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Ok—What’s The New Base?
12-13-2025 | 04:51 AM
#201
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If you go read my posts over on the DAL forums you'll see I don't where the hat, haven't worn it in over 8 years actually.
Anyway, I just popped over here to stir it up a bit, that's true. I will say that your actions in AUS are a direct result of our expansion there and our planned expansion down the road. We will be in AUS, with a large presence and only increasing as the years pass by. Again, it's going to be a "WN" for the folks there when all is said and done. 2 large competing airlines will be a good thing for the consumers there.
Anyway, I just popped over here to stir it up a bit, that's true. I will say that your actions in AUS are a direct result of our expansion there and our planned expansion down the road. We will be in AUS, with a large presence and only increasing as the years pass by. Again, it's going to be a "WN" for the folks there when all is said and done. 2 large competing airlines will be a good thing for the consumers there.
He doesn't "where" his hat. Where is his hat though? Probably wearing it right now.
12-13-2025 | 05:32 AM
#202
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Joined: Jun 2014
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It is certainly an interesting pull down of other bases to open AUS. Of the 338 initial pilots in AUS, 192 will be cut from Houston and 58 from Dallas. So, 75% of the AUS pilots will come from these two bases.
I have only been here for three new bases. However, I don’t remember any of the previous pull downs being that heavy. This is particularly strange when Houston has 10 new gates opening in the summer of 2027.
It would be interesting to see the algorithms used to come to these numbers.
I have only been here for three new bases. However, I don’t remember any of the previous pull downs being that heavy. This is particularly strange when Houston has 10 new gates opening in the summer of 2027.
It would be interesting to see the algorithms used to come to these numbers.
12-13-2025 | 06:08 AM
#203
weekends off? Nope...
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If you go read my posts over on the DAL forums you'll see I don't where the hat, haven't worn it in over 8 years actually.
Anyway, I just popped over here to stir it up a bit, that's true. I will say that your actions in AUS are a direct result of our expansion there and our planned expansion down the road. We will be in AUS, with a large presence and only increasing as the years pass by. Again, it's going to be a "WN" for the folks there when all is said and done. 2 large competing airlines will be a good thing for the consumers there.
Anyway, I just popped over here to stir it up a bit, that's true. I will say that your actions in AUS are a direct result of our expansion there and our planned expansion down the road. We will be in AUS, with a large presence and only increasing as the years pass by. Again, it's going to be a "WN" for the folks there when all is said and done. 2 large competing airlines will be a good thing for the consumers there.
12-13-2025 | 06:17 AM
#204
At your mom's house
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: cpt 737
It is certainly an interesting pull down of other bases to open AUS. Of the 338 initial pilots in AUS, 192 will be cut from Houston and 58 from Dallas. So, 75% of the AUS pilots will come from these two bases.
I have only been here for three new bases. However, I don’t remember any of the previous pull downs being that heavy. This is particularly strange when Houston has 10 new gates opening in the summer of 2027.
It would be interesting to see the algorithms used to come to these numbers.
I have only been here for three new bases. However, I don’t remember any of the previous pull downs being that heavy. This is particularly strange when Houston has 10 new gates opening in the summer of 2027.
It would be interesting to see the algorithms used to come to these numbers.
how many NH are coming online for the march vacancy?
congrats they all.just got HOU
12-13-2025 | 06:18 AM
#205
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It is certainly an interesting pull down of other bases to open AUS. Of the 338 initial pilots in AUS, 192 will be cut from Houston and 58 from Dallas. So, 75% of the AUS pilots will come from these two bases.
I have only been here for three new bases. However, I don’t remember any of the previous pull downs being that heavy. This is particularly strange when Houston has 10 new gates opening in the summer of 2027.
It would be interesting to see the algorithms used to come to these numbers.
I have only been here for three new bases. However, I don’t remember any of the previous pull downs being that heavy. This is particularly strange when Houston has 10 new gates opening in the summer of 2027.
It would be interesting to see the algorithms used to come to these numbers.
12-13-2025 | 06:21 AM
#206
At your mom's house
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SWAPA email yesterday had the number of people who.libe 100 miles from AUS and their base.
12-13-2025 | 07:03 AM
#207
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Most AUS and SAT commuters drive it. 3 hours each way for decades.
12-13-2025 | 07:03 AM
#208
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That was 17 years ago. As did all the big 3. This is the here and now and the 2 big players on the block are DAL and UAL.
Now, about AUS. My point there was you'd be foolish to discount our capability and our capacity. Way more than yours and we'll use it when we need to. Regardless, it's a "WN"- "WN" for the city of AUS. 2 major carriers vying for the air travel business there can only work out well for them. But we didn't need incentives from the city to do what we're going to there, unlike you guys.
Now, about AUS. My point there was you'd be foolish to discount our capability and our capacity. Way more than yours and we'll use it when we need to. Regardless, it's a "WN"- "WN" for the city of AUS. 2 major carriers vying for the air travel business there can only work out well for them. But we didn't need incentives from the city to do what we're going to there, unlike you guys.
Holy Douche.
12-13-2025 | 07:10 AM
#209
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It is certainly an interesting pull down of other bases to open AUS. Of the 338 initial pilots in AUS, 192 will be cut from Houston and 58 from Dallas. So, 75% of the AUS pilots will come from these two bases.
I have only been here for three new bases. However, I don’t remember any of the previous pull downs being that heavy. This is particularly strange when Houston has 10 new gates opening in the summer of 2027.
It would be interesting to see the algorithms used to come to these numbers.
I have only been here for three new bases. However, I don’t remember any of the previous pull downs being that heavy. This is particularly strange when Houston has 10 new gates opening in the summer of 2027.
It would be interesting to see the algorithms used to come to these numbers.
All of the recent problems have been because the company stopped hiring and then decided to move pilots around.
The only way to shift pilots east to staff new red eye lines is to displace them.
The only way to fill a new base is to reduce current bases.
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12-13-2025 | 07:10 AM
#210
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That's were all the Deltoids posting here lost credibility. Anyone can lease a gate and run two Skywest flights per day to meet the min utilization requirement. Marketshare means selling tickets. Just having almost as many gates as SWA doesn't mean you automatically get almost SWA marketshare.
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