Really?? It is that short right now?

 

From my point it seems short but I'm not sure what to think anymore. None of the reserves seem to be flying as much as before (700/900). ASA seems to be holding just fine for now. And until we hear it otherwise, those six -200's are leaving for good.

I'm not sure what it's like on the 200. I know for over a month they had several planes parked since they were getting painted and new interiors for the IAD flying. So all those planes on the ground probably made it look fat on the 200 side.

Guess we'll see on the recalls. I can honestly say I doubt they will call anyone back until they truly have to. They seem to have got it down to a science on operating short staffed. This is a regional airline and we all know regional airlines love to save money.

I don't see how ASA could ever recall all of the furloughs or even hire for really long time. I think they grew way to big and just kind of hit the top of the bubble. Finally it just popped. We all know growth isn't infinite. So it had to stop somewhere.

The only way they will need all of the furloughs back is if they were given more 200's from someone. When the furloughs were hired ASA had 19 more aircraft than they will have in service in the next few months. They lost 13 ATR's and may be loosing 6 200's. Since they aren't making 200's anymore and I doubt ASA is willing to take on anyone else's junk. And the way things are going if ASA is awarded anymore next gen jets they'll probably head over to the Skywest side.

But hey I heard there were like 10 guys that are going to retire in a few years. Sad when that's the only movement you'll see.

 

Don't believe that is exactly correct. We had a loss of 13 ATR's and 20 200's. 14 200's are going to IAD and gained 10 900's for a net loss of only 9 planes. Although I believe we are down 1 700 due to the maintenance mishap in BTR.

 

Want to bring back some of the folks off the street at ASA? Look at Skedplus, find the red arrow days (Jan 1 through Dec 31 inclusive), and just call in sick. Im saving mine for this summer... call in sick and let scheduling sort it out.

 

Meanwhile all the reserves get abused while you prove your point.

 

Wow, you'll show them! Is that all you're going to do? Tell us more, please! Let me guess, you're going to throw M-80's in the toilets too! I did my part, I wrote "Brad Holt is a big dumb dumb head" in the back stall.

 

Not sure what number constitutes being short, but if you look at the current bucket list (FO's, -200), it's the shortest I've ever seen. Only 11 folks (5 LC, 6 SC) and all with 0 availability. Just makes you wonder, with more crew going to United in April, will we really be ready for the summer push?

 

What is the average line value? I think that would paint a better picture. It seems that management prefers to run the reserve system tight. If line values are averaging over 85 and the bucket is being drained then I'd be inclined to agree about being short staffed.

 

Excellent point, thanks for the reminder. As I heard it said by someone else here before, we will not be considered short until ALL reserves are breaking guarantee, and the average line value hits the mid-90's.

 

Ive been on reserve for more than 2 years with no end in sight....everyone from my class feels the same way...

I really dont understand how we are going to operate summer schedules at this staffing, especially with the 60 crews being in IAD come May. PBS wont do anything until the fall...