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11.86%

STL

20.10%

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11.34%

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8.25%

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12-13-2025 | 07:28 AM

#211

Smooth at FL450

weekends off? Nope...

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Originally Posted by Proximity

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.

Just look at SJC and who got pushed to the crappy gates (30s) while SWA got upgraded to the 20s

12-13-2025 | 08:10 AM

#212

mulcher

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Originally Posted by Fcm135flyer

He doesn't "where" his hat. Where is his hat though? Probably wearing it right now.

That’s while his computer boots up to play Microsoft flight sim. He also puts it on to get his hot pockets mom cooked in the microwave.

12-13-2025 | 09:08 AM

#213

Cyio

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Originally Posted by Profane Kahuna

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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Heard an interesting rumor yesterday that the 2026 hiring will be similar to the 2023 numbers. Given the new base and new gates in HOU opening up, plus more redeyes and redeye reserve I dont see anyway they can continue this course without significant hiring.

12-13-2025 | 09:43 AM

#214

REF 5

Line Holder

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From: 737CA

Market share in AUS

DEC 2019

SWA 34.57%
AAL 17.91%
DAL 13.36%

SEPT 2025(latest figures)

SWA 42.48%
AAL 15.81%
DAL 15.22%

SWA is up 22%
DAL is up 15%
AAL is down 11%

Just for comparison look at SEA.

DEC 2019

ALK 42.54%
DAL 19.53%

SEPT 2025

ALK 48.11%
DAL 19.48%

ALK is up 13%
DAL is flat
Source is DOT BTS

12-13-2025 | 10:08 AM

#215

e6bpilot

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Quote:

Originally Posted by REF 5

Market share in AUS

DEC 2019

SWA 34.57%
AAL 17.91%
DAL 13.36%

SEPT 2025(latest figures)

SWA 42.48%
AAL 15.81%
DAL 15.22%

SWA is up 22%
DAL is up 15%
AAL is down 11%

Just for comparison look at SEA.

DEC 2019

ALK 42.54%
DAL 19.53%

SEPT 2025

ALK 48.11%
DAL 19.48%

ALK is up 13%
DAL is flat
Source is DOT BTS

Yes. Data is king. Refer to my post on the last page concerning Delta and their bullying tactics. Like every bully, eventually someone calls your bluff. AS has done that in SEA.

12-13-2025 | 11:17 AM

#216

flyguy81

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Originally Posted by hoover

I wouldn't use the term "cut". Sounds like the company is doing it. They will staff with voluntary pilots. Those happen to be mostly from HOU and DAL bases but who know who will move as well. Regardless they dont see any displacements TO the AUS base. We may see more guys displaced to fill the hole it creates in HOU DAL.
how many NH are coming online for the march vacancy?
congrats they all.just got HOU

There’s enough guys hired in late 23-24 that want HOU/DAL and haven’t been able to hold it that I’d guess that’ll be voluntary too. We have 158ish hired this year…most if not all should be on the March bid.