US Airways BOS domicile

[2ndGenPSA]

I know it's a bus domicile, but how big? How senior? Some of us try to pick an airline based on where we live....
Thank you!

 

[reepicheep]

BOS is a small domicile, a couple hundred pilots. Pretty junior for F/O's due to cost of living.

I'd be leery of choosing US Airways for ANY domicile other than PHL or CLT or maybe DCA. Things are in flux, they just announced the closing of PIT, and further base closings are probably inevitable. The west domicile(s), if they remain, will likely become ultra-senior.

 

[JetMonkey]

PHX isn't going anywhere. LAS someday may.

 

[Hpilot]

PHX isn't going anywhere. LAS someday may.

I'd have to agree. PHX will go when the whole company shuts it's doors. If Las Vegas goes it would probably be replaced by somewhere like LAX. Vegas could go in the next couple years.

 

[Crzipilot]

Now boys, US has experience in this.... I believe there was a merger of sorts, of an airline with a bunch of west coast bases.....dunno where they went though....

With this place, who knows what's going to open or close.....

 

[JetMonkey]

Yeah, but they weren't not headquartered out west were they.

 

[reepicheep]

The HDQ may be in PHX and "our" management may be in charge but IMO we work for a northeast, regional, airline that happens to fly A319's and 737's. After years of holding our own, Southwest is going to eat our lunch out here the way they always have.

A guy on the ALPA webboard said it best - Forget about America West - you're on the US Airways train now. Enjoy the ride!

 

[Guppiedriver]

After years of holding our own, Southwest is going to eat our lunch out here the way they always have.

?????

 

[reepicheep]

AWA held their own for years with SWA and had a comparable cost structure. US Airways' have always been much higher; currently even when breaking out AWA separate they've been running 50% higher (2Q 07 data).

 

[Guppiedriver]

AWA held their own for years with SWA and had a comparable cost structure. US Airways' have always been much higher; currently even when breaking out AWA separate they've been running 50% higher (2Q 07 data).

I figured that's what you meant. It would have made more sense like this..."After years of holding our own, Southwest is going to eat our lunch out here."