Hey any new rumors out there on a possible crew base in GSO or IND??? One can only hope!!! Happy New Year!!!!

 

I kept hearing about GSO about a year ago, but then couldn't find anything else out about it. I even asked on this board and didn't get very many bites. If guys like Tony, Redeye, et al didn't chime in then I'd say it's not a good bet. As far as IND, I hear it'll be bigger than MEM once the new construction is complete. I'd rather face the bitter winters there than Memphis anyday. Of course, I'm sure as soon as I moved there Peyton Manning would retire and the Colts would suck again.

 

"They" can't control us if we don't all stay in the same place (Mempho.)

I doubt they will open a base in IND or GSO. Wonder what they are going to do in Asia.....

 

When I got to Fedex in 1987 the big rumor was IND domicile in a year...still waiting. GSO has or will have a huge sort facility but thatr has nothing to dowith a pilot domicile. The company doesn't like too many domiciles--EWR and OAK have come and gone and the European domicile keeps changing locales faster than a Russian isotope. I doubt they'll be a China domicile, the smart money says Chinese nationals will be doing the intra-china flying while we will still do the gateway cities.

 

HNL domicile in the next Moab in Feb/Mar.

Write it down.

FJ











Hows that for a rumor?

 

If consolidation contiues with pax the side of the house, any NWA merger will probably result in NWA pull out from Memphis. This will make mem DHs much more difficult for Fedex. This may make an IND domicile much more lucrative for the company, particulary with INDs growing pax operations.

This could be real bad news for commuters, with INDs numerous pure Indy-turn lines with Dbl and single DHs. Time will tell.

 

MEM allows a small holding pen to keep the inmates in check -- not gonna be another CONUS domicile, IMHO. Mother likes to keep the chicks close.

Not gonna be a China domicile -- the Chinese are training pilots by the bucket loads in FL to fly intra-Sino. FedEx will fly gateway as Old Coastie stated above. Might be a Pacific hub (Guangzhou?) but it might be staffed via SIBA bid. As much trouble as we have commuting in/out of China (HKG the exception) I'd find it hard to believe the Red Chinese are going to let a bunch of American Air Pirates live and work out of their country.

Stand in FRA and spin a bottle to determine where a European domicile will land. Do same thing tomorrow, then repeat daily until it happens.

MEM, LAX, or ANC; and remember, JL said if it was up to him, LAX would have gone away a year ago.

 

Possible, I would like to hear more about your sources.

These smaller, less populous "Hubs" for NWA are a strength for them, IMHO. They aren't big like ATL or JFK so no LCC is going to start big operations there to skim off passengers. There simply are not enough of them. It's a great market to fly RJ's in and out of. Just like MSP.

It limits NWA but it also protects them from competition. NWA, right now, is more profitable than DAL.

 

No sources here! Just can't imagine both a mem and atl hub. Way too close to eachother and serving the same southeastern markets.

 

I'm waiting for the new MD hub in Lake Tahoe to open up. Then the company will really be able to help out its pilots.....................