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02-07-2015, 11:59 AM
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02-07-2015, 12:33 PM
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Since they are going to use the 717 on the LAX-SFO shuttle, LAX would seem like the no-brainer choice for a base to me. You need ready access to reserves for that operation and like you said, the airplanes would just use the gates the RJs they replace are using.
Also, LAX would seem like a much better choice for a short haul aircraft with access to LAS, SFO, OAK, SJC, PHX, TUS, ABQ, SAN, DEN, SMF, SEA, PDX etc. RJs are already on many of the routes and they take the same gate space.
Plus, LA is a much bigger market.
Flyallnite was all over that. Hope he's right.
Also, LAX would seem like a much better choice for a short haul aircraft with access to LAS, SFO, OAK, SJC, PHX, TUS, ABQ, SAN, DEN, SMF, SEA, PDX etc. RJs are already on many of the routes and they take the same gate space.
Plus, LA is a much bigger market.
Flyallnite was all over that. Hope he's right.
02-07-2015, 01:44 PM
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02-07-2015, 02:16 PM
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Any chance there was a typo on the update and it was meant to say that they expect to make a decision by the end of this year regarding if/where there might be a west coast base? Having a west coast base by the end of 2015 seems to contradict what is mentioned earlier in the same paragraph.
Am I reading it wrong?
Am I reading it wrong?
That's why I say I hope this goes gangbusters on the west coast. It is a great high cycle jet with good runway performance, maybe not the range of an rj but good enough.
02-07-2015, 02:31 PM
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I was told by an unofficial source that they have significant gate space issues in LAX and SEA so they were looking at SLC.
They have most of the B concourse used by RJ's now that the 717 could use if they shuffled the RJ's back over to E. They also have enough throughput at the airport to add at least another entire bank of arrivals and departures.
I don't get how that solves gate space issues though. Doesn't matter where we put the base, we would still use the same amount of gates in LAX and SEA. Not sure I believe the rumor, but there must be something to it if CR is saying SLC is in the running. (Lots of CR9 flying and 319 flying in SLC that the 717 could be doing).
They have most of the B concourse used by RJ's now that the 717 could use if they shuffled the RJ's back over to E. They also have enough throughput at the airport to add at least another entire bank of arrivals and departures.
I don't get how that solves gate space issues though. Doesn't matter where we put the base, we would still use the same amount of gates in LAX and SEA. Not sure I believe the rumor, but there must be something to it if CR is saying SLC is in the running. (Lots of CR9 flying and 319 flying in SLC that the 717 could be doing).
02-07-2015, 03:22 PM
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In 2009 our wonderful executive team put all their eggs in the AS codeshare basket, then we voted yes to extend it in C2012. From that point in time CAL opened a 737 operation to augment the UAL WB flying while AS, AA and UAL maneuvered as required to maintain a strong foot print out west. Makes one wonder what would have happened had our fNWA and DALPA MEC worked together to end the AS codeshare. In the later case DAL would have had access to fNWA Terminal 2. Not trying to live in the past, but sometimes saying no is good for the company as a whole. Remember execs only have to shine to the shareholders during their tenure and then hit the EJECT button. You and I are stuck here for 25-40 years. We are now a smarter group, I am happy to see the MEC focused in scope. Not sure how we will resolve the LAX gate space.
02-07-2015, 03:42 PM
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So what do you guys think about a West coast 717 base? If it is to support a LAX-SFO-SEA type of shuttle then LAX or SEA would seem logical.
If this is the case I would think LAX would get it because it is already providing the Gates for the Compass flights that do this now.
The dispatch from the Kremlin (Crew resources update) also mentioned SLC. This would seem to be a long-shot but for some reason the company seems hesitant to open domiciles in LAX. For example LAX will have three 777 departures this summer with no domicile - DTW has a 777 domicile with zero departures.
There is talk of a LAX 777 micro-base, what is a micro-base?
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If this is the case I would think LAX would get it because it is already providing the Gates for the Compass flights that do this now.
The dispatch from the Kremlin (Crew resources update) also mentioned SLC. This would seem to be a long-shot but for some reason the company seems hesitant to open domiciles in LAX. For example LAX will have three 777 departures this summer with no domicile - DTW has a 777 domicile with zero departures.
There is talk of a LAX 777 micro-base, what is a micro-base?Scoop
02-07-2015, 03:55 PM
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Fellas, March bidding question:
I have vacation in March. Should I bid reserve?
4 days of vacation = 13.0 hours of credit in March
80 hr ALV for March = 67 hours left for a potential reserve line, no?
How many days would I be on reserve?
Would my guarantee still be 80 if I didn't fly above 67 hours? (e.g. I could fly 30 hours and get paid for 80 or fly 72 hours and get paid for 85)
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I have vacation in March. Should I bid reserve?
4 days of vacation = 13.0 hours of credit in March
80 hr ALV for March = 67 hours left for a potential reserve line, no?
How many days would I be on reserve?
Would my guarantee still be 80 if I didn't fly above 67 hours? (e.g. I could fly 30 hours and get paid for 80 or fly 72 hours and get paid for 85)
Thanks
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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/07/bu...greements.html
The chief executives of American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines recently joined together to quietly lobby the Obama administration to restrict access by fast-growing rivals based in the Persian Gulf. They cited unfair competition from the Middle East carriers Emirates, Etihad Airlines and Qatar Airways, which they say receive large government subsidies that put domestic carriers at a disadvantage.
The chief executives of American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines recently joined together to quietly lobby the Obama administration to restrict access by fast-growing rivals based in the Persian Gulf. They cited unfair competition from the Middle East carriers Emirates, Etihad Airlines and Qatar Airways, which they say receive large government subsidies that put domestic carriers at a disadvantage.
02-07-2015, 04:31 PM
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Fellas, March bidding question:
I have vacation in March. Should I bid reserve?
4 days of vacation = 13.0 hours of credit in March
80 hr ALV for March = 67 hours left for a potential reserve line, no?
How many days would I be on reserve?
Would my guarantee still be 80 if I didn't fly above 67 hours? (e.g. I could fly 30 hours and get paid for 80 or fly 72 hours and get paid for 85)
Thanks
I have vacation in March. Should I bid reserve?
4 days of vacation = 13.0 hours of credit in March
80 hr ALV for March = 67 hours left for a potential reserve line, no?
How many days would I be on reserve?
Would my guarantee still be 80 if I didn't fly above 67 hours? (e.g. I could fly 30 hours and get paid for 80 or fly 72 hours and get paid for 85)
Thanks
With 4 days of vacation in March and an ALV of 80 (normal Reserve guarantee of 78) you have a Reserve guarantee of 80:36 . You will be on call 16 days with 10 X-days, unless your category gets the extra X day in which you would be on call 15 days with 11 X-days.
You can fly zero hours and you will still get paid for 80:36. There is a great Reserve Calculator that figures this out for every month and takes training, vacation, and MIL LV into account. I think you can download it from the DALPA site.
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