Originally Posted by
Rockiepilot
Salty Easties as the westie ends with a incorrect fact. CLT has gained more international yet one flight to London is breaking news? I fly the 737 and we are in Phoenix way more then CLT. So for those outside looking in ignore this last paragraph which many then would discredit the rest because of.
However the rest was rather correct. Sadly the writer wrecks it all with his own West hate of east when forgetting no one cares as this is AA not AWA.
Ha, you completely spun what I said. I am going to shock you....I am not a westie....I actually started on the east.
What I was saying was East Pilots, not all just some who had a grudge (and many west pilots did too), spewed for years the demise of PHX eventually, and especially, after the merger was finished. It was pure uneducated anger about the LUS/LAWA situation. And that rumor permeated so high that many believed it and many thought it true when PHX drew down staffing levels after the SLI. So much so they Parker and Isom were asked countless time about it, from crew news to investors, that they had/have to endless say PHX is an important hub for the system.
Good for CLT getting international, but they have lost some too, AND, the 737 is just as invasive in CLT as PHX. Saying cause you fly through PHX more is short sighted. Maybe your 737 base covers PHX more while another 737 base covers CLT more.
And yes, a 777 to London is a big deal for PHX. It obviously indicates a small international market is needed there. Regardless of which base is flying it. It would kinda be dumb to start flying to a major international city in a base you plan to shrink or close.