Originally Posted by
Spooledup
Straight from RP:
- No new crew base at this time.
- BOS base will be re-evaluated in early summer.
- Vacancy bid will probably be out late next week.
The reason for no new crew base is because of the economy and the uncertainty of our level of flying after august. Once they get the fall schedule, they should be able to determine if we can open a BOS base.
Like I said before he told me that they were projecting a 2500 hour reduction in flying in the fall (Sept.)
If you think about it, a bid now will displace a bunch of people and tick off a lot of guys that will notice a big change in their QOL. So run a bid now, then open a new base in the fall and displace some more people and you have yet another significant staff reduction. Guys will leave. If the economy is looking any better, or if businesses start hiring again, I think many will throw in the towel.