New Vacancy 16-05V posted
03-26-2016, 03:54 PM
#131
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Position: 737 Cap
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With the movement going on, I think it is pretty absurd to think that no one wants something based on narrow body preference. The reality is that people are sorting the options and yes, Denver is a very senior base, yet most are just trying to eliminate or minimize a commute. I am 4300, and want more than you can imagine to be DEN based again. I can't go back to F/O ($) but would if I could. Instead, I commute because there hasn't been a DEN Cap bid for nearly 4 years. The f/o bids are backfill to match Cap. Not growth. Until UCH commits to DEN, there won't be DEN growth. Unfortunately, I get to commute while junior pilots drive to work (about 3500 junior to me). Such is life.
03-26-2016, 06:37 PM
#133
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I think the best odds of routes/hubs for the 65 new 737-700's are routes now flown by the E-170/175... From a capacity standpoint the 737-700 seats 118 in the current layout so that's 42/48 more seats then the bigger rj's vs 68 more then the 50 seater...I can see the 700's taking back a good chunk of the e-jet flying with the e-jets pivoting to markets currently seeing 50 seater flying as those phase out.
03-26-2016, 06:57 PM
#134
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I think the best odds of routes/hubs for the 65 new 737-700's are routes now flown by the E-170/175... From a capacity standpoint the 737-700 seats 118 in the current layout so that's 42/48 more seats then the bigger rj's vs 68 more then the 50 seater...I can see the 700's taking back a good chunk of the e-jet flying with the e-jets pivoting to markets currently seeing 50 seater flying as those phase out.
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03-26-2016, 07:33 PM
#135
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Posts: 941
With the movement going on, I think it is pretty absurd to think that no one wants something based on narrow body preference. The reality is that people are sorting the options and yes, Denver is a very senior base, yet most are just trying to eliminate or minimize a commute. I am 4300, and want more than you can imagine to be DEN based again. I can't go back to F/O ($) but would if I could. Instead, I commute because there hasn't been a DEN Cap bid for nearly 4 years. The f/o bids are backfill to match Cap. Not growth. Until UCH commits to DEN, there won't be DEN growth. Unfortunately, I get to commute while junior pilots drive to work (about 3500 junior to me). Such is life.
03-26-2016, 10:36 PM
#136
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Position: 737 CA
Posts: 2,750
03-26-2016, 10:52 PM
#137
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Position: 737 Cap
Posts: 451
Ok. So, wait a couple of years on the whale commuting on the hardest commute possible (half the sfo widebody base lives in Denver). Hope it works out. Has never worked out for me. I tried to game it and lost. Can't stand anymore China. Anyway, I think that ship has sailed. I will actually have to use the traditional seniority system to get back in. Again, it is what it is.
03-27-2016, 02:05 PM
#140
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Position: Airbus
Posts: 18
Pilots at the end of 2016? The SEC filing for the period ending 31 Dec 15 shows 11,200 ALPA pilot employees. Maybe 800-1000 will be hired in 2016. Minus 300-400 for age 65 and other. Maybe 11,600-11,700. Just a guess.
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