US Airways Calls
10-14-2013, 08:39 AM
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It would seem US Airways is adding capacity, but not airframes.
10-14-2013, 10:10 AM
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They seem to put out bids every 3-4 months. Considering that there was a November bid, it's not surprising that there wasn't one in January. February or March would seem more likely. That's just based on recent behavior, though.
10-14-2013, 10:23 AM
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10-14-2013, 12:45 PM
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Look at this time last year. Planning waited until March 2013 for the big bid. In theory you want everyone in training during the 2 months leading up to the award date. That means lots of training during holiday months for a January award. I bet we wont see the big bid until March 2014. Given the extra bodies we have in each category i would assume FAR 117 has already been accounted for.
10-14-2013, 01:35 PM
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The new 321s are a one-for-one swap out with the 737s. The 5 330s were going to be growth, now 2 are growth and 3 are replacements when they part those 3 767s.
10-14-2013, 07:35 PM
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10-15-2013, 05:50 AM
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US Airways Calls
I heard this from a 767 captain at Airways. There are two rumors as to why. Namely there are 3 delayed 330 deliveries in Europe and the leasing company have US Airways substantially better leasing terms to keep the planes a bit longer.
Last edited by flybywire44; 10-15-2013 at 06:27 AM.
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