Originally Posted by
Hotel Kilo
We were talking about AUS, not BOS. I stated that there won't be a pilot base there until the new terminal is built and we see what our gates assigned are. We are working on upping util rate in AUS as that's how they assign gates there. That's part of the reason you all on the NB fleets will see more connections running thru AUS in the future.
Will BOS get a NB based before? Maybe, maybe not. But if you don't think this air line isn't gunning for a large presence in AUS you'd be wrong. There's big plans for AUS coming down the road 5-7 years out
I didn’t say that at all. I simply said that a large presence in any city, at Delta, does not equal a pilot base.
I was talking about AUS as well — using BOS as an example of how large-scale NB operations do not always equate to a pilot base here. An AUS base would require completely new Flight Ops management as well as a change in basing philosophy. Rippin’s prognostications require dozens of factors to fall into place perfectly. AUS 320/220/73N is a pipe dream at best.