Alaska News?

[AK737FO]

Ok - lets get this party started.

Bill is speaking tomorrow at an aviation conference. The rumors on the line have been pretty good as to what he will have to say. Actually, they have been some of the most creative rumors I have ever heard!

So, with less than 24 hours until we know the truth, what say you?

I could put out two completely different rumors that are pretty good right now, but I don't want to stifle ya'lls creative juices.

Letter rip tatter chip!

 

[Old School 737]

Couple new cities , a few new airplanes, Horizon becomes Alaska air express, or some variation on that. Oh and I ( Bill ) get a big fat bonus for the record profits!!! And you sucka pilots settled for less than your should have!!! HAHA!

 

[RedDogC130]

you are buying Jetblue

 

[Green Banana]

CASM, RASM, Crack Spread, Bla, Bla, Bla.......

 

[Chief Pilot]

Pilots get the ipad, but won't be allowed to use it in the cockpit.

 

[ImbracableCrunk]

Speaking of the iPad, for us Misfit Toys/furloughees, what's going on with them?

My guess for Bill's speech: To help out in these hard financial times, 60yr+ pilots get to have an FO for Christmas dinner.

 

[Cheeta]

you are buying Jetblue

The combined company will be called JetBlue and in a year or two AA buys and merges with JetBlue.

 

[Grandpa +65]

The combined company will be called JetBlue and in a year or two AA buys and merges with JetBlue.

Will sound better "BlueAlaska"

 

[Headfake14]

you are buying Jetblue

sigh...

thanks Dog...we couldn't go a whole week without someone mentioning a circle jerk with JB.

Things have actually been quiet...almost too quiet...or, I'm just not talking to the right people lately.

 

[Baze]

Buying/merging with Hawaiian, ordering 30 737-800s, ordering 12 737-900ERs, adding 5 new city pairs, all furloughed pilots to be back by Summer, pilot hiring to commence next Fall, blah blah blah blah... in a year or two, we'll be gobbled up by Delta.

Did I miss anything?

 

[Old School 737]

What is this conference all about?

 

[mach none]

Disappointment.

 

[tico]

I think the term is "Mental Masturbation".....often practiced by the gig harbor flying club....

 

[QCappy]

CASM, RASM, Crack Spread, Bla, Bla, Bla.......

What you said.

 

[AK737FO]

Ok - 8 hrs to go now till the "big" news so I'll spill my line rumor beans.

Rumor #1: Alaska orders 10 of Boeing's best 787's. The SEA hanger is being remodeled to handle them and we have been teaching Menzies how "NOT" to hit a composite aircraft with a forklift...

Rumor #2: Alaska converts 25 of 50 options into firm orders on the 737-800. This is a move to get ahead of LUV and their poking of the nose under the HI cash cow tent in 2011 / 2012.

Rumor #3: Most Captain's, over age 60, with a teaspoon of brains will retire by the end of the year. This is to avoid the 10+ year F/O's from greating them in a dark parking lot at the end of their trips with a crow bar aimed at their right knee cap. (It's hard to look cool in retirement with a limp.)

 

[mach none]

We are buying all of Airtran's 717's.

 

[Green Banana]

Well, the presentation is over. Looks like I win!

 

[Z_Pilot]

Well, the presentation is over. Looks like I win!

Do tell.

 

[Green Banana]

Do tell..........

CASM, RASM, Crack Spread, Bla, Bla, Bla.......

 

[mach none]

yada, yada, yada

 

[flythere]

crickets chirping ((( )))

 

[igneousy2]

Gotta love those jerseys.!

 

[SRMairlines]

Baze is right... partly...

Alaska has negotiated something with Boeing... what... we don't know exactly. It may or may/not involve 900ER's. ALPA negotiations with the company already prove that.

Read the 8K's. Obviously AS needs more lift. Whether it is a 737, 787, DHC-8-400, or ERJ (quarter pay) it remains to be seen.

Something is up and we will find out.

 

[Mookie]

Based on what I've heard recently, I wouldn't expect some "big announcement" anytime soon. more of slow "organic" growth that we're sort of used too.

Mookie

 

[alaskaplt]

Based on what I've heard recently, I wouldn't expect some "big announcement" anytime soon. more of slow "organic" growth that we're sort of used too.

Mookie

That would certainly be more believable than any of the rumors. Willing to bet that growth will come in the form of larger planes replacing smaller planes. More asm but no more planes. I'll believe we will be adding aircraft and growing the pilot group when it actually happens. When's the last time that happened around here?

 

[RNP.15]

Big and fast is not in Alaskas DNA. Slow and cautious is.

 

[Mamma]

That would certainly be more believable than any of the rumors. Willing to bet that growth will come in the form of larger planes replacing smaller planes. More asm but no more planes. I'll believe we will be adding aircraft and growing the pilot group when it actually happens. When's the last time that happened around here?

The latter happened before the age 65 ruling.

 

[alaskaplt]

The latter happened before the age 65 ruling.

Never really felt like the number of pilots was growing, just that we had old guys retiring. Two more long years!!!

 

[Alaska Flyer]

787's? You're dreaming. Not gonna happen. Ever.

Baze is right... partly...

Alaska has negotiated something with Boeing... what... we don't know exactly. It may or may/not involve 900ER's. ALPA negotiations with the company already prove that.

Read the 8K's. Obviously AS needs more lift. Whether it is a 737, 787, DHC-8-400, or ERJ (quarter pay) it remains to be seen.

Something is up and we will find out.

 

[NWaviator]

AAG mgmt is too hard up to go away from the single fleet that they have/are planning for their two different pilot groups. There is a plan but will it be the same stuff or will they branch out? I bet we will know within a month.