New American/US Airways Future of PHX Domicile?

[MG386]

No east/west bs, just an honest educated guess as to the future of a PHX base if it exists at all as well as how senion/junior it might end up long term?

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[TWA Dude]

Latest guesses: amount of flying stays the same, crew base shrinks 30% and goes very senior.

 

[Bringupthebird]

Kirby says PHX base stronger with AA merger.

 

[Wingman10]

Kirby says PHX base stronger with AA merger.

I thought that I read that as well. Kirby mentioned PHX and Parker
also mentions PHL.

 

[Flyby1206]

Kirby says PHX base stronger with AA merger.

Has there been any merger where a CEO has said "XYZ base will be weaker and we will probably close it soon" before the transaction has been completed?

 

[crashmbern]

I know Kirby mentioned that PHX has the most AA advantage members out of any city in the US besides AA hubs.

 

[cbrown1]

UAL still has denver, DAL still has SLC.

There will need to be a west coast base other than LAX to serve the smaller communities that aren't worth tying up the slots/gates in LAX.

 

[Hpilot]

Latest guesses: amount of flying stays the same, crew base shrinks 30% and goes very senior.

I'll second that. Due to scheduling efficiencies, I definitely could see the crew base shrinkage. I hope that I can stay in PHX or LAX and not get bumped back east.

 

[Carl S.]

Count on the worst, hope for the best...If the new F/A movement tells anything...PHX will go way senior due to being the only base west of the big muddy...

 

[JumpersAway]

Just like Memphis was going to be critically important, along with CVG, following the DAL-NWA merger.

 

[reepicheep]

PHX will be like LAX is for American and be super-senior any opening will be filled by senior folks from back east. Upward movement will be virtually nil & if you bid out or are displaced good luck getting back in.

 

[Bringupthebird]

PHX will be like LAX is for American and be super-senior any opening will be filled by senior folks from back east. Upward movement will be virtually nil & if you bid out or are displaced good luck getting back in.

Why wouldn't displaced pilots have right of first return?

 

[reepicheep]

If you are displaced then presumably that's cause the base is shrinking to get back in there has to be an opening - someone else has to leave.

 

[Turtle21]

Why wouldn't displaced pilots have right of first return?

Return? No one says you have to leave. Join the commuters and be a real airline pilot.

 

[Hpilot]

Well hopefully i can hold PHX. Maybe in 10 years, with the attrition and the fact that what little growth there will be, will be in Asia, I can get to LAX. Maybe it's just best to start over with Delta or Alaska. Think i'll just wait and see.