United is doing what Alaska can’t ever seem to do. Grow. Adding more pilot bases simply adds to what AS won’t invest in doing, attract and retain. Delta is jumping on board with this model as well. Alaska has found themselves tucked back into a corner yet again. Growth at this airline is a word they've never known how to use. Interesting times ahead for the Eskimo.
We would be at 5000 on the seniority list if captains would just stop telling people to leave.
Right OTZ?
10-30-2023, 10:50 AM
#1212
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Yup, AS management was totally blindsided by this. I guess the plan is to just shut down, there is no way for AS to recruit or compete with UAL. I mean they have 4 gates plus one overflow for 2024. SK has been talking about SEA since he took the reins at UAL, he has two options, buy AS or DA… Good luck!
@ Seatac Alaska 55, Delta 24, and UAL 4…. 😂🙄🙄
@ Seatac Alaska 55, Delta 24, and UAL 4…. 😂🙄🙄
10-30-2023, 10:54 AM
#1213
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OTZ mixed up his numbers a few weeks ago. He said a 787 announcement by September. I think he meant we’ll soon be doing a 8 hour flight on a 737. Happens to the best of us. 🤣 His insider info is diminishing like Alaska’s growth (too soon?).
10-30-2023, 12:18 PM
#1214
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If we had 5,000 pilots we would be furloughing. We need about 3400 active to handle summer 2024.
10-30-2023, 01:30 PM
#1215
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Don’t forget this amazing “new fleet” Alaska has. Maybe throw in how awesome that credit card is as well.
OTZ mixed up his numbers a few weeks ago. He said a 787 announcement by September. I think he meant we’ll soon be doing a 8 hour flight on a 737. Happens to the best of us. 🤣 His insider info is diminishing like Alaska’s growth (too soon?).
OTZ mixed up his numbers a few weeks ago. He said a 787 announcement by September. I think he meant we’ll soon be doing a 8 hour flight on a 737. Happens to the best of us. 🤣 His insider info is diminishing like Alaska’s growth (too soon?).
10-30-2023, 01:42 PM
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10-30-2023, 03:15 PM
#1217
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10-30-2023, 05:57 PM
#1218
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Plain and simple United is doing what Alaska can’t ever seem to do. Grow. Adding more pilot bases simply adds to what AS won’t invest in doing, attract and retain. Delta is jumping on board with this model as well. Alaska has found themselves tucked back into a corner yet again. Growth at this airline is a word they've never known how to use. Interesting times ahead for the Eskimo.
Does SK just come in and tell the port “Hello I’m very smart and Alaska is too dumb to grow so I’d like 10 of their gates to steal pilots from Alaska,” and the port responds with, “wow you are very smart you can have all the C gates?@
10-30-2023, 06:08 PM
#1220
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Plain and simple United is doing what Alaska can’t ever seem to do. Grow. Adding more pilot bases simply adds to what AS won’t invest in doing, attract and retain. Delta is jumping on board with this model as well. Alaska has found themselves tucked back into a corner yet again. Growth at this airline is a word they've never known how to use. Interesting times ahead for the Eskimo.
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