I hope DALPA holds out for a solid agreement, I could get used to a green slip every month.

 

How big is Alaskan?

 

It looks like APC is showing 11,723 active pilots (not sure how accurate that is). So with 1400 more bodies on the property that would be 13,123. Delta Air Lines | AirlinePilotCentral.com

 

Ok.

We also have 18 787s commitments in our SEC filings, is Delta not allowed to cancel those or because they put it in an SEC filing they're obligated to take those jets?

 

Showing 1472 here. Alaska Airlines | AirlinePilotCentral.com

 

The number is close to accurate but a little higher than the last published seniority list which pegged it at 11,620.

About 900-1,000 or so don't actively get awarded a line or sit reserve whether it is because they're out on sick leave, military leave, instructor pilots or supervisors.

So about 10,500-10,600ish "fly the line" every month. Over the past year that number had a net increase of about 51 guys, a net increase in jets of about 11 from 2013. The totals show 717 jets in January of last year and 740 now, minus the 9s.

I know sailing mentions 400 new Captains I guess in the past year or so, it's 170 because of the net change. We had a net loss in WB Captains but a gain in NB Captains funded by both the WB Captain and FOs.

As to 800 aircraft... what are they for? I remember RA was adamant about not getting more 90s until we had a reason to get them, so if we are indeed going by 120-130 jets to around 840? where they going? I mean DCI is shrinking approx 5,500 seats and we're going to grow by 15,000 or 12% over the next 4 years or 2% system wide YOY?

Bring it on.... but I'll believe it when I see it. There's no such thing as a growth jet until you can look back and verify it was a growth jet. If the economy stumbles they're going to have so much margin to cut mainline with out BH ratios and I'm not buying the economy is going to allow that kind of organic growth.



I think this has a lot to do with celebrating TA2012, because it ignores our business model unless we're going to take over SEA. That'd be cool. Then we of course could just merge with Alaska, and not need to grow at all, possibly... say it with me... shrink.

 

Sorry to change the subject, but I just got an Alpa comm email and reading the headline on my IPhone, I read "JetBlue Election Update, all about the Money...".

Someone needs to proof read these headlines better, lest someone not like myself, might accuse ALPA of chasing revenues at the expense of representing its current dues paying membership.

Opening the email reveals that it is two different headers but out of context I laughed at the thought crossing my mind initially.

Peace

 

Actually, the opposite is true, the tail clearance for the 900 is a bit tighter in relation to tail-strike clearance ...nonetheless, it is difficult to believe that 100% of UAL -900s have suffered a tail-strike.

 

Tail striking a 100 airplanes would be mind boggling hard imho. BTW, looking through avhearld I noticed we have a few of our own and 767s and 744s around the globe like to drag their tails.

But this was the only UCAL 739 strike listed going back to 09, maybe they had more when the jets were new in the early 2000s...

Incident: United B739 at Chicago on Mar 1st 2013, tail strike on landing

 

Most of the conversions on the last bid are April thru July for the ER. This bid has all conversions by Aug 31 bid period.