Originally Posted by
gon2fly
When we did our CA charm school this past summer, Kirby came in and discussed what the strategic vision and direction was for each hub. With respect to Denver his answer was something along the lines of: "Denver is our most profitable hub, and our goal is to build it into what DFW is for American".
Remember that peeps in Willis are looking out several years....not the tomorrow and next week that most pilots operate on. However, his comments, combined with things we are starting to see (increased destinations, flights, etc. out of DEN), combined with 185 Max aircraft coming.... You can sort of start to connect the dots (if you maintain that strategic, long-term, overall outlook).
I’d love to see it, but after all of the big talk in the not too distant past about the 737-700’s, A-350’s, and growing the list rapidly to 16,000 pilots, it’s hard to get excited about the latest official rumor. Denver has room to grow. I hope that it does, but I’m not holding my breath. It would be nice to see expansion in the Midwest though. IAH and ORD are stagnant.