All ASA 50s going to MEM Base?

[waterskier]

Heard this rumor yesterday....
MEM open this fall, all 50s based there, some of the flying goes through ATL, the rest done by turbo props from other regionals... Mesa, Colugan...
Only 700 & 900 left based in ATL....

 

[Abernathy]

Uh....Did you hear this rumor from the guy at the Wendys counter?

 

[Cpt Oveur]

Small 50 base will remain in ATL.

 

[jetracer5]

I hope not.. I might start looking for new employment

 

[777forever]

This rumor is believable. Routes outta ATL are too short for 50 seat jets

 

[Plainsman]

This rumor is true. Routes outta ATL are too short for 50 seat jets

And Memphis routes are not?

 

[777forever]

And Memphis routes are not?

Short but not as bad as ATL

 

[On Your Six]

The best route for the 50 seaters would be one way to the desert.


OYS

 

[LazyLightnin']

The best route for the 50 seaters would be one way to the desert.


OYS

That had potential to be funny, but wasn't.

 

[On Your Six]

That had potential to be funny, but wasn't.

It was funny to some, and not to others. Sadly, it is a true statement with high gas prices. You had potential to be a factual commentator, but now it doesn't look too good.


OYS

 

[Abernathy]

I see a 20+ 2 for 1 trade before this. It would ameliorate our staffing pains too.

 

[CFI2766]

Deleted.

 

[79%N1]

I will SH!t a pink elephant!

Can u imagine 500+ pilots and FA's all trying to commute from ATL to MEM???

What a fiasco!

Btw. Who is goi g to fly these props?

 

[Abernathy]

I will SH!t a pink elephant!

Can u imagine 500+ pilots and FA's all trying to commute from ATL to MEM???

What a fiasco!

Btw. Who is goi g to fly these props?

No one would be able to show up for work. The whole thing would crumble. not to mention, many pilots would leave ASA. With hiring already beginning, this would kill staffing and the airline. Bad timing. And delta needs to cut the crap.

 

[Freebrd]

yum yum Lennys everyday :beer:​

 

[higney85]

Why not keep ASA in ATL and Pinnacle/Mesaba in MEM? I don't understand why everything must always be difficult. As it is with ASA flying in MEM we (9E) displaced 50 crews to DTW which makes MEM-DTW a rough commute. It's not anything against ASA, but a real "WTH" to DL.

 

[777forever]

No one would be able to show up for work. The whole thing would crumble. not to mention, many pilots would leave ASA. With hiring already beginning, this would kill staffing and the airline. Bad timing. And delta needs to cut the crap.

They'd want that to happen genius. Too many senior pilots at Acey. Take down ATL, ya take down the seniority

 

[777forever]

Why not keep ASA in ATL and Pinnacle/Mesaba in MEM? I don't understand why everything must always be difficult. As it is with ASA flying in MEM we (9E) displaced 50 crews to DTW which makes MEM-DTW a rough commute. It's not anything against ASA, but a real "WTH" to DL.

Supply chain management

 

[SiuDude]

No one would be able to show up for work. The whole thing would crumble. not to mention, many pilots would leave ASA. With hiring already beginning, this would kill staffing and the airline. Bad timing. And delta needs to cut the crap.

It's always been doom and gloom at ASA. Remember, 4-5 years ago, before the contract? "ASA is shutting their doors", "don't come to work here," ...etc, etc. But look at us now: we make more per hour than Comair, ACA and Skybus combined!

 

[Cpt Oveur]

They'd want that to happen genius. Too many senior pilots at Acey. Take down ATL, ya take down the seniority

This shouldn't come as a stroke of genius, but downsizing ATL won't break the senior pilots. Particularly, it won't break the senior guys who live in base.

The Saabs are going to come in ATL more than likely, now that they've said they're all staying, and Delta will reshuffle the schedule to put ASA on routes out of other hubs, perhaps to compensate for Saabs being pulled off other routes.