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oh man...This baby is cascading into the MOAB. MOTHER OF ALL BUMPS. KABOOM!!
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Originally Posted by Grumble
(Post 2337486)
With IAH787 closing, where will all the SCABs hide????
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Originally Posted by jsled
(Post 2337504)
oh man...This baby is cascading into the MOAB. MOTHER OF ALL BUMPS. KABOOM!!
............................LOOK OUT BELOW.................. All 747 pilots All IAH 787 pilots A good chunk of DCA 777 CA/FOs A handful of GUM CA/FOs . Then secondary displacements: A good chunk of IAH 777 CA/FOs A chunk of IAH 737 CAs A handfull of IAH 756 CA/FOs A chunk of SFO 787 CA/FOs A handful of SFO 756 CAs Then a DCA 787 base opening. Its going to be a fun summer and fall, but hopefully this ends all the displacements, overstaffing, forced flying issues and we can start growing the bases instead of growing one and "organically" shrinking another. I wish we would have ripped the bandaid off 4 years ago but I do think this will be the last of it until the next economic collapse. |
Many will get displaced but we are not reducing flying so it will not be as bad. Looks like a bad time to live in IAH or GUM, but was there ever a good time to?
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Originally Posted by Grumble
(Post 2337486)
With IAH787 closing, where will all the SCABs hide????
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It seems like this move signals the end of the Jeff/Fred-era. The cold, objective light of reason (and maybe fiduciary responsibility) is replacing the "well we've always done it this way" mindset and any lingering loyalties.
I don't mean to trivialize the impact to the non-scab IAH pilots, but the idea that any one hub exists in a vacuum and is important because "we-say-it-is", seems disingenuous and simplistic. It's entirely possible that when, not if, the oil industry recovers, the 787 will be back in IAH. Good luck to everyone. |
That is 517 pilots (between the 400, GUM, and IAH 787) that are going to be displaced throughout the system. Gonna be interesting???
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Originally Posted by DashTrash
(Post 2337666)
That is 517 pilots (between the 400, GUM, and IAH 787) that are going to be displaced throughout the system. Gonna be interesting???
But note that the only thing really changing is aircraft route assignments---with the exception of GUM. UAL will still be flying the same international city pairs but just with different equipment. This will mitigate some of the chaos as there will be commiserate "growth" on the "new" aircraft in the respective hubs. The biggest hit will be at the training center as all this will be happening simultaneously with retirements off the same widebody fleets. |
Originally Posted by cadetdrivr
(Post 2337673)
Indeed.
But note that the only thing really changing is aircraft route assignments---with the exception of GUM. UAL will still be flying the same international city pairs but just with different equipment. This will mitigate some of the chaos as there will be commiserate "growth" on the "new" aircraft in the respective hubs. The biggest hit will be at the training center as all this will be happening simultaneously with retirements off the same widebody fleets. |
Originally Posted by pilotgolfer
(Post 2337475)
It will absolutely ripple across the whole airline. IAH 787 is closing. 787 is flying LHR, CDG, PEK and GRU out of IAD so that will affect 777 DCA. The delayed deliveries of the 777-300 due to the seat installs adds another wrinkle to the situation.
Just when you thought things were running smoothly... |
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