Allegaint buys 6 757s for Hawaii service, SWA adds 3 flights to LBB...?

[waveflyer]

Thanks Dan-but don't waste your breath- I'm pretty sure the most passionate conservatives on this board wouldn't want scope-out-rjs speaking for their politics- I have no desire to debate that-

 

[Scope out RJ's]

Scope, back to the cock in your mouth tonight....That's what you get for not being very smart...

Jon:
Get your mom and wife to get their collective heads out of the way! I can't see it. Of course since we're talking about you, it's pretty tiny anyway!:laugh:

 

[BRA]

said the man who is trying to get on with Virgin America............

http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?p=1953803#post1953803

"Wondering who my cover letter should be addressed to.. Who is in charge of HR or Pilot interviews over there at VA.. Any help appreciated.
Tatoosh "

Time for a reset!

I think this is what the playbook looks like with this topic:

1) attack the pay rates even if they are 1 dollar lower per hour.
2) if they resolve that then attack the retirement.
3) if the above is resolved attack them if they are non-union.
4) Next attack the cities they fly to if less desirable than your airline.
5) Having trouble? Next attack the fleet type if it is older than what your place has.
6) Go after the CEO.
7) If it all looks solid dig into the airlines history. Target any past pay for training type arrangements. (If you are dealing with a SWA joker happy about his employment- go after the pay for type rating deal)
8) If all the ducks are still in a row go after the attractiveness and age of FA's.
9) Research scab and strike history- you may find opportunities here. Go back 30-40 years if you have to.
10) Look at accident history-this is fair game even if the accident happened as far back as the Carter administration.
11) Consider an argument about upgrade time.
12) Simply make up something and see if you can slip one past the goalie. Make it look like fact by adding numbers/percentages to it.
13) Still nothing working? go after the spelling. Words such as "there" and "your" will always yield you an opportunity. Caution: use spell check when doing this- type it on a word document first-then drop the hammer.

I think the above is how it works after reading these boards for about 10 years now. You will not win here. Whatever you do, make sure you don't have any past posts from years ago that reveal you were trying to get hired at the airline you are slamming, someone always has the time to dig for hours checking past posts. Go back and delete these or register a new user name to get the job done.

 

[crxpilot]

Time for a reset!

I think this is what the playbook looks like with this topic:

1) attack the pay rates even if they are 1 dollar lower per hour.
2) if they resolve that then attack the retirement.
3) if the above is resolved attack them if they are non-union.
4) Next attack the cities they fly to if less desirable than your airline.
5) Having trouble? Next attack the fleet type if it is older than what your place has.
6) Go after the CEO.
7) If it all looks solid dig into the airlines history. Target any past pay for training type arrangements. (If you are dealing with a SWA joker happy about his employment- go after the pay for type rating deal)
8) If all the ducks are still in a row go after the attractiveness and age of FA's.
9) Research scab and strike history- you may find opportunities here. Go back 30-40 years if you have to.
10) Look at accident history-this is fair game even if the accident happened as far back as the Carter administration.
11) Consider an argument about upgrade time.
12) Simply make up something and see if you can slip one past the goalie. Make it look like fact by adding numbers/percentages to it.
13) Still nothing working? go after the spelling. Words such as "there" and "your" will always yield you an opportunity. Caution: use spell check when doing this- type it on a word document first-then drop the hammer.

I think the above is how it works after reading these boards for about 10 years now. You will not win here. Whatever you do, make sure you don't have any past posts from years ago that reveal you were trying to get hired at the airline you are slamming, someone always has the time to dig for hours checking past posts. Go back and delete these or register a new user name to get the job done.

Most factual post ever! I think they should make it a sticky! :laugh:

 

[Voice Of Reason]

Not to worry, Barry Obama will make it happen.... Barry will get involved. Just like everything else, he will level the playing field for all (this includes taxing the semi-wealthy or upper-middle class until they become middle class). With Socialist Barry, anything is possible regardless of whether it is right or wrong...

And don't worry - addressing the high unemployment rate (and thus improving revenue opportunities for our industry via increased high-yield business travel) is still on his list of to-do's (although it is currently #6 on the list). Thanks to all who voted for Socialism...

KarmaPolice[/B];1962700]So, if I were to become a commercial airline pilot, how often would I have to sit next to someone with this level of mental acuity?

I guess you'll soon learn...

 

[FR8mastr]

I cant believe how many are falling right into the reps. dems. trap. Yea Bush spent a lifetime of money... Who asked for it?? Yea Obama spent the most money ever... Who asked for it?? And who received all this money?

Now you still believe its a Republican Democrat thing??

For Crying out loud look at who is getting all the money. Just in case you haven't figured it out yet, its the bankers. IE the Bilderberg group.
These people are destroying our republic and stealing everything that isn't buried, all the while we are being distracted by the above battles, a freakin Mosque, and Lacy Peterson.

Unless we wake up soon we are going to have something many times worse than socialism on our hands.

Ya think maybe it might be time to enforce the Constitution for a little while?

 

[Voice Of Reason]

Ya think maybe it might be time to enforce the Constitution for a little while?

Don't forget to fly the flag tomorrow for Constitution Day!

 

[Daddy]

Allegiant Travel Company to Purchase Six Boeing 757 Aircraft

Company Plans to Say 'Aloha' to Hawaii



Press Release Source: Allegiant Travel Company On Friday March 5, 2010, 5:38 pm EST




LAS VEGAS, March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allegiant Travel Company ( today announced it has signed a forward purchase agreement to acquire six Boeing 757-200 aircraft. The introduction of the 757 aircraft will enable Allegiant to expand its leisure travel strategy into Hawaii with flights to be operated by Allegiant Air, LLC, its airline subsidiary.

Allegiant plans to take delivery of these aircraft and place them in service with Allegiant Air on the following schedule:

• Two aircraft delivered within the next two months to be placed into service in the fourth quarter of 2010
• One aircraft delivered in November 2010 and another in January 2011 to be placed into service in the first half of 2011
• Two aircraft delivered in the fourth quarter of 2011 with planned in-service dates in the first half of 2012

The six 757 aircraft are sister-ships and have been in service with a single European operator since original delivery from Boeing. The aircraft come equipped for extended twin-engine operations (ETOPS), as required for long overwater flights.

Allegiant expects to spend between $75 to 90 million through 2012 acquiring and preparing this fleet for service. While Allegiant is able to acquire and prepare the aircraft for cash, it believes it will finance some portion of the purchase.

Allegiant is acquiring this fleet with the express purpose of serving Hawaii, a major leisure destination that it cannot serve with its existing MD-80 fleet. Allegiant Air expects to launch service to Hawaii once appropriate regulatory requirements have been met.

Allegiant CEO & Chairman Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. commented, "Hawaii is the most prominent U.S. leisure destination currently un-served by Allegiant and our small city customers have been requesting this service. We are very optimistic about our ability to exploit the large third party ancillary revenue opportunity we believe exists in Hawaii. We expect the sale of hotels, rental cars, and many attraction and activities popular with Hawaii visitors will provide a very meaningful contribution to the success of the service."

"The 757 is a new aircraft type for Allegiant but we otherwise see this program as consistent with our existing business model," Allegiant President and CFO, Andrew C. Levy, stated. "This transaction will enable Allegiant to extend to Hawaii its strategy of serving large leisure destinations from smaller cities with no existing nonstop service."

Allegiant Air currently operates 46 MD-80 aircraft and the 757 program will not affect its MD-80 growth plans. Allegiant expects to have 54 aircraft in service by the end of 2010 – 52 MD-80 aircraft and two 757 aircraft.




Wow, that should be interesting. Omni flies 757s from LAS to HNL, and it seems there will be a larger push for the islands. I wonder if they will fly from out of the way airports to Hawaii, just like they do with their MD80s to out of the way cities from LAS, LAX, IWA, SFB, MCO, PIE, FLL, etc? Will they start twice weekly service from HNL to Redmond/Bend or Belligham? (or other smaller communities) Interesting....I wonder what the pay rates will be on those planes? Hopefully the rates will be higher than the MD80, and the perdiem increases too.



Bye Bye---General Lee

Dont screw with SWA in LBB...we own that town...deal with it!

 

[General Lee]

Dont screw with SWA in LBB...we own that town...deal with it!

Yeah you do, and that is FANTASTIC for you. You also OWN MAF, AMA, and HRL. Good for you guys! Enjoy it there, cause most of us just don't want to go there with ya. Lubbock just aint Munich. Also, go enjoy ISP and the layover in Ronkonkoma. Say hi to Snooky when she goes fishing for your noodle.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[BEECH-SLAPPED]

I cant believe how many are falling right into the reps. dems. trap. Yea Bush spent a lifetime of money... Who asked for it?? Yea Obama spent the most money ever... Who asked for it?? And who received all this money?

Now you still believe its a Republican Democrat thing??

For Crying out loud look at who is getting all the money. Just in case you haven't figured it out yet, its the bankers. IE the Bilderberg group.
These people are destroying our republic and stealing everything that isn't buried, all the while we are being distracted by the above battles, a freakin Mosque, and Lacy Peterson.

Unless we wake up soon we are going to have something many times worse than socialism on our hands.

Ya think maybe it might be time to enforce the Constitution for a little while?

Excellent post! The late George Carlin was right all along. There are several hundred people who together OWN the United States. They control the flow of money and they control then information that you receive. Elect a Republican or elect a Democrat. What changes? Nothing. Those who think that the government is in control of this country are gravely mistaken.