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11-29-2012, 07:51 AM

#31

Wrsofked

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I'd like to have another 1000 73's on property, then we wouldn't have these threads about LOA 25 and alpa resignation etc..it's just a freaking airplane...who gives 2 chits what anyone calls it. I certainly don't.

11-29-2012, 05:54 PM

#32

thor2j

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Originally Posted by jsled

THis question is a BIG reason why I am voting yes. I suspect that I am not alone.

Sled

This is why we are all doomed. Short sighted people like u who are willing to sacrifice the future of the pilots because both sides are opening bases in each others back yard.

11-29-2012, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by liquid

I gotta say, us 737 drivers hate that term, "guppy" I can get past the 73 vs 37 or 75 vs 57 but "guppy"........

Perfect. Thanks for sharing the disgust in your ranks for Guppy. Now I know what to say in response every time on the radio when it comes to "follow the..., give way to the.... or do you have the .... in sight." Feel free to call the Bus Fifi. Fingering Fifi is what we do all day long. And we like it!

12-17-2012, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by pilotgolfer

I spoke with Gary Waggoner about this. He is the manpower guy in IAH. He said the company wants to put a 737 base in IAD and SFO. He says this will be done once a TA gets ratified. I did not specifically ask if they intend to place a 757 base in those places...but I could see them making IAD a 757 base, also.

Now that the voting is over, I emailed the manpower guy again about a timeline for a base is IAD. He says its probably 12-24 months away. It wasn't the answer I was hoping for...oh well.

12-17-2012, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotgolfer

Now that the voting is over, I emailed the manpower guy again about a timeline for a base is IAD. He says its probably 12-24 months away. It wasn't the answer I was hoping for...oh well.

For what fleet? The 737?

There already is a 757/767 base there.

And once there is SLI, baring any major fences, the current UAL fleets will be able to be bid by the CAL pilots , just like the CAL bases can be bid by the UAL pilots.

12-17-2012, 12:21 PM

#36

pilotgolfer

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Yes...737 base in IAD.

12-17-2012, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by C11DCA

And once there is SLI, baring any major fences, the current UAL fleets will be able to be bid by the CAL pilots , just like the CAL bases can be bid by the UAL pilots.

This is what I'm most worried about. We've had a NY base for years, and no one wanted to be in IAH as we couldn't fill 767 FO there.

But I know a ton of guys that are going to jump into LAX and push me down the chain.

12-17-2012, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by LAX Pilot

I don't think much is gonna happen in LAX anytime soon, at least according to the UA LAX Chief. We are maxed out on gate space, can't park the NG 37's on the 80 gates, and are basically in an uneasy 3 way market share even split with AA and DAL for the foreseeable future. All that means little growth which translates into few vacancies when the dust settles for guys to bid into, and the no bump/flush provision means things will probably be fairly static for awhile after sli.

It was a strategic error to let Alaska get the refurbed 60 gates, that was the only way for us to grow.

12-17-2012, 03:24 PM

#39

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Originally Posted by pilotgolfer

Yes...737 base in IAD.

So bid the Airbus or the 767 if you want to get to IAD sooner.

12-17-2012, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by C11DCA

So bid the Airbus or the 767 if you want to get to IAD sooner.

I certainly will if my low seniority allows it. I wasn't sure how soon we could bid across from S-cal to s-UAL and vice versa. The guy in Houston I originally asked the question to implied that they would put the 737 in DC prior to SLI. I don't care what plane I sit reserve on...I just want to do it from home in MD.