nkbux

All kidding aside... I’m a huge fan of the new livery... my favorite in the US! Congrats on the new base

DSRoss996

What makes you think “the union has all the leverage in the world right now?”

Venkman

Well it's an exaggeration. They hold the keys to something the company desperately wants - base expansion. It stands to reason they won't give up something for nothing.

LimaF

Any current news on a pdx base?

3rdGen

not going to happen, that’s a
dead topic. Bases are not even being talked about. But if I was to bet on next base, either Florida or LAS

colonials13

Bump…

Any updates on a new base?

CFIsoonToBeFO

Maybe KLAL if the open any new bases.

CaptainSlow

Amazon shuffles carrier’s routes and stations periodically. Bases are not on the radar right now, but if they were an Amazon-only city has a very small possibility of becoming a base. Maybe a codomicile in FL covering pax and cargo stations, but I still think unlikely. Doesn’t seem like the direction the mgmt wants to go.


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beech1980

management says no bases. The future of bases is slim. A industry leading dead head deviation bank similar to Fedex is more likely. The flying at sun country is seasonal. Look at the route map. Over 100 routes and only maybe a dozen are year round and Amazon shifts flying as well. With the pay now reaching industry average if not higher in the latter years of the contract they need to focus on QOL to retain pilots.

flyincoug34

SO. I get that Sunny is a seasonal airline outside of MSP...But Florida and Vegas seem pretty year round. Why not a Orlando/tampa/vegas/phx base?

Hear me out-
1. Pilot retention: easier to recruit, retain AND POSITIVE SPACE pilots out of base to east coast/west coast/ and MSP. More options is cheaper and better for the airline and pilot group. I would argue more bases actually gets us closer to Deadhead Deviations being approved.
2. Actual room for growth with aircraft- right now we can't keep up with traffic in MSP, but when we can, where else are we going to put airplanes? They cant ALL be sitting in MSP right? What if a hail storm ruins half the fleet in one night because the majority of the aircraft are on the ramp? Why not have more maintence locations with one in the east and one in the west to support ferry/repo flight operations, in addition to pay and QOL improvements for maintenance.
3. Enhanced ability to pick up charter ops. Correct me if I am wrong - Big money for charter is on the coasts. Why not be closer and more able to pick up last min trip requests?

More bases to me seems like a win win for the pilot group and the airline as a whole. I don't see how a "fedex style" commuter bank can work with 500-1000 pilots WITH ONLY ONE base IMO...

Am I an expert? No. Just seems like on paper: if growth is actually desired, there has to be more bases. It gives the airline MORE flexibility to be seasonal than less and more profitable IMO.