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#21
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Joined APC: Sep 2014
Position: Airbus 320 Captain
Posts: 481
Hoss, since you’ve done the bump game before would you mind sharing your strategy to those of us who are about to see our fleet displace? I’m senior in my BES so curious if there is a benefit to volunteer for a first round displacement vs waiting for any follow up displacements. That assumes they don’t shut down SFO/LAX right away with one big displacements.
#22
An effective early out offer would help though that’s likely improbable because the company is trying to preserve cash (no lump sum offer), and no one is going to want the enhanced, “I’ll pay you back on Tuesday for your retirement hamburger today” type program.
#23
I’m not sure DEN 756 will close unless they only want to fly to HNL. They need the 757 until the XLR shows up to do all the other islands.
I think the 737/777 will do all flying from LAX/SFO so other base will not be able to pick up the DEN flying as a W.
rhey could do EWR/IAD/ORD-DEN-OGG/KOA/LIH-DEN-IAD/EWR/ORD. But that’s an unproductive trip for the company. Those would be sub 20 hour 5 day trips.
I think the 737/777 will do all flying from LAX/SFO so other base will not be able to pick up the DEN flying as a W.
rhey could do EWR/IAD/ORD-DEN-OGG/KOA/LIH-DEN-IAD/EWR/ORD. But that’s an unproductive trip for the company. Those would be sub 20 hour 5 day trips.
#24
This is exactly what they did for DCA756 in May prior to the pull down (viewable in CCS bid packages). They added variations with LAX on front or back end, but not the most productive trips just as you describe.
#25
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Joined APC: May 2019
Posts: 432
You guys actually think DEN-Hawaii is really a market they “need” to keep during times like this and the ensuing “recovery”? They don’t need to keep a fleet around to fly a leisure heavy market when they can funnel the customers out to the West Coast, Chicago, Houston, EWR, DCA. All flown by fleets that aren’t on death row. The company is going to be facing a lot of needs vs wants with our network for the next year or so.
#26
You guys actually think DEN-Hawaii is really a market they “need” to keep during times like this and the ensuing “recovery”? They don’t need to keep a fleet around to fly a leisure heavy market when they can funnel the customers out to the West Coast, Chicago, Houston, EWR, DCA. All flown by fleets that aren’t on death row. The company is going to be facing a lot of needs vs wants with our network for the next year or so.
#27
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#30
United’s route network is the most valuable asset Unites has. No network no passengers. some routes will NEVER make money or Barry break even (IAH-SYD) but having them in our network brings flyers onto United airplanes.
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