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05-13-2014, 09:19 AM
#4991
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Does this possibly mean less hiring for Skywest now?
05-13-2014, 09:26 AM
#4992
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Originally Posted by SongMan
Does this possibly mean less hiring for Skywest now?
I'll say it again, there is absolutely no reduction in flying in SFO this summer. In fact, there is a scheduled increase this summer than what would be considered normal. The EMB is the second most profitable aircraft in the fleet. There will be no retirement or groundings of EMBs. That being said, there is a strategic plan in place to compensate for the runway closures. This plan is creating the anomalies you are seeing. It will all work itself out. That is all I can say.
05-13-2014, 09:39 AM
#4993
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Originally Posted by NVUS
That being said, there is a strategic plan in place to compensate for the runway closures.
05-13-2014, 09:40 AM
#4994
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Originally Posted by NVUS
There will be no retirement or groundings of EMBs. .
05-13-2014, 09:46 AM
#4995
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Originally Posted by SongMan
Does this possibly mean less hiring for Skywest now?
There's no way hiring is slowing down. Captains are thin and running more upgrade classes means FO staffing will be extremely thin.
05-13-2014, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by kfahmi
Yet at the same time, the fiscal statement is talking about 6 planned EMB retirements by end of year...?
05-13-2014, 10:52 AM
#4997
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So would it be a safe assumption to say that the odds of getting SFO/CRJ are extremely long (long wait in other bases before landing an SFO/CRJ spot), while the odds of getting SFO/EMB shortly after training just got worse/ longer?
05-13-2014, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by kfahmi
So would it be a safe assumption to say that the odds of getting SFO/CRJ are extremely long (long wait in other bases before landing an SFO/CRJ spot), while the odds of getting SFO/EMB shortly after training just got worse/ longer?
05-13-2014, 11:42 AM
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From a management perspective, its better to have 40% plus reserve staffing in such a day to day environment than give out lines, have low reserve staffing, then suddenly be hit hard with cxl and delays timing everyone out. Its a temporary way to control costs.
05-13-2014, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by saturn
From a management perspective, its better to have 40% plus reserve staffing in such a day to day environment than give out lines, have low reserve staffing, then suddenly be hit hard with cxl and delays timing everyone out. Its a temporary way to control costs.
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