E175 sfo
01-28-2021, 10:43 AM
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E175 sfo
Hey guys. I was taxiing around in SFO the other evening and noticed every Alaska gate in the Alaska terminal was occupied by a 175. It seems since the start of the pandemic every carrier that contracts out flying has favored utilizing RJs compared to mainline to the extent that they're allowed per scope; however, I've noticed this trend more on the Alaska side vs. other airlines. I do not work for Alaska, so I'm not up to speed on your scope and various limits on mainline to RJ block hour ratios, but am wondering if this is becoming an issue on the Alaska side of things?
01-28-2021, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by TogaParty
Hey guys. I was taxiing around in SFO the other evening and noticed every Alaska gate in the Alaska terminal was occupied by a 175. It seems since the start of the pandemic every carrier that contracts out flying has favored utilizing RJs compared to mainline to the extent that they're allowed per scope; however, I've noticed this trend more on the Alaska side vs. other airlines. I do not work for Alaska, so I'm not up to speed on your scope and various limits on mainline to RJ block hour ratios, but am wondering if this is becoming an issue on the Alaska side of things?
01-28-2021, 02:19 PM
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In Feb 2009 Brad Tilden promised us that the E175/195 would never be operated for Alaska Airlines because it did not fit our business model. He went on to say that markets that other airlines were using it on we already cover with the 737-700. He said that the 737-700 had significant cost advantage over the 175/195 and that it was a “terrific aircraft” for both short haul and long thin flying. We have outsourced to Horizon Air and to Skywest approx 70 of the 175’s with at least 100 planned. And the 737-700 is now a freighter with a couple of orphans still hauling passengers....He told us that negotiating scope for an aircraft that was never coming was a waste of negotiating capital and we should use it for something else........
02-04-2021, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by TogaParty
Hey guys. I was taxiing around in SFO the other evening and noticed every Alaska gate in the Alaska terminal was occupied by a 175. It seems since the start of the pandemic every carrier that contracts out flying has favored utilizing RJs compared to mainline to the extent that they're allowed per scope; however, I've noticed this trend more on the Alaska side vs. other airlines. I do not work for Alaska, so I'm not up to speed on your scope and various limits on mainline to RJ block hour ratios, but am wondering if this is becoming an issue on the Alaska side of things?
02-04-2021, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by mart83648
You know what, you get what you deserve! Why is Horizon even a separate ACMI? Should all be one airline.
02-04-2021, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by mart83648
You know what, you get what you deserve! Why is Horizon even a separate ACMI? Should all be one airline.
02-04-2021, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by 9mikemike
Beyond that there is no mechanism to merge a regional airline into a major airline. Trust me that Alaska Airlines does not want to pay 266.00 an hour for E175 captains.
02-04-2021, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Yes. And AS ALPA does not want to do an SLI with QX. They would rather COMAIR them first, for good reason.
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