Will ASA get another base???

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05-05-2009, 07:36 PM

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Gunga Galunga

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I agree, summer flights at least 10% more than last summer was a surprise, which no one was forecasting back in january and february, so the fall schedules might be a pleasent surprise. Even if it brings a few people back, it's in the right direction.

Haha, I dont believe we have butted heads at all before. I was commenting on your positive outlook, words not often read on the forums. Just came out the wrong way.

05-06-2009, 05:31 AM

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flyingkangaroo

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Originally Posted by daniel0265

I think right now ASA is at around 800 daily flights? I think last summer is was at around 850-900???

After hearing about the summer flying, I bet the fall predictions are out of the window too. No one knows.....

From the e-mail, it sounds like they are doing the opposite of thinning out lines. They are just going to fatten the crap out of them to keep from recall. Just to maintain the same amount of guys on RES right now and not recall. On the upside... you guys that are not furloughed will be working for some FAT checks this summer. Wonder if you guys will even have a break for open time. OR is open time just going to be a good way for RES guy to see if he is going to get a trip.

It comes as a surprise to me as well as others that the block hours will be high for this summer. I really feel that BH and others didn't expect this, I would have to assume that if they did have places for those 20 airplanes they would be announcing recalls. For the current flying we have we aren't understaffed however I can see this being a disaster this summer because management doesn't want to look stupid... I think it's a precarious situation... If they bring back people then can't find new flying and furlough them again that's just awful... If they don't bring back people and completion factor takes a hit because of low staffing then that's really bad for the company... I guess you would have to take a chance either way.