Makes sense. Same size wingspan as a 737 (class III) at just under 115ft; can lift 30,000lbs more. Delta does not operate theirs at 206,000 but that could change in future configs

Hello all,
Is there an easy way to see the percentage of trips that originate out of SNA and ONT for the 717? Trying to get a feel for what they do and don’t want to count each one in the bid package if able.
Thanks

From a line perspective, looks like "all the above." Block times are definitely tighter. The 320 on-time numbers must be awful. That jet literally has more computers controlling the lavs than the 737 has total computers (don't believe me, defer the CIDS).

On the weekends - fughettabouit.

Layover times are down a couple of hours & ALV is up. The company is doing more with less and taking the hit in operational stats. Richard Anderson was an operations-minded man. Ed Bastian is a numbers man. These schedules feel like what schedules at the regionals felt like when we were Ed & Leo's lab rats.

As things stand now, when you are late a minute you might as well be late three hours. Nobody hustles once they've lost the "on time" until they figure you are about to time out. Then they find a little spring to their step rather than deal with 200 po'd people.

We've been into "extensions" 3 times in the last 30 days. Should be a rare occurrence; it is not.

Flight Operations management was beating the drum for a better system to emphasize and recover late flights when we are slightly behind schedule. Sincerely hoping their efforts yield results. Nobody likes being late.

If we could get the flight attendants actively involved and assisting with the storage of carryon luggage the boarding times would drop quite a bit. It was amazing how fast we could board a Song 757 compared to the mainline with the flight attendants being proactive rather than passive/hiding.

Overall are we not posting better numbers since RA left?

I'd have to chart it. We put a lot of pad in the block times for a while on the NB fleet. Those are gone over the summer.

Personally, I've dropped from very near 100% OT to probably around 50% or less with the May & June rotations so far. The airline is running about 84%, with a goal of 81.4%.

For someone who enjoys being on time, it's demoralizing. I don't know why our goal would be anything but 100% and working hard to get back to 100% anytime it drops behind. In fact, I'd pay bonus money for recovered minutes (turn time & block).

Almost every variable cost the airline has can be measured in minutes one way or the other, even consumables.

I've seen them helping & during deplaning I'll run back and grab a bag or three. Our customers of lesser stature can have a hard time getting bags out and for some reason it seems the smaller the person, the larger the bag.

Is that perspective?

Charging hefty fees for checked bags has led to hefty carry-on bags. I don’t blame any crew member who refuses to risk a back injury by trying to lift an item that should have been stopped at the gate. :mad:

Back to reserve this month and start 3 days of long call tomorrow. What’s the earliest I can be assigned a trip tomorrow, noon?

Never mind I looked it up instead of being lazy. Thanks.