How many pilots are in LAX?
 

Just trying to get an idea how big the base is.. thanks.

Would anyone mind sharing an estimated number of pilots in each domicile aswell?

Bos - 200
dca - 200
dfw - 1800
lax - 800
lga - 1200
mia - 1500
ord - 1000
stl - 600

PHX has 1450 active

I assume LGA also covers JFK?

In the remaining US domiciles ...

CLT - 1377
PHL - 1193
DCA - 245

LGA, JFK, and EWR.

Looks like the DCA base will more than double. I hope they keep that around. I talked to one AA pilot that told me they used to have 800 pilots and at the time was down to around 300. Same amount of flying just other bases doing it.

Do most DC trips start at DCA? or a fairly healthy mix of IAD & BWI.

I would imagine ord and Dfw bases will grow and all others shrink. PBS simulations show that crews based there would be most efficient for the airline (middle of country)

I don't see MIA shrinking at all. AFAIK, it's the only domicile that's grown over the last 10 years. South America has been a reliable cash cow for AA for many years now.

Growth solely at DFW and ORD makes sense only if you are basically a domestic airline, which AA is not.

I'm not talking about flying but where pilots are based. A hubs flying might not get reduced but the pilots based there will.

Right. I'm saying you're wrong. We'll see.

Miami is growing and will continue to grow. It's a major hub.

67% of all statistics are made up. The other 50% are lies.

DCA peaked at about 575 20 yrs ago. Hasn't been above 500(+/-) in 18 yrs.

Same amount of flying? Maybe, maybe not. Doubt they researched the answer. RDU's gone, SJU's gone, BWI-ORD's gone.

The volume of traffic in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, is high, and the profit margins on those flights are also high. Miami's range to these destinations makes it ideal. We tend to think of South America as being below North America, but it is offset strongly East, and flights deep South benefit greatly from a Miami launch.

I just wish the MIA airport was better laid out. Connecting there sucks badly.

Cacti might be looking at it from a smaller airline, domestic routes. I think the high percentage of long haul, international flying that AA does may make the base realignment, AA bases anyway, a little harder. Why base a crew that is going to fly a long haul flight from MIA somewhere else?

I was just talking about what the PBS simulations that were done by the SME"s showed. Of course, without knowing how the flying will shake out we can't be sure.

Any guess as to MIA seeing the big and little bus?

Big bus? As in the 330 or 321?

MIA supposedly was going to be the second Airbus base at AA. DFW first base, no news on which bases next or when that will happen.

Whichever really. I guess the 321 makes sense for South America. Trans-con for sure.

I bet ORD.

US has the 330's. IMO it will be a long time, if ever, before AA pilots are flying 330's out of MIA.

Early deliveries are mostly 319's. Eventually the majority will be 321's.

Who, what, when, where, why, etc, etc as far as MIA, 319 vs. 321, cities flown, is unknown right now.

I'd bet ORD is behind MIA and LGA. High altitude/thin city pairs in S. America and transcons is my reasoning.

I thought the first 321s were supposed to replace the 767-200 on the JFK-SFO,LAX flights. I have heard the same regarding MIA and DFW being the first bus bases. It just doesn't make sense if the planes they are replacing are only flying out of LAX, SFO, and JFK.

The first airbus deliveries are the 319 and believe they are going to DFW and MIA. The 321s come towards the end of this year and are suppose to replace the 767-200s on the transcons.

First 319s in DFW only, first flights in Aug. No MIA yet. First 321s in Nov to JFK.

A320 Q&A says DFW then MIA.

AApilots home page says DFW domestic in August, international in November or December.

First A321 delivery is November. Two by end of December. No word if 321T's or regular 321's.

Don't recall any official word on when JFK bid status, or transcons, start.

Slice, I was told the 321s would be first used strictly on transcons, hence my JFK comment - although I guess they could go to LAX too. But I was told JFK.

True... but the lack of layout planning is MORE than adequately made up for with the oh so pleasant scenery to watch walk hither and yon...

:D

Is there much 767-200 flying in MIA that will be replaced by the 321?

Could be DFW based crews flying the transcons since so far there's no word of JFK starting in November.

We'll know before the year is out. ;)

767-200? JFK-LAX and SFO.

MIA-LAX service is 767-300's, 757's, and a daily(?) 777.