2014 SWA life on reserve.
#91
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e6bpilot - so senior guys from other bases are missing out. That is there choice to live where they want to. If they do not move to a "new" base, their choice. That is what seniority brings.
Also in a no growth environment there would not be much movement, but there is some. Either from guys not wanting to move to the "new base", or how the "new" base shakes out.
I am going with an educated guess that BNA for example will go senior. Opening up slots for junior guys in the other bases.
Opening up a physical base costs money, satellite base not so much. I heard that renting out the office space in MDW airport costs $2 million a year.
Also in a no growth environment there would not be much movement, but there is some. Either from guys not wanting to move to the "new base", or how the "new" base shakes out.
I am going with an educated guess that BNA for example will go senior. Opening up slots for junior guys in the other bases.
Opening up a physical base costs money, satellite base not so much. I heard that renting out the office space in MDW airport costs $2 million a year.
#92
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I'm not entirely sure that SWA will end up with virtual bases as they had the opportunity before. In 1994 SWAPA and SWA added a SL to the CBA that made OAK, SFO, and SJC co-domicles. All of the admin support was going to stay in OAK. There was even a chart that showed the TFP for if SWA had to limo you from the city you ended the pairing at to the one where you started. SWA had over 15 years to try a virtual base and never did.
#93
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I'm not entirely sure that SWA will end up with virtual bases as they had the opportunity before. In 1994 SWAPA and SWA added a SL to the CBA that made OAK, SFO, and SJC co-domicles. All of the admin support was going to stay in OAK. There was even a chart that showed the TFP for if SWA had to limo you from the city you ended the pairing at to the one where you started. SWA had over 15 years to try a virtual base and never did.
Then I guess we're about to find out how much the company values a dollar. Because the hotel costs are out of control and rising faster than a teenager's pecker.
#94
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e6bpilot - I think the HOU and DAL cat ranchers are staying where they are. Just an opinion.
tanker - talking with several chiefs from different bases, the satellite bases are a matter of when, not if.
I think we both have been in this business long enough that you cannot count on anything until it actually happens. I sure would like to see it though sooner than later.
tanker - talking with several chiefs from different bases, the satellite bases are a matter of when, not if.
I think we both have been in this business long enough that you cannot count on anything until it actually happens. I sure would like to see it though sooner than later.
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