Originally Posted by AllYourBaseAreB (Post 3483440)

Is there anyone in the C-suite at JetBlue with merger experience?

Originally Posted by MainlineFlyer (Post 3483365)

I'm not saying more bases wouldn't help. Our current bases absolutely suck and are generally all junior bases at other airlines, but they could fix that tomorrow with virtual bases in many of the cities we fly to.

What I'm laughing at is that he told you with a straight face that its the number one reason for attrition. Its not. I'm going to blow your mind here, but NK is having the same attrition problem we have even with all of their bases. I can just imagine hearing an FO say "I got a job offer at Delta but I'm not going because B6 has so many bases to choose from!" LOL.

Management just don't want to ever hint that our compensation and career expectations absolutely blow compared to the big three. I don't know if you are new here or not, but ignore what anybody in management tells you at recurrent. They are almost always full of *******.

Originally Posted by MainlineFlyer (Post 3483365)

I'm not saying more bases wouldn't help. Our current bases absolutely suck and are generally all junior bases at other airlines, but they could fix that tomorrow with virtual bases in many of the cities we fly to.

What I'm laughing at is that he told you with a straight face that its the number one reason for attrition. Its not. I'm going to blow your mind here, but NK is having the same attrition problem we have even with all of their bases. I can just imagine hearing an FO say "I got a job offer at Delta but I'm not going because B6 has so many bases to choose from!" LOL.

Management just don't want to ever hint that our compensation and career expectations absolutely blow compared to the big three. I don't know if you are new here or not, but ignore what anybody in management tells you at recurrent. They are almost always full of *******.

Originally Posted by I was inverted (Post 3483477)

We can’t fix the base issue tomorrow with virtual bases. Jim S was quite clear that they’d love to do it, but that they haven’t cracked the nut on how to implement it, and that nobody in the industry really has, but if there’s a solution and you know how to do it, he’d love to discuss it. And obviously, the union would have to buy in on it. Point is, virtual bases sound great in theory, but are really difficult to implement in reality. Obviously some of these fractionals and cargo jobs positive space you on first and last day of an assignment and in effect make “home basing” work, but they also run schedules that contain longer assignments/days on than 121 pilots typically have. I’d love for someone to figure it out. But, I don’t see that as a viable solution for the pilots or the company…at least not right now.

Originally Posted by qekq (Post 3483199)

Anyone do this commute? Thinking of moving to ORD for the wife’s career and have an interview soon. Seems easy on paper at least.

Originally Posted by nene (Post 3483605)

Virtual bases at Delta failed (to be even tested after negotiating them) because the union has too many people in certain bases that feel "their" flying will be diluted by pilots starting trips in Florida for example. With modern computers and communications there is no reason that every trip has to start/stop in a major base other than that's the way it's always been done.

Originally Posted by qekq (Post 3483199)

Anyone do this commute? Thinking of moving to ORD for the wife’s career and have an interview soon. Seems easy on paper at least.

Originally Posted by N311JB (Post 3498021)

I’ve done it for 3 years. Piece of cake. Biggest issue is crashpads or hotels in Boston. FYI I use the train to go to ORD. I hate driving

Originally Posted by qekq (Post 3483199)

Anyone do this commute? Thinking of moving to ORD for the wife’s career and have an interview soon. Seems easy on paper at least.