Virgin America Latest and Greatest
05-19-2014, 06:23 PM
#1101
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2005
Posts: 8,900
Latest airport bid closed and there are still 2 openings for NYC FOs. The next bidding isn't effective until Oct 1st so there is a chance of having one newhire class of at least two pilots just to fill the NYC base up to the normal 50.
05-20-2014, 05:45 AM
#1103
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2009
Position: Airbus 319/320 Captain
Posts: 880
Originally Posted by whatbetterjob
i take it attrition slowed down to a halt then….
05-20-2014, 06:23 AM
#1104
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2013
Position: Jet
Posts: 214
Originally Posted by brianb
It has slowed but, it isn't by any means over. Latest gossip grind I heard was interviews in the fall for big time classes starting next June when we take arrival of an aircraft every month for a supposed 5 years straight. Supposed.
05-20-2014, 09:13 AM
#1106
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2009
Position: Airbus 319/320 Captain
Posts: 880
Originally Posted by expectholding
My understanding is 10 airplanes in 2015 &16, and then none until 2022, as of now that is. Correct?
05-20-2014, 01:41 PM
#1108
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2005
Posts: 8,900
Originally Posted by expectholding
My understanding is 10 airplanes in 2015 &16, and then none until 2022, as of now that is. Correct?
5 A320 2015
5 A320 2016
10 A320/NEO 2020
10 A320/NEO 2021
10 A320/NEO 2022
It has slowed but, it isn't by any means over. Latest gossip grind I heard was interviews in the fall for big time classes starting next June when we take arrival of an aircraft every month for a supposed 5 years straight. Supposed.
Until something more official is announced the current fleet still stands at 53 airplanes with only 40 more orders for an end state of 93 airplanes.
05-21-2014, 06:10 AM
#1110
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2009
Position: Airbus 319/320 Captain
Posts: 880
Originally Posted by ShyGuy
As of right now:
5 A320 2015
5 A320 2016
10 A320/NEO 2020
10 A320/NEO 2021
10 A320/NEO 2022
Highly doubt that. 10-12 airplanes per year is too aggressive for the kind of flying we do. It was done for a while but financially didn't work out too well. From what I've heard in RGS, the 5 each year in 2015 and '16 is the plan. It was mentioned that the 30 orders in 2020-2022 was really a placeholder with Airbus and that VX could shift those up as necessary. That the likely case would be 5 each year consistently from 2017-2022 which equals the same 30 planes. That kind of delivery spread is more realistic.
Until something more official is announced the current fleet still stands at 53 airplanes with only 40 more orders for an end state of 93 airplanes.
5 A320 2015
5 A320 2016
10 A320/NEO 2020
10 A320/NEO 2021
10 A320/NEO 2022
Highly doubt that. 10-12 airplanes per year is too aggressive for the kind of flying we do. It was done for a while but financially didn't work out too well. From what I've heard in RGS, the 5 each year in 2015 and '16 is the plan. It was mentioned that the 30 orders in 2020-2022 was really a placeholder with Airbus and that VX could shift those up as necessary. That the likely case would be 5 each year consistently from 2017-2022 which equals the same 30 planes. That kind of delivery spread is more realistic.
Until something more official is announced the current fleet still stands at 53 airplanes with only 40 more orders for an end state of 93 airplanes.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
