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07-18-2016 | 10:46 AM
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In the Q1 pocket session and the Q4 of 2015 this was all mentioned, thats why I asked when did he say this. Hayes also said the LR would be "additional" to the fleet. Now with Norwegian and TAP throwing in the LR for Transatlantic, I am sure Hayes and co are starting to realize they need to jump in with an order and not fall too far behind, that is good reason to convince board members.
07-18-2016 | 12:36 PM
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07-20-2016 | 05:12 AM
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Farnborough wasn't a bust. It went exactly how I thought it would go. It was only a disappointment to those who didn't listen to me.
07-20-2016 | 06:13 AM
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07-20-2016 | 07:48 AM
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The West Coast Expansion was a management planted rumor so that we would stop talking about VX. As soon it was announced that we lost, management had to answer the question before it was asked and they did.
"Now what"?
"We are going to expand on the West Coast Organically".
A year from now we will still be looking for jets and gates and whatever else and management will say to those who are still hanging on to this rumor that management is in fact still working hard to make it happen.
Move on; it is all bull!
I know the rumor is everywhere. The rumor fire was started in LAS at the leadership conference and then the managers returned to the field and the rumor spread systemwide from there. It was intended to be spread across the system and have momentum of its own. But there is no substance to the rumor, IMO. If there was it would have not been a rumor. Jetblue would have been quite about it and then Bam! This is what we are going to do.
Instead we have management floating hints and hope!
"Now what"?
"We are going to expand on the West Coast Organically".
A year from now we will still be looking for jets and gates and whatever else and management will say to those who are still hanging on to this rumor that management is in fact still working hard to make it happen.
Move on; it is all bull!
I know the rumor is everywhere. The rumor fire was started in LAS at the leadership conference and then the managers returned to the field and the rumor spread systemwide from there. It was intended to be spread across the system and have momentum of its own. But there is no substance to the rumor, IMO. If there was it would have not been a rumor. Jetblue would have been quite about it and then Bam! This is what we are going to do.
Instead we have management floating hints and hope!
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07-20-2016 | 03:49 PM
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If this is true, then we can expect minimal hiring while the A320s are being reconfigured. The seniority list is probably going to stagnate in 2017 until we can replace the number of planes being reconfigured with the new ones. Buckle up.
As far as the fleet being maxed out, I agree. According to wiki, Jetblue has "over 94" destinations (not including Cuba). Southwest has 98. We serve those destinations with 214 aircraft, while Southwest uses 692 aircraft. I know there are other factors to consider (slot allocation, gate space, etc.) so the comparison is apples-to-orage-ish, but thats the only way I could quantify it.
Who knows. Maybe the rumored Frontier IPO is good news for us.
Doesn't AAL have some lightly used E190s for sale??
As far as the fleet being maxed out, I agree. According to wiki, Jetblue has "over 94" destinations (not including Cuba). Southwest has 98. We serve those destinations with 214 aircraft, while Southwest uses 692 aircraft. I know there are other factors to consider (slot allocation, gate space, etc.) so the comparison is apples-to-orage-ish, but thats the only way I could quantify it.
Who knows. Maybe the rumored Frontier IPO is good news for us.
Doesn't AAL have some lightly used E190s for sale??
07-21-2016 | 06:54 AM
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