Well I was serious. Wondering if the west guys wanted a fence for phx. or what they would like to see. ( I know what they want from other aspects, but obviously they are the smaller group, and 1 base. Do they want protection there, or do they want it wide open?)

 

Sorry about that. That is a fair question.

 

So I would seem we can expect no narrow body fences... Cool.

 

What about placement of a WB base into a base which didn't previously have it. I.E. PHX. If they decide to put 330 or whatever there, would the native pilots of that equipment have first dibs etc. Hence sorta my question of having phx fenced. Especially in light of what DAL UAL did with moving aircraft as quickly as they could around the system.

As someone prev. said, any tall fences become problematic. Maybe just WB fence of existing, and anything new is fair game or something. Dunno. above my pay grade. I'm just paid to B**** after the fact.

 

I just cannot see any domicile fences due to the minimal route and hub overlap, which is why this merger made so much sense to begin with.

And my guess would be the commuters who seek to improve their lifestyles will generally cancel each other out, making everyone happy.

 

The company has already stated in a company email that once there is a single US Airways list there are east 757's going to PHX to replace all the old ones there. This could be the first 'test' of who would go with the equipment.

 

Well technically I think once the POR/MOU is in effect, that essentially takes the wall down between east/west metal. they can move airplanes anywhere they want at that point. Not sure on the crews flying together etc?

I.E. East crew can fly West metal and vice versa.......Think that was the jist of the handbook bulletin we got regarding AB differences two months ago.

 

Crews flying together! It is about to get real!!!

 

Even if contractually allowed, I sincerely doubt that you will see flight crews flying together until we have a SLI. Just doesn't make any operational sense.

Although, if someone calls in sick mid-trip or is split off, in theory I suppose they could use a reserve pilot from the "other side". I don't know if anything prevents that. But logistically from a company standpoint it would be nightmare. Maestro vs. Catcrew, payroll etc. etc.

 

It is only a minority of East/West pilots who have low emotional intelligence.

Most east pilots don't care about the East/West issues. They just come to work collect their check, talk about their kids and enjoy their remaining careers. The amount of East pilots (and/or their wives) coping with age related physical issues is not hard to miss. These gentlemen really only focus on family, health and retirement issues.

In two years we may have East and West crews flying together. I predict that 99% of flight crews will remain professional, but Chief Pilot Offices, Professional Standards Committees and Scheduling will certainly standby to squash post-SLI personality conflicts.

For pilots with a low emotional intelligence, it may be worth your time to upgrade now before SLI and/or learn how to use the avoid pilot option in PBS...