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Old 03-21-2016, 02:42 PM
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Random question, any talks on sharklet retro fit on the older fleet?
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Old 03-21-2016, 04:31 PM
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That sure is a random question. Does Airbus even make a retrofit? I doubt it will happen. You may have to settle and fly a 4 year old a320 with the old wing tips.
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Old 03-21-2016, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by OCCP
That sure is a random question. Does Airbus even make a retrofit? I doubt it will happen. You may have to settle and fly a 4 year old a320 with the old wing tips.
They do Airbus launches Sharklet retrofit for in-service A320 Family aircraft | Airbus Press release.

The fuel savings would make a big difference fleet wide, and since VX is primarily transcon flying the 4% savings would add up quickly. But currently it's fuel vs install costs I'm curious about.
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Old 03-21-2016, 05:44 PM
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Interesting. I wonder how it lengthens the aircraft service life
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Old 03-22-2016, 11:54 AM
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Has anyone applied using a Mac computer? It seems when I upload my Resume & cover letter it says "c:/fakepath" and then the file name. Not sure if that is normal because its a mac or if its not actually uploading to the system.
I saved my resume and cover letter as a word .docx file. Seemed to fix the problem.
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Old 03-22-2016, 12:12 PM
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Bypassing continues and most junior CA upgrade a 09/2011 hire.
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Old 03-22-2016, 01:54 PM
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Bypassing continues and most junior CA upgrade a 09/2011 hire.

Forgive my ignorance...bypassing? Would that be when an FO says no thanks to an upgrade? Would that just be to keep a good schedule?
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Old 03-22-2016, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by EMScapt
Forgive my ignorance...bypassing? Would that be when an FO says no thanks to an upgrade? Would that just be to keep a good schedule?
Yes. And could be many reasons, including the one you cited.
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Old 03-22-2016, 01:57 PM
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I think there's about 50 or so that bypassed. But we are also towards the end of our growth cycle so I doubt it will go lower than that
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Old 03-22-2016, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by OCCP
I think there's about 50 or so that bypassed. But we are also towards the end of our growth cycle so I doubt it will go lower than that
What growth cycle?
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