Proudly All Boeing?
 

Will Alaska management ever remove the “Proudly All Boeing” off of the 737s nose? As an Airbus driver elsewhere it seems kind of silly since, at least on the surface AK has embraced the BUS and has a mixed fleet. Or is it temporary until they can be replaced by 737s? Now that the fence is down, have any BUS pilots transitioned to the 73? And how many vice versa?

Not sure embraced is the word I’d use for their opinion of the Airbus. Silly anyhow since air group is flying around embraers and dashes as well.

Alaska is days away from announcing a large 737 MAX order....Count to ten after the MAX certification is complete, the buses will be quickly going away. Yes, pilots have transitioned in both directions. Both D-8s and E175s are not flown by Alaska pilots, they are not on an Alaska Certificate, they are regional planes flown by Skywest and Horizon. I can understand your angst but it is pretty simple.

Well I guess the problems with the MAX are solved. You heard it here first folks!


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Anyone who thought the Bus was going to be around after their lease expiration dates either wasn't paying attention or lives in denial.

Why would they do that? SW/AA/UA have to get them back in the air, but they've already acknowledged many pax won't fly on them.

AS would be be better off sticking with "proudly MAX free" for a while until the dust settles. Even though they have no MAXes yet, I bet if they announce they're getting some, it will scare some pax off. In a year the public will have forgotten. They got lucky (or smart) with their timing, why throw that away. Unless they think it will play well to the home-town demographic...

Because dollars. That second MAX crash sealed the Airbus’ fate on Alaska property...

That is why you are a pilot. They did and it’s done. Alaska was rewarded for its loyalty to Boeing when others were running for the exits. We will all be better for it. I honestly don’t think Airbus was ever really in the running though.

Alaska was told by Boeing, that the plane certification process will be completed by the end of June.

If they got a smokin' discount, OK sure.

But I'm a pilot because I choose to be. Has nothing to do with the price of Boeings in China.