onetogo

If you work here check Eaglewire on Jetnet

mosquito

Got a feeling Jetblue will be moving in. That codeshare agreement between AA and Jetblue have maybe bad for Eagle. But the bright side is Jetblue will be hiring.

coldpilot

It's only a reduction of 3 aircraft from SJU. Currently there are 11 airplanes plus 1 spare in SJU. My guess is that they will go to MIA until the airframes time out and they get sent to the desert. The oldest 212's are supposed to start timing out next year.

Flyby1206

Time to order some new ATRs! Maybe the -500 or -600 series.

mwa1

Garton siad no way Jose

bailee atr

I can't take a down grade to FO again!!! Looks like it's commuting time!!!!!

stillageek

Yup I work here, saw the Eaglewire, mentions nothing specific on staffing. Previous post mentioned specific numbers.

HighSpeedTaxi5

So with the increase in Hiring for 300 Pilots next year, The Jetblue/AA Codesharing and the talk of divesture of Eagle in addition to the SJU downsizing, can anyone tell me what the future forecast is for Eagle. I've been in the airline game long enough to know its mostly gray skies and turbulent. (please just the facts leave the emotions on the pillow). Just want to know how those out there in the trenches see it!

Flyby1206

Everything at AE depends on what happens at AA, specifically what happens with APA negotiations and the scope clause.

There have been pretty strong rumors about recalls at AA happening soon. We have somewhere around 400 Eagle CAs with numbers on the AA list, so if recalls get going there would be some transfer of AE pilots to AA along with the furloughed AA pilots being recalled. Thats what I assume the AE hiring rumors of 300 pilots for 2011 stem from.

The divestiture stuff is hard to understand. I dont think anyone of us really knows what AMR will do with Eagle, if anything at all. Everyone has their theories. I personally think we will stay wholly-owned by AMR, but eventually will lose some RJ flying to outside 3rd party carriers like Skywest, CHQ, etc.

The jetblue/AA interline agreement is another odd duck. AA/AE has been walking away from the East coast and Caribbean markets for the past 5-10yrs, and jetblue coincidentally starts all our old routes the moment we drop them. Here again, the speculation is wild and everyone has their theories from AA buying JB, to AE buying JB, JB buying AE, JB buying AA, who the hell knows. Personally, I doubt JB will buy or be bought by anyone. But they might wind up a oneworld member and a domestic codeshare with AA in the future.

To sum up the trenches at Eagle, it is a lot of uncertainty. Potential to be either very good or very bad, not much in between.

eaglefly

The 300 pilots expected to be hired at Eagle in 2011 is an ASSUMPTION, AKA a projection. Do not confuse this with a certainty. It is a plan only and many variables that are expected to happen, may not.