Previous company I worked for allowed you to switch bases with another pilot outside of normal upgrade bids. Just had to post it for 30 days and if someone senior to you wanted the trade they could take it and then would restart the 30 day timer. Allowed people to base swap without ruining the seniority aspect of bidding for bases.

I’m not sure about this anymore, now that Boeing halts production.

Yea...this might get interesting. Good luck everyone, keep your apps up to date.

Boeing is temporarily halting production, not cancelling the MAX program. That's just because they keep spending money to build, store, and maintain the airframes without any money coming in from selling them. I'm no Boeing apologist, but this isn't the end of the world, just another delay.

Meh.

Actually could be a good Q1 for AS, BCA isn't laying anyone off, so maybe all those SEA workers will get time off to travel...

The max has taken a hit from which it will never fully recover, but that's a percentage of market share which will play out in the long run. In the short run the max should get re-certified fairly soon. I kind of suspected it would be more than a "couple months" once they started looking under various stones but fundamentally there's no hint that it's un-certifiable. Some jurisdictions may well drag it out to show independence or amplify BCA's self-inflicted brand damage with an eye to the long-term future of their own competing brands.

Chaos... the timeline seems to only continually slip. The airframe is ready and soon so will the FAA. I assure you Alaska is ready to take advantage as soon as certification takes place. Slightly frustrated, still not nervous, still excited about this opportunity and our careers moving forward. Check back in 2022 and tell me how wrong I was.

AS is in a good position to buy new Max’s at liquidation prices. You can argue all day about fuel savings vs the Neo, but fuel savings go out the window when you save a cool $50 mill per jet.

Seriously, now you want us to wait until 2022 to find out about this exciting opportunity?:rolleyes: I am sorry, but I am not delusional, if you want me to get excited about a piece of crap 737 Max then you got me! I havent been this excited since my prom night 20 years ago! :D You are just kicking your predictions down the road, just like the management is when it comes to a fleet plan. You know what they say, fool me once...........

I think what MEA25000 is saying is what most of us already know.
I will be shocked if AAG does not return to a single fleet type - the B737.
We will get rock bottom prices from Boeing. The Bus will slowly leave the fleet over the next few years. Come 2022 all this will be water under the bridge and hopefully we will still be making money hand over fist. I have a hunch that the employee meetings next month were suppose to be for the fleet announcement. That will now be delayed once again until the Max gets returned to service.

The big question is.....how long can an airline with exponential growth planned like SWA hold out for before they consider scooping us up?