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06-05-2019, 07:10 AM
#8091
New Hire
Joined APC: Dec 2018
Posts: 9
Right, I’ve seen nothing but negativity from this forum, but heard largely great things from pilots out on the line. I’m weighing options for the future and can’t figure out where I stand with JetBlue. I’d like to ask all of you a question to help me with this.
If you had the option to do most of your life over, knowing the things you know now, would you return to JetBlue? Why or why not?
If you had the option to do most of your life over, knowing the things you know now, would you return to JetBlue? Why or why not?
06-05-2019, 07:45 AM
#8092
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2007
Posts: 2,008
Right, I’ve seen nothing but negativity from this forum, but heard largely great things from pilots out on the line. I’m weighing options for the future and can’t figure out where I stand with JetBlue. I’d like to ask all of you a question to help me with this.
If you had the option to do most of your life over, knowing the things you know now, would you return to JetBlue? Why or why not?
If you had the option to do most of your life over, knowing the things you know now, would you return to JetBlue? Why or why not?
06-05-2019, 07:49 AM
#8093
The REAL Bluedriver
Joined APC: Sep 2011
Position: Airbus Capt
Posts: 6,918
Right, I’ve seen nothing but negativity from this forum, but heard largely great things from pilots out on the line. I’m weighing options for the future and can’t figure out where I stand with JetBlue. I’d like to ask all of you a question to help me with this.
If you had the option to do most of your life over, knowing the things you know now, would you return to JetBlue? Why or why not?
If you had the option to do most of your life over, knowing the things you know now, would you return to JetBlue? Why or why not?
But, that is rumour (JB CEO is British) only, and there is no public plan for the airline that would justify that much hiring.
To answer your question, none of us really know until our retirement day if we made the right decision as this industry changes soo fast.
06-05-2019, 08:14 AM
#8094
Covfefe
Joined APC: Jun 2015
Posts: 3,001
Rumor of 3,100 pilots to be hired over the next 5 years. *IF* true, obviously a good time to be hired.
But, that is rumour (JB CEO is British) only, and there is no public plan for the airline that would justify that much hiring.
To answer your question, none of us really know until our retirement day if we made the right decision as this industry changes soo fast.
But, that is rumour (JB CEO is British) only, and there is no public plan for the airline that would justify that much hiring.
To answer your question, none of us really know until our retirement day if we made the right decision as this industry changes soo fast.
06-05-2019, 08:21 AM
#8095
Banned
Joined APC: Apr 2011
Posts: 1,473
Right, I’ve seen nothing but negativity from this forum, but heard largely great things from pilots out on the line. I’m weighing options for the future and can’t figure out where I stand with JetBlue. I’d like to ask all of you a question to help me with this.
If you had the option to do most of your life over, knowing the things you know now, would you return to JetBlue? Why or why not?
If you had the option to do most of your life over, knowing the things you know now, would you return to JetBlue? Why or why not?
06-05-2019, 08:26 AM
#8096
The REAL Bluedriver
Joined APC: Sep 2011
Position: Airbus Capt
Posts: 6,918
Even if JB keeps all 60 E190s, JB has only a fixed number of planes on order and can’t get any/many more delivery slots in the next 5 years. 60+85=145 new planes with 60 planned 190 returns/sales/retirements. Let’s assume those 60 stay for the sake of mathing this out. 145*16 pilots per plane=2,320. Plus another couple hundred for CBA staffing. Call it 2500 needed on the list. Unless somehow they crap out a bunch of additional planes, and attrition picks up, would there be any reason to hire 3100? I would say 1400 added to the list in 5 years is more realistic with what is known today and doable, so maybe hiring 2,000 over 5 years to account for attrition.
One possible theory? The 60 A220s ordered for Moxy are a place-holding ruse...
It's been *1* of my working theories.
06-05-2019, 08:33 AM
#8097
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2008
Posts: 786
Why keep them when the 220 does it for 30% less.
06-05-2019, 08:34 AM
#8098
Covfefe
Joined APC: Jun 2015
Posts: 3,001
Only thing I do think will happen is they keep some a little longer than a direct 1:1 replacement as spares to help with the transition. Then possibly some of the owned ones a little longer if they have nowhere to sell them and can use them on a handful of routes that are still making money with it. If they are making money with it and holding onto slots with it, no reason to park it until more A220s get on property. JG said at one point not too long ago she’s butting heads with the CFO on keeping some of them. She wants to keep some of them, he obviously wants them gone ASAP.
06-05-2019, 08:43 AM
#8099
Banned
Joined APC: Apr 2011
Posts: 1,473
I don’t think they will keep them either, I just used that as a possibility to show the only math possible to get anywhere close to supporting this asinine 3100 rumor.
Only thing I do think will happen is they keep some a little longer than a direct 1:1 replacement as spares to help with the transition. Then possibly some of the owned ones a little longer if they have nowhere to sell them and can use them on a handful of routes that are still making money with it. If they are making money with it and holding onto slots with it, no reason to park it until more A220s get on property. JG said at one point not too long ago she’s butting heads with the CFO on keeping some of them. She wants to keep some of them, he obviously wants them gone ASAP.
Only thing I do think will happen is they keep some a little longer than a direct 1:1 replacement as spares to help with the transition. Then possibly some of the owned ones a little longer if they have nowhere to sell them and can use them on a handful of routes that are still making money with it. If they are making money with it and holding onto slots with it, no reason to park it until more A220s get on property. JG said at one point not too long ago she’s butting heads with the CFO on keeping some of them. She wants to keep some of them, he obviously wants them gone ASAP.
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