Agreed, but I think any business based on commerce would contract or stay status quo during a downturn. So when you keep mentioning that I think that’s a pretty obvious statement. It would be nice if management thought outside of the cube a bit and had some cash to invest in a downturn (gates, slots, assets etc) foreseeing light at the end of the tunnel a bit.

I don’t foresee Alaska colors EVER hoping from continent to continent it’s just not marketable, so I do think that in the mean time this is a good move for AS pilots to continue to have a large market share of west coast flying. MAX 10’s will be flying between all the major cities with long enough runways feeding both AS and AA connections, and we will continue to fill a niche. I’m one of the few that actually thinks AS is doing an OK job with the product. Is it DAL, nope never will be, but is it competitive on the west coast? I think so. We ALL were hired by a narrow body operator, expecting anything more would be a fool’s errand. Fortunately every airline is hiring right now so if anything it’s a blessing that there are so many opportunities out there for pilots.

I didn’t really think about PHX I think that’s a good opportunity as well. Although I don’t always like what you say, I do appreciate you posting your insight.

 

What?!?!?!?! Alaska will never be anything but a narrowbody regionally limited operator. There is a zero percent chance Alaska could ever fill a 787 not to mention compete with real airlines on the same routes with a superior product with names that aren’t of a stupid state that no one ever goes to. Wake up

 

Or maybe they just swap slots and AS just kicks those A321NEOs down the road further? I dunno just kind of brainstorming I’m just line swine what do I know!

 

You need to let go of your anger. You’ve moved on and are happy now right? Embrace that. Namaste �

 

Right now from where I sit, I see 308 737 at AS by the end of 2025 and 787’s June 2028... 😱this is not a joke. Think about how many times I have been wrong, so laugh, laugh really hard.... Just check back. You ever wonder why NP is here? Just for a 737 order really? I wish I could stay and argue, but I am taking my wife to the Salish for dinner... happy Valentine’s Day my friend!

 

Honestly, all I care about at the moment is making sure we don’t fly American Airlines passengers on 737’s for less than an AA 737 pilot does.

 

What growth? The 200 airplanes JL just mentioned in his e-mail...100 replacement, 100 growth? Think about it, those 100 airplanes will ONLY generate about 550 CA’s (give or take a few) over 10years!
If you do the math it means that we already hired our most junior CA😉

 

Yeah, AS will get the 787 (it’s really called the 737 SuperMax) and will put them on daily service from SEA to PDX.

 

Right after they remove it from the ETOPS program.

 

Focus on getting off probation before you start diving into how this place operates.