17-03v
11-15-2016 | 11:35 AM
#51
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Aug 2015
Posts: 1,561
Likes: 0
From: Captain
It'll be interesting to see how today's announcement of deferring 61 737s indefine tly affect this bid and the future bids.
I fly with quite a few FOs who were waiting for those 737s to arrive before upgrading so they could have better seniority. I imagine a lot of bypasse pilots are going to jump to the CA seat now that growth is off the table. Upgrade time probably just went from 5 years to 10.
WB FO seats are probably going to go more senior now too........grab a seat you want now or you are going to miss the boat. Well still have upward movement but at a much slower rate than we all planed.
I fly with quite a few FOs who were waiting for those 737s to arrive before upgrading so they could have better seniority. I imagine a lot of bypasse pilots are going to jump to the CA seat now that growth is off the table. Upgrade time probably just went from 5 years to 10.
WB FO seats are probably going to go more senior now too........grab a seat you want now or you are going to miss the boat. Well still have upward movement but at a much slower rate than we all planed.
Swap with VA Airbus ...... Alaska wants them
11-15-2016 | 11:55 AM
#52
Line Holder
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 671
Likes: 8
From: CRJ FO
We're retiring about 400 pilots a year and climbing for the next few years. We're getting 14 777's. I'd say that comes close to covering the 630. I hope there's better news to come. But this news does not resemble the bullish communication from 6 months ago.
11-15-2016 | 12:18 PM
#53
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 5,508
Likes: 109
Hope it's true. Could this paint job celebrating the merger, which hasn't seen daylight yet, be a signal to their way ahead as soon as they get past the DOJ?
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMZgTIYBYK-/
Double taps for us, and Alaska expanding their turf war with DAL.
/supposition from an uninformed peanut gallery observer
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMZgTIYBYK-/
Double taps for us, and Alaska expanding their turf war with DAL.
/supposition from an uninformed peanut gallery observer
11-15-2016 | 01:42 PM
#55
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 233
Likes: 0
From: UAL Guppy CA
The bulletin had a max/min staffing as 570/542 currently vacancy page showing 545. (That takes into account all bidding off in this bid) That being said wouldn't be surprised to see some backfills on the final. Or vacancies on the next vacancy bid.
11-15-2016 | 04:20 PM
#56
Line Holder
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 1,069
Likes: 25
Hope it's true. Could this paint job celebrating the merger, which hasn't seen daylight yet, be a signal to their way ahead as soon as they get past the DOJ?
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMZgTIYBYK-/
Double taps for us, and Alaska expanding their turf war with DAL.
/supposition from an uninformed peanut gallery observer
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMZgTIYBYK-/
Double taps for us, and Alaska expanding their turf war with DAL.
/supposition from an uninformed peanut gallery observer
The SEA job market is crazy. A ton of young folks making serious cash, and a ton of growth in the entire area for both local business and business traffic. Getting Alaska now would allow us to re-enter that market on an international level, before it is lost forever!
11-15-2016 | 08:31 PM
#59
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 3,599
Likes: 205
From: 787
11-15-2016 | 08:37 PM
#60
Banned
Joined: Aug 2015
Posts: 257
Likes: 0
From: 737
I'm not sure about the China birds. Maybe someone else can chime in about that. Just because we have CFM powered 737s doesn't mean we have parts commonality. Beyond the core, the parts are almost all different
