Hiring numbers: How many flights are you seeing cancelled due to lack of crew?
PR control: I haven't heard much bad PR since the summer so hopefully that mess got fixed.
FA combining: Well see what happens in OCT. It took DL 5-6 years to get their FAs fully merged too.
TK mess: They are putting out the fire. Thats why only 9 new hires instead of 65. Otter said a lot of instructors are out flying to get there 2017 fly days. In JAN they start with a clean slate and better ability to plan.
A350 Delays: We bought 18 777-300s instead.....dont see a problem here. We didn't even cancel the A350 order there are 55 still on the books.
161 Guppies no one likes flying: So we are behind because you don't like the 737? I don't like the MD-80 and DL has 170 of them I guess they are WAYYYYY behind. AA too.
PAX complaints about the 737: Other than Flyertalk
and airliners
I have never heard 1 single passenger complain about a 737. I have heard them complain about how hot it is because our captains can't seem to figure out how to use the APU......but that isn't an airplane problem thats a cultural problem.
FA complaints about flying the 737: Who cares? we complain too but we still fly it. As much as we want to be involved having a 30 year fleet plan based around the FAs and pilots will never happen.
We seem to be behind the curve: Since 2012 we have taken delivery of:
A319: 11
A320: 2
737-700: 4
737-800: 11
737-900: 102
777-300: 14
787-8: 12
787-9: 22
Thats a total of 178 new aircraft in 5 years, an average of 3 new aircraft a month for 5 years.
48 new WB aircraft in 5 years, an average of just under 1 new WB a month for 5 years.
Next year we start taking delivery:
The first of 161 737-MAXs
The first of 14 787-10s
The last 4 777-300s
The last 3 787-9s
15 A319s
Are we really falling behind????