Originally Posted by
capncrunch
With all the flying that has shifted to OUR Northern bases, it is a testament to the quality product NWA brought to the merger. Follow where management sees the money and it speaks volumes. It's not the Fnwa pilots fault that management likes the product.
It is what it is.
It sure is nice to volley that quote back over the net.
The problem is that the migration is so far one way. Pilots are being moved to the former NWA bases as former DAL equipment picks up flights there and to support the far east flying without deadheads. The SEA 7ER base was rumored long before the merger so it may have happened regardless. I listened to Grinstein point out that the 7ER with winglets could reach every key market in Asia at a very low cost point well before the merger.
The reverse however so far is not happening. Lots of NWA metal is moving to NYC and ATL to support the quality DALS flying (TIC) however the pilot jobs are not moving with the metal. It was rumored that a lack of 330 training capacity was the reason however a second sim has been purchased. Latest rumor is for a the 330 shift to Atlanta to come in the fall along with a 747 base in NYC. Time will tell.