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Old 10-11-2016 | 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by etflies
Yes we do, 2 flights to get you to your domicile prior your show. Trips are a mix, lots are not commutable on one end or the other but there are plenty that are. As a commuter plan on flying more red eyes than you otherwise would, in order to facilitate commuting.
Sounds good. Do you bid for hard lines or PBS?
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Old 10-11-2016 | 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Straightup
Sounds good. Do you bid for hard lines or PBS?
Hard lines, hopefully it stays that way.
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Old 10-11-2016 | 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by etflies
Hard lines, hopefully it stays that way.
Not hopefully. We need to make sure it stays that way
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Old 10-11-2016 | 08:41 PM
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Most commutable trips contain red eyes. If you live on the west coast, the red eyes aren't that bad. Personally, I live on west coast time, so staying up late is way less painful than 4-5am east coast wake ups. The commuter policy requires that you get to domicile TWO hours prior to departure time (if you commute by air). I.e., if your departure is 19:00 you have to give yourself two flights that will allow you to arrive by 17:00. If you comply with the commuter policy, you won't "get in trouble" but will lose pay for whatever flying you missed.
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Old 10-12-2016 | 04:15 AM
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Originally Posted by etflies
Hard lines, hopefully it stays that way.


Originally Posted by sulkair
Not hopefully. We need to make sure it stays that way

I've always had PBS, so I've never bid with hard lines. I'm curious what makes them better than PBS. Do you still have the ability to stack up your days off all at once if you like or choose late departures, favorite overnights, etc.? Just trying to learn more about the system. Thanks.
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Old 10-12-2016 | 06:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Straightup
I've always had PBS, so I've never bid with hard lines. I'm curious what makes them better than PBS. Do you still have the ability to stack up your days off all at once if you like or choose late departures, favorite overnights, etc.? Just trying to learn more about the system. Thanks.
You may get some different opinion as to what is the best part of bidding hardlines, but I would have to say it's vacation drop. In a nutshell, if you can bid a line that has a four day trip come in on the first day of your vacation, and then that line also has a four day trip that starts on the end of your vacation, you'll have both trips dropped (and pay protected) and extend your vacation by that much time. Also, any trips that operate during your vacation period are dropped and pay protected as well. There are some other nuances, and caveats, to this system, but that's the general gist of it.
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Old 10-12-2016 | 07:44 AM
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Wasn't Frontier suppose to be the launch customer for the A320neo? I see Spirit has made the headlines touting they're the first to take delivery in the U.S.
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Old 10-12-2016 | 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by SpankysLadder
Wasn't Frontier suppose to be the launch customer for the A320neo? I see Spirit has made the headlines touting they're the first to take delivery in the U.S.
We were supposed to be. However, our maintenance dept didn't get approval for our NEO maintenance program yet. We have at least 3 NEOs just sitting at the factory that are ready to be delivered but we don't have approval yet.

oops.
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Old 10-12-2016 | 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Aero1900
We were supposed to be. However, our maintenance dept didn't get approval for our NEO maintenance program yet. We have at least 3 NEOs just sitting at the factory that are ready to be delivered but we don't have approval yet.

oops.
Seriously? That can't be accurate. Doesn't make sense. The neo program has been in the works for years, right? How could have we NOT been ready for the delivery?? Is the POI being a PIA?
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Old 10-12-2016 | 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by SpankysLadder
Seriously? That can't be accurate. Doesn't make sense. The neo program has been in the works for years, right? How could have we NOT been ready for the delivery?? Is the POI being a PIA?
Seriously. It was told to me directly by 2 mechanics.

The mechanics and the company have been in contract negotiations for years and the mechanics are getting fed up and leaving. They have had a bunch of good guys leave in the last year, and they are short handed. They simply didn't have the time or spend the time to get what they called the 'cards' ready. The 'cards' are basically checklists of what routine inspections are required for the aircraft, and obviously they have to be approved. From what I was told, they haven't even gotten them put together yet, let alone get them approved.

We should still be the launch customer for the 319 NEO and the North American CFM powered NEO, but they aren't coming yet!
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