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hyperboy 07-10-2018 03:03 PM


Originally Posted by seekingblue (Post 2631795)
Question for the 190 guys in the group:

Does this fundamentally change how you will vote?

Believe it or not we are all on the same seniority list so we can go where ever we want to if we can hold it? Even the 320.

hyperboy 07-10-2018 03:06 PM


Originally Posted by captsurf (Post 2631789)
Sorry for wanting to see this airline actually GROW. Saying 5-7% growth year-over-year is BS when it’s only because the ASM is increasing, and nothing else...

Everyone else is ADDING hulls. We are just replacing ours with bigger ones.


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The growth and aircraft order will come via Frontier.

Softpayman 07-10-2018 03:12 PM


Originally Posted by captsurf (Post 2631789)
Sorry for wanting to see this airline actually GROW. Saying 5-7% growth year-over-year is BS when it’s only because the ASM is increasing, and nothing else...

Everyone else is ADDING hulls. We are just replacing ours with bigger ones.


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Are we adding any A321NEOs in 2019 & 2020? If so do they constitute growth?

David Puddy 07-10-2018 03:18 PM


Originally Posted by da42pilot (Post 2631785)
Yeah this looks like abandoning the lower end of the market (100 seaters) and replacing A320s with lower paying 220s.

This ain’t a E190 replacement, folks.

Agreed about it not being an E190 replacement. The CS100 possibly. The CS300 is a biggish airplane - although it seats less than an A320 (partly due to the 2X3 searing), it is actually longer than a regular A320 - this is not an extended regional jet like the E190. Here’s a good look at the CS300 next to an A321:

https://www.airplane-pictures.net/photo/1069711/hb-iod-swiss-airbus-a321/

The CS300/A220-300 ain’t a small airplane. From an efficiency standpoint, a non-NEO A320 can’t compare to the low CASM on the CS300/A220-300. It will be a very profitable platform for JB.

Bozo the pilot 07-10-2018 03:21 PM


Originally Posted by capn a220 (Post 2631793)
I agree, this is the right aircraft for Jetblue. Not that anyone asked me to vote for/against. The pay for this aircraft and fleet protection language in our TA, however, is all kinds of wrong. And I am being asked to vote for/against that.

They just announced the order. The company will cave quickly if we vote no and insist on fixing this now. Industry average pay. A320 pay for any A220 configured with greater than 135 seats. A320/321 block hour/fleet number protection - if either decreases from DOS - A220 pay increases to A320.

This can be fixed over lunch. But if the TA passes, we'll regret it for the next 5-7 years.

Do you need to list a different email for an alternate account here?
Good to see you with your new name capn.

captsurf 07-10-2018 03:45 PM


Originally Posted by Softpayman (Post 2631812)
Are we adding any A321NEOs in 2019 & 2020? If so do they constitute growth?



Don’t disagree with you at all. I just know there’s a lot of cities between NY and LAX that we do not current serve that hopefully the A220/CS300 will allow us to serve in the future. The 190 “replacements” will be the test. Hopefully we exercise our 60 additional options and actually go to some new cities


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200Driver 07-10-2018 03:47 PM


Originally Posted by capn a220 (Post 2631793)
I agree, this is the right aircraft for Jetblue. Not that anyone asked me to vote for/against. The pay for this aircraft and fleet protection language in our TA, however, is all kinds of wrong. And I am being asked to vote for/against that.

They just announced the order. The company will cave quickly if we vote no and insist on fixing this now. Industry average pay. A320 pay for any A220 configured with greater than 135 seats. A320/321 block hour/fleet number protection - if either decreases from DOS - A220 pay increases to A320.

This can be fixed over lunch. But if the TA passes, we'll regret it for the next 5-7 years.

Here’s the problem with that logic...unlike SWA with the Max we have NO agreement to go back to. We vote down, company says no problemo here’s your C-Series rates (copy paste current 190 rates) and we will meet once a quarter with the mediator to address the concerns of the pilot group. We can’t meet anymore now that our plate is full with getting ready for the new aircraft.

We vote this down we go back to crap...when DAL and SWA voted theirs down they went back to top of the industry CBA’s....

expectholding 07-10-2018 03:48 PM


Originally Posted by capn a220 (Post 2631793)
I agree, this is the right aircraft for Jetblue. Not that anyone asked me to vote for/against. The pay for this aircraft and fleet protection language in our TA, however, is all kinds of wrong. And I am being asked to vote for/against that.

They just announced the order. The company will cave quickly if we vote no and insist on fixing this now. Industry average pay. A320 pay for any A220 configured with greater than 135 seats. A320/321 block hour/fleet number protection - if either decreases from DOS - A220 pay increases to A320.

This can be fixed over lunch. But if the TA passes, we'll regret it for the next 5-7 years.

The fallacy that they'll be crawling to us and fixing this over lunch is unfounded, and I would challenge you to reference an instance where this has ever happened.

Look at the big picture here. SWA doesn't override the 737-800, 900. United is flying the 321, the 737-700, -800, and -900, and the 757-200 all at the same rate as the 320. American flies the 737-800 and 321 at the same rate as the 320, and American has 200+ 321s (almost a 5:1 ratio 321:320 ref. APC). Alaska flies all versions of the 737 and the 321 at the same rate as the 320. Spirit has a blended rate which is near bottom of the industry.

Do I want more. He!! yes! But I'm sorry, your claim is not supported by the market, so fixing it over lunch doesn't happen. If you want to vote no because you dont like it, then ok. But don't live in fantasy land and understand what is realistically achievable, and that opening up bargaining over issues that are likely unachievable allows the company to attack us on scope, rigs, retirement, etc., all while not having a CBA and living under the Direct Relationship for an indeterminable amount of time.

Bozo the pilot 07-10-2018 03:55 PM


Originally Posted by 200Driver (Post 2631838)
Here’s the problem with that logic...unlike SWA with the Max we have NO agreement to go back to. We vote down, company says no problemo here’s your C-Series rates (copy paste current 190 rates) and we will meet once a quarter with the mediator to address the concerns of the pilot group. We can’t meet anymore now that our plate is full with getting ready for the new aircraft.

We vote this down we go back to crap...when DAL and SWA voted theirs down they went back to top of the industry CBA’s....

This fact is not registering with the T/A haters.
Most know that this TA could be better, but comparing it to DAL and SWA is naive at best.

PasserOGas 07-10-2018 04:28 PM


Originally Posted by 200Driver (Post 2631838)
Here’s the problem with that logic...unlike SWA with the Max we have NO agreement to go back to. We vote down, company says no problemo here’s your C-Series rates (copy paste current 190 rates) and we will meet once a quarter with the mediator to address the concerns of the pilot group. We can’t meet anymore now that our plate is full with getting ready for the new aircraft.

We vote this down we go back to crap...when DAL and SWA voted theirs down they went back to top of the industry CBA’s....

We don't have language for these payscales now. Where in the PEA are they allowed to impose new payates while in negotiations? Honest question.


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