Originally Posted by
airborne42
Just a couple of quick questions for you guys. thanks.!
1. What are AE's CRJ700 domiciles? I heard JFK and ORD, but are there any others? which one is the best bet in terms of being the junior base that can be expected for new hires and would be the best in terms of getting off reserve soon.
2. has AE taken delivery of all CRJ700's that were ordered or are some of them yet to be delievered?
3. Is most of this hiring being done for attrition or because of induction of these RJ's or a combination of the two equally?
1, You heard wrong. ORD and LGA (close to JFK but completely different) No others. CRJ bases can come and go. The company doesn't know what to do with them. Rumor is LGA might go since the loads are not doing well. LGA is junior but don't expect many CRJ slots for new hires. It is a small part of our fleet.
2 Yes, 546 is on the line. It is the 47th and last CRJ. It smells like a new car.
3, I'd say very little hiring is due to the CRJs. We parked a lot of 135s. The majority is due to attrition. Over 200 captains have gone to AA this year, and many others are moving on to other places.
I've found another way to max out the credit time. A lot of 2 leg two days have been popping up. The guys who bid two days are auto TTOTing their trip for the open trip. Then they pick up their old trip minus the legs to and from the overnight and do 4 to 8 legs of their original trip at 150%.