Which platform at which base?
06-16-2017, 08:49 PM
#31
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Originally Posted by PRS Guitars
How about Major Weapon System (MWS)? I guess that doesn't work for an airliner either. That is the term (MWS) I used to use when asking a former AF pilot what they flew, but older guys don't know that term, so I switched to "what did you fly?"
Give the guy a break though, this is a dead horse at this point.
Give the guy a break though, this is a dead horse at this point.
06-17-2017, 02:00 AM
#32
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Originally Posted by GoNova
I mean we know anything is possible but is PHL considered a small base with an uncertain future? I mean some of these major hubs have grown so much that over 70% of PHL's traffic is American I have no idea how the base could close.
I am not saying anything would close. I guess in worse times just about anything could close but I feel the least exposed to downsizing would be DFW and MIA. I am more than "hub" shy when it comes to places AA dumped many dollars into just to pull out a few years later.
PHL is sizable and maybe the comparison is mute but at one time San Jose was large too with several international flights to Tokyo, Taiwan, and Paris just to name a few. It was a long time ago but I would have never figured it would go away. PIT seemed very similar.
Could history repeat itself after yet another merger...I sincerely hope not.
06-17-2017, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by C130driver
For guys that have one of the coolest jobs in the world, paid money to fly high tech machines and travel instead of sitting in a cubicle, we argue and b*### about the dumbest things here. Platform, airplane, MWS, second wife, who cares?
06-17-2017, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by C130driver
For guys that have one of the coolest jobs in the world, paid money to fly high tech machines and travel instead of sitting in a cubicle, we argue and b*### about the dumbest things here. Platform, airplane, MWS, second wife, who cares?
Life is so good we have to look for things that bother us.
06-17-2017, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Al Czervik
Life is so good we have to look for things that bother us.
06-17-2017, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by tomgoodman
A wise observation. Failure to complain about anything might cause the "Good Deal Limitation Fairy" to pay you a visit.
I'll complain.
This obviously isn't the right "platform" for levity.
(Too soon?)
I know.... it's long in the tooth, but it's still cute.
I'm gonna go ambulate to my 'metal-composite aircraft, twin fan jet, fixed-wing, long-range' platform and leave you to it.....
Laters.
Last edited by jcountry; 06-17-2017 at 03:14 PM.
07-04-2017, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by AFPirate
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