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01-02-2013 | 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by johnso29

No one has said a word about 320's, but I could see some of the older ones being parked.

30 or so of the older A320's are slated to be replaced by incoming 737's. This has been mentioned several times by the company.

01-02-2013 | 12:06 PM

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Gunship guy is right and Elvis is now wrong. We now staff for winter and just overfly reserves to alv plus 15 in summer. Biggest problem with the TA IMO. Huge hiring setback and I don't think we'll know the full extent of that labor loss until after this summer.

01-02-2013 | 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

Correct, but it sure will be nice when these "upgrades" are not mostly staffed by displacements. ... besides, I've got a man crush on the 767/757 platform ... good airplane ... hate to see it go.

Not sure they will be. We will just have to wait and see. And your crush is understandable. I have it too.

I think you'll fly the category again.

01-02-2013 | 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by groundstop

30 or so of the older A320's are slated to be replaced by incoming 737's. This has been mentioned several times by the company.

Where? Direct to the document stating so.

01-02-2013 | 12:09 PM

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From: Light Chop

FAA orders 737 inspections to prevent fuselage holes

01-02-2013 | 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Roadkill

Pure conjecture. Flying every reserve to ALV + 15 every month in the summer isn't even possible. People have training, vacation, etc.

01-02-2013 | 12:14 PM

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From: Light Chop

Here is one mention of the 320 in a September Flight Ops Comm, I'll paraphrase:

319s are young. We have some 80s/early 90s 320s coming up on their life cycle checks. If Airbus is unable to extend those life cycle checks (and why would they want to?) then we will park these 320s in 2015.

And we're overstaffed on A320 Bs.

01-02-2013 | 12:15 PM

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I'm flying over ALV in the winter months right now. ATL88B will require more staffing to cover the 20% increase in block hours in the summer months in my opinion.

01-02-2013 | 12:16 PM

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One thing for sure... I want 100% of the current fleet to stay. Let the 739s and 717s be pure growth!

I know, right, I sound like a Falcons fan? Or better yet, a Georgia fan dreaming of a national championship.

01-02-2013 | 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Elvis90

I'm flying over ALV in the winter months right now. ATL88B will require more staffing to cover the 20% increase in block hours in the summer months in my opinion.

That's the new system for you, you fly all the time and someone else flies 0.

You complain? You be junior.

You senior and complain on principle? It's really because you be junior.

No matter what, there are 11,800 pilots, all junior to someone, except that one guy at the top. So really, 99.9% of you are junior to somebody and therefore your complaining is because your junior.

You junior pukes.