Originally Posted by
nopac6
You should stop posting like you know for sure what's going to happen when you can't possibly know that.
Right now LA 777 is doing LAX-HNL-IAH-HNL-LAX. The only reason we're doing the IAH turn is because CAL pilots can't fly UA metal. When they can fly UA metal, they'll almost certainly start flying that route again (like they did for years).
LA is also doing LAX-LHR-IAD-LHR-LAX. We never did the IAD turn before we lost PVG and NRT so there's no reason to act so certain that it's ours forever.
Even the LAX-HNL is brand new to us and is mainly seasonal and to eliminate the deadhead to cover the IAH-HNL flying according to our SSC guy. When the IAH-HNL flying goes back to IAH, the LAX-HNL thing might also go away.
What you don't seem to want to consider is the possibility that when it all shakes out, we might be left with ONLY LAX-SYD and LAX-LHR. In that case, there would be a sizable bump out of the LAX 777.
I don't know any more than you do but you should stop "telling" people what's going to happen when you can't possibly know what's going to happen. I doubt even the route planners know what's going to happen.
There are people dumb enough to make important decisions based on what they read from unverified sources on the internet so you should be careful what you say IMO.
I think Nopac is right here. When the company looks at utilization, I think they completely disregard where pilots are based. I think that's the variable or plug figure at the end that just ends up driving staffing.
So the company doesn't say "We have all these 777 FOs in LAX lets find some flying for them." They just pick routes, where its most efficient to start and end trips, then make the manpower match that later.