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Old 04-17-2022 | 02:43 AM
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Originally Posted by DALFA
This baffles me. We have over 600 flight attendants in the MCO base (and growing). Tomorrow we have 60 mainline departures out of MCO. A majority are on the A320/321 or 757/767.

Why not have a pilot base there?
We don’t have a base there because the reduction in credit is not worth the tremendous amount of training that would be involved. If the company ever again has a surplus of training capacity the will probably open a MCO base.
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Old 04-17-2022 | 05:12 AM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
We don’t have a base there because the reduction in credit is not worth the tremendous amount of training that would be involved. If the company ever again has a surplus of training capacity the will probably open a MCO base.
I suspect that with the large number of A321 coming, just the training churn will allow for a new base in Boston. Of course, a new base allows everyone to bid it, regardless of seat lock. So there is more training for a new category than for adding the the same number of airplanes to an existing base.

Personally, I think if there is a lot of 321 flying out of Boston to Europe, we'll see a base there - if only for ability to have people on reserve in Boston.
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Old 04-17-2022 | 05:15 AM
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Originally Posted by iaflyer
I suspect that with the large number of A321 coming, just the training churn will allow for a new base in Boston. Of course, a new base allows everyone to bid it, regardless of seat lock. So there is more training for a new category than for adding the the same number of airplanes to an existing base.

Personally, I think if there is a lot of 321 flying out of Boston to Europe, we'll see a base there - if only for ability to have people on reserve in Boston.
Network also announced many of the BOS transcons going to the 321neo, that are currently on various other fleets. Consolidating Boston flying to 320 family would help with a base there.
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Old 04-17-2022 | 05:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Myfingershurt
I believe what he’s getting at is a lot of those 150 delta departures are on regional partners.
I find that hard to believe, every time I go through BOS, it’s way more mainline jets than RJs.
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Old 04-17-2022 | 06:40 AM
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Departures: 50/50 split of ML to DCI

By plane:
3 x 330
10 x CRJ
11 x 220
14 x ER
17 x 320
20 x 73N
55 x E175
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Old 04-17-2022 | 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by DWC CAP10 USAF
Departures: 50/50 split of ML to DCI

By plane:
3 x 330
10 x CRJ
11 x 220
14 x ER
17 x 320
20 x 73N
55 x E175
55 E-175 service provided by 19 different DC carriers! Lol
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Old 04-17-2022 | 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by DrunkIrishman
55 E-175 service provided by 19 different DC carriers! Lol
- there are only 3 DCI carriers
- all CRJ flights flown by Endeavor
- all 175 flights flown by Republic
- BOS is pilot base for RPA
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Old 04-17-2022 | 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by DWC CAP10 USAF
- there are only 3 DCI carriers
- all CRJ flights flown by Endeavor
- all 175 flights flown by Republic
- BOS is pilot base for RPA
it was a joke about having so many DC carriers homie. Happy Easter.
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Old 04-17-2022 | 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by iaflyer
I suspect that with the large number of A321 coming, just the training churn will allow for a new base in Boston. Of course, a new base allows everyone to bid it, regardless of seat lock. So there is more training for a new category than for adding the the same number of airplanes to an existing base.

Personally, I think if there is a lot of 321 flying out of Boston to Europe, we'll see a base there - if only for ability to have people on reserve in Boston.
CR can mitigate the "new category" impact by opening with small numbers, then expanding an existing category after 60 days. Freeing pilots from a seat lock is only a minor concern. We've seen bids with 10 MDs so CR can generate a 365 bid. Opening a new category with 10 crews is not a stretch.

22.A.16. "new or reestablished category" CTRL F is your friend.

Happy Easter
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Old 04-17-2022 | 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
We don’t have a base there because the reduction in credit is not worth the tremendous amount of training that would be involved. If the company ever again has a surplus of training capacity the will probably open a MCO base.
That is contrary to everything the company has said, publicly or internally.
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