Are you guys having as much lack of crew cancellations as us at pdt? We're getting crushed..

 

It's going to be interesting to watch the crumbling of AA's feed this summer. ALL of us are having staffing issues and if we aren't already, will be cancelling flights due to lack of crews.

 

I don't feel bad for the management, but I feel for the public, it's going to be frustrating for them and for the gate agents and fa when the people finally do get on a flight.. it's going to be interesting.. I just don't see the math working out to cover the summer..

 

AWAC hasnt had the levels of cancellations for crew issues as PDT. Its getting hard for us however. Not as bad as its been before, but this summer will be a **** show. If I was a passenger reading this...don't but a ticket on AE anytime soon.

 

Looking at crew availability for the next seven days or so, we are fat fos. Twenty+ sitting around everyday.

 

CAs are another story... looks like we're already minus for the next couple days (again).

Yee hah.

 

Yeah I agree. We are on the verge of not being able to staff our flying on a much larger scale like Republic. Right now they're getting away with just delaying flights for over two hours until they find a crew. Most of my reserve calls are to cover flights like that.

 

But but but we don't have enough FOs to upgrade... GTFO with that BS. I'm disappointed we are stagnant at 7 CA Resign so far. I was hoping for another 14. Maybe then they might try to do something. Doubtful, but still.

This summer is going to be horrible and I honestly don't want to be around for it. I have an offer back home to fly Corp and while I like the airlines, I just don't know...

It is just astounding to me that AWAC is, literally, one of the only regionals left without a signing bonus, commuter hotels etc, damn near ANYTHING, to try and intice someone to come here. The $100 Visa gift card for interviewing? What a complete joke. Put them up in a hotel already.

My theory is, if there was a big plan past 2018 and for any type of growth, they have severely F'd themselves by keeping so quite and tying to intice fear. Outside of poaching guys, there is basically no one out there to draw from. You would have needed all the pilots you had, and then some. Well now you have lost a lot of really good people.

 

I think the days of the CRJ are numbered! Last week didn't help. 402 and 442 going down as well as whatever planes are in the paint shop and heavy checks.

They bragged about being the last CRJ operator left in my ground school.......problem is the airplane isn't cooperating! Been through this before at Comair. Unless AWAC gets another fleet type I think it's days are numbered. The dreams of being the last CRJ operator are numbered. OOS has been blowing up over the last few weeks. Avg 8 to 10 airplanes per day. MX cost I would guess is cutting into the profits!

Think I'm 150 from upgrade but this about where I was at Comair when things went south! Hopefully out of the regionals finally soon! Too be continued!

 

If you're looking at crew availability, I believe that count only shows the actuals for the day - anyone who's given their notice doesn't get added until they are off property.

I've heard we have three in today's new hire class.