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12-26-2020 | 01:12 PM

#261

9mikemike

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Originally Posted by AK22

The MAX is built for exactly the same market as the NEO and the customer experience is virtually the same. Neither is a wide-body experience...
Branson was the master of illusions, got his employees to work at a 40% discount and be happy about it.

Wrong on both accounts. But “if it feels good do it”....Of course it is not a widebody...Just wider, taller, better insulation, sound deadening, mid cabin lavs....None of which add a dime to Alaska Airlines wallet. Or is valued by Alaska Airlines passengers. The nax has been the choice from day one and the right choice. Buy the tools to do the job you do...Easy....There never was “painstaking research” done on fleet decisions. More spin for the illusion. The chinaflue helped with the pricing on orphan airframes for sure...Good for Alaska Airlines

12-26-2020 | 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 9mikemike

It has a slightly wider tube, “sound deadening” ok...let’s see a study dB’s in the cabin. Seat pitch mostly determines pax comfort, that depends on the operator. As a pax the airbus has always felt cheaper and more flimsy in its construction...I can’t offer empirical evidence. For all of it’s “superior performance” why is it I never saw a NEO above the low 30’s flying to hawaii pre-covid. Finally, I guess you’re right I can’t prove the vxr’s were happy making 40% below industry standard wages.

12-26-2020 | 02:17 PM

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9mikemike

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Hard to say what made them happy...I am sure most are happy for the job they have. Likely most are equally unimpressed by our decades old concessionary contract....
Alaska Airlines made the correct choice for Alaska Airlines. That will likely lead to reasonable employment stability. Which is really all that anyone can hope for...As always, Alaska Airlines is a crappy job in good times and a great job in bad times.

12-27-2020 | 09:56 AM

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ExFokkerFlyer

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I guess you’re right I can’t prove the vxr’s were happy making 40% below industry standard wages.

stop showing your ignorance, you are embarrassing yourself.

12-27-2020 | 04:07 PM

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Barneyrubble

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With an 8 year DOH windfall I reckon the senior VX group will be just fine...the junior Boeing captains in LAX? Maybe not so much...

Ha, yup huge windfall. Single digit to 600+ on the list. Yup, huge windfall.

12-27-2020 | 04:31 PM

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Ha, yup huge windfall. Single digit to 600+ on the list. Yup, huge windfall.

In fairness, at least you still have a job. I doubt VX would have survived this long into covid.

Biz travel is nil, LA, SFO, and NYC are some of the hardest hit by the pandemic and associated lockdowns and travel restrictions.