I did, back in May.

Anything new in the VX world?

Not really. Pretty quiet actually.

Dead quiet. I haven't heard a single thing in awhile. I think we will hear some things next month.

You can argue that the math will change, but all of you applicants should note that the planned aircraft orders at VX math show that all of the Captains for a very long time, are already on the property.

Seriously, great people to work with, but the only reason to come to VX now as opposed to the other Legacy airlines that are hiring and paying much much more, is because you cant get hired anywhere else or just want the type rating. (Especially with the brutal FO reserve rules and non commutable schedules).

There's what "Could happen" and there's how it is. The numbers don't lie. The coming staggering retirement numbers and current great pay at the legacy's are facts.

No agenda here, just tired of listening to disappointed FO's who expected Legacy pay and 401k rates to come here. (ie." 7.5% vs 16%). I hope it changes, but as they say, "If you put hope in one hand and *&#( in the other.."

Be happy that at least the industry is hiring. Many times in the past, ...they haven't.

Just puttin' it out there. Best of luck.

True dat, however, hiring is supposed to pick up quite a bit in 2015 and for anybody who lives locally, Virgin can be a good gig. Reserve rules need a bit of tweaking but they seem to be headed in the right direction, albeit slowly. Union drive is on and a vote may take place late this year or early next. Who knows. Good luck to all of you who apply.

New Routes: JFK - FLL the biggest one.

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VIRGIN AMERICA TAKES TRAVELERS TO THE SUNSHINE WITH NEW SEASONAL ROUTES

The Airline’s Seasonal New York-Fort Lauderdale and Boston-Las Vegas Routes are on Sale Now;

Guests Are Invited to Start Planning a ‘Winter Thaw’ with Deals and a ‘Sun-Inspired Selfie’ Competition for Chance To Win Roundtrip Flights to Winter Escape Destinations.



San Francisco – October 1, 2014 – Virgin America, the award-winning airline that is reinventing travel, today announces two new seasonal routes – daily nonstop service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Fort Lauderdale International Airport (FLL) and four times weekly service between Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) and Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS). Virgin America will offer its award-winning three class service – First Class, Main Cabin Select and Main Cabin – on these routes with mood-lighting, touch-screen entertainment at every seat and fleetwide WiFi. To celebrate the new routes, Virgin America is inviting travelers to share their best sun-inspired ‘selfie’ on Twitter using the #ThawOut hashtag for a chance to win two roundtrip Main Cabin tickets on one of these new winter escape routes*. Tickets for the new services are available now at Virgin America's website and 1-877-FLY-VIRGIN with special sale fares for JFK-FLL starting from $99 one-way and BOS-LAS starting from $179 one-way (taxes and fees included and restrictions applying*). All seats are also available for redemption bookings, with no-blackout reward flights on JFK-FLL starting at 3907 Elevate® points and BOS-LAS starting at 7629 points.



“As the colder months approach, many of our guests – in the Northeastern U.S., especially – are already planning their winter getaways, so we’re pleased to offer a breath of fresh airline on these seasonal routes,” said John MacLeod, Virgin America’s Senior Vice President of Planning and Sales. “This is the first time Virgin America has offered nonstop flights between Fort Lauderdale and New York as well as Las Vegas and Boston. With our moodlighting, award-winning guest service, personal entertainment and power outlets at every seat, plus WiFi across the entire fleet, we think guests will agree that Virgin America is the perfect way to escape to these popular destinations.”



Additionally, the airline announces today that it will operate two extra roundtrip frequencies weekly between Las Vegas-New York (JFK) over winter and early spring to bring weekly frequencies on this popular route from the current seven to nine.



For more details on the Twitter #ThawOut contest, visit Virgin America’s Flyer Feed blog and the official rules site.



Virgin America’s 2014-2015 new seasonal services are as follows:



December 18, 2014 – April 28, 2015

· JFK- FLL: depart 8:00am and arrive 11:05am daily.

· FLL- JFK: depart 9:15am and arrive 11:55am daily.



January 8, 2015 – April 28, 2015

· BOS-LAS: depart 10:30am and arrive 1:40pm on Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

· LAS-BOS: depart 2:50pm and arrive 10:40pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

· LAS-BOS: depart at 3:35pm and arrive 11:25pm on Thursday.



January 5, 2015 – April 28, 2015*

· JFK-LAS: depart at 11:35am and arrive 2:35pm on Wednesday and Thursday.

· LAS-JFK: depart at 3:10pm and arrive at 11:00pm on Monday.

· LAS-JFK: depart at 3:35pm and arrive at 11:25pm on Wednesday.

*In addition to existing daily roundtrip schedule on this route.

Just wondering, which routes at JFK are being cut to make room for the new ones? With JFK being slot controlled and all...

I don't think anything else is, other than the VX seasonal reductions that JFK sees anyway. Eg, summer JFK-LAX in the summer is 6x daily but in the winter might only be 4-5x daily.

Unfortunately I believe the new routes will be at the expense of ORD routes... This worries me a lot, why would they give up seats out of ORD? They need airplanes like, now.

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