Horizon Junior FO Base
01-23-2016 | 09:02 AM
#11
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Was that pay rate in effect when you were operating the F28 as well? Yeah, what a slap in the face to accept jets contingent upon a 10% pay cut.
By the way, Wikipedia says Horizon once operated DC-9-10's. Is there a story behind that?
By the way, Wikipedia says Horizon once operated DC-9-10's. Is there a story behind that?
01-23-2016 | 10:10 AM
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The last couple of classes have had people end up in PDX, MFR, SEA, GEG, and BOI, so there really isn't a single junior base right now.
As for the jet rates, the TA we're currently voting on has us flying jets for our current turboprop rates (with annual 1.5% increases), but the jet rates in our existing contract are about 10% higher than the turboprop rates.
One other thing worth mentioning is that starting in 2017 (assuming the TA passes) we're effectively creating a "B scale" by forcing new hires to use an insurance plan that has no annual premiums (the existing plan is all of $17/mo for one person), but a much higher deductible if you actually have to use the insurance.
As for the jet rates, the TA we're currently voting on has us flying jets for our current turboprop rates (with annual 1.5% increases), but the jet rates in our existing contract are about 10% higher than the turboprop rates.
One other thing worth mentioning is that starting in 2017 (assuming the TA passes) we're effectively creating a "B scale" by forcing new hires to use an insurance plan that has no annual premiums (the existing plan is all of $17/mo for one person), but a much higher deductible if you actually have to use the insurance.
01-23-2016 | 04:16 PM
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It was a DC-9, however it was a wet lease operated by another company on behalf of Horizon. It wasn't for very long.
01-23-2016 | 04:44 PM
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01-23-2016 | 06:46 PM
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I have to wonder if the ANC base is working anywhere near as well as Air Group thought it would.
When the base opened, I remember there being lots of statements about how QX would take a bunch of flying from Alaska, but that base has had zero new flying for about the last year, and the last new city they got (Deadhorse) only got service because the oil companies guaranteed they'd buy a certain number of seats on those flights.
When the base opened, I remember there being lots of statements about how QX would take a bunch of flying from Alaska, but that base has had zero new flying for about the last year, and the last new city they got (Deadhorse) only got service because the oil companies guaranteed they'd buy a certain number of seats on those flights.
01-23-2016 | 09:34 PM
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From: Q400, B-737
Nah.... When AS gets rid of the -700's, there's going to be nothing under about 180 seats. No 737 will be able to make a profit hauling people with the load factors they'll get. (An AS CA already told us the loads suck a lot of the time on the larger 737's, since the -200's left.)
I'd expect the Q400's will start getting more routes as the -700's freighters carry the profitable stuff, (the mail & cargo).
Think of what happened when we went from the -200's to -400's in WA/OR/ID.
I'd expect the Q400's will start getting more routes as the -700's freighters carry the profitable stuff, (the mail & cargo).
Think of what happened when we went from the -200's to -400's in WA/OR/ID.
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