I chuckled at this remembering the recent discussion on these boards about TechOps not wanting to keep the SATCOM jets on WATRS.

 

However, almost all of the extra legroom is located in the cockpit 😎

 

https://x.com/IshrionA/status/2031843730429194589
LAX-MNL in Summer 2027

 

Dang was really hoping it was gonna be SEA. Still good though.

 

But yet they can't keep those Lion Air ones exclusive to ATL for years...

If it's benefitting pilots in any way, we went have it..

 

IMO we’ve planted the flag in BOS (finally!) and we should just open both. There is clearly more than enough flying in both fleets to cover it. The irrelevant “too close” (“mission” lol) nonsense means nothing. If the flying is there for each airframe, and it is, then bases make sense. JB has robust multi plane bases in NYC and BOS, in FLL and MCO. AK has multiple west coast bases close together. SWA has LA and LAS and PHX plus DAL and HOU. Covering trips with originating crews isn’t the same as projecting air power in a region.

The biggest factor preventing more bases IMO has been to preserve marketing’s ability to rapidly shift almost identical airframes on a dime for tiny upstream or downstream logistical savings. As both fleets continue to grow, that flexibility begins to exist only on the margins and not in the bulk of the flying.

While new categories can drive training churn initially, more base choices tends to stabilize and probably reduce training in the long run, as there is less incentive to chase things when more pilots are “locals”. And the company has clearly figured out how to minimize that initial churn anyway.

It doesn’t have to be either/or. There is clearly more than enough flying for both there. So the only reasons to open or not open NB bases there would be hotel costs and, more importantly, origination crew reliability vs panicked RR shuffling.

 

Since the thread is titled "Rumors...". The FAs cousin's roommate said the lack of NYC NB vacancies is preparation for opening a BOS NB base. They don't want a bunch of broken seat locks in the NE, so they are understaffing before opening BOS. The BOS crews would be better positioned than DTW or ATL to cover the NE flying.

 

I could see it. Doesn’t Boston have more a220
and a320 flying than Seattle?

 

that’s what my van driver’s neighbor’s daughter said, too. but i hear she's a patriots fan.

 

That adds credibility to the rumor Tom B is on the short list for Chief Pilot. I think the BOS NB base is a lock. Only question now is 320, 73N or both?