35 RJ's for ASA?

[embraerdriver]

Not to burst your bubbles but I heard from a little birdy, an MEC birdy, that CHQ is getting 35 and Mesa 10............No I'm not kidding!

But why speculate...we will see.

All The Best

 

[GFunk20]

Yeah I also heard Chautauqua will get 25-30 of the RJs.

 

[ASApuppy]

Heard straight from Skip's mouth: DCI is not happy with the operational performance of the ERJ. The RFP is for CRJ's and has been stated as such from day one. Delta has already aquired 400 options with Bombardier. That purchasing power far exceeds Chit-taco's.

Of course, this does not mean Chit-taco could not get CRJ's, but I highly doubt that. My belief is that DALPA will step up to the plate if Mesa is brought in to the mix. From all the rumors I here, it seems that ALPA National may not be the best friend to the non wholly-owned. And in the case of Skywest and Chit-taco, they aren't even represented by ALPA. Makes for easy targets with no repercussions, ie RJDC.

 

[mesa rocks]

why don't you ask the UsAir wholly owneds if ALPA is more friendly to them with regards to the contractors (mesa).

I haven't heard anything personally but, I wouldn't be surprised if we were thrown into the mix.

I wouldn't put much faith in DALPA stepping up to the plate for the connection carriers. There being leaned on pretty hard right now and everything is negotiable. I have a feeling that little clause could be the first thing that goes in order to save more important things like pay and retirement.

 

[embraerdriver]

stay off the porch puppy..........

the one thing they might not be happy with is the operational performance of the WO!(ie completion and on time-you suck in that department)

Wanna Bet?

 

[Stifler's Mom]

Check your info EmbDriver. Some creative block adjustments took care of your case regarding on time performance (#6 last month)...and completion factor has improved as well.

 

[N813CA]

This came from an IP who heard it from a "big wig" in ASA Flight Ops. It appears Delta has asked ACA to close down their BOS base and start transferring the Dojets to CVG. This is so CMR can take possession of the airplanes come fall when ACA takes delivery of their first A319. ASA will get 30 of the "RFP birds" and Chautauqua will get the rest and build up the northeast. I also have been talking to the head of our scheduling committee and he has told me that we (DCI) are no where near the cap for 50 seat and less flying, plenty of room left. I think there are lots of good things to come!

We are down to 1,548 pilots on the 1-05-04 seniority list (latest DoH is 1-02-03). This means we should be hiring about 200 pilots over the next year just to keep up with the aircraft we have now and the 13 more CRJ700's we are getting this year. If the rumor above is true then we will need about another 300 more pilots for a grand total of 500 New Hires in the next 2-3 years, however, I bet we may see more than that.

 

[JetPilot_Mike]

stay off the porch puppy..........

the one thing they might not be happy with is the operational performance of the WO!(ie completion and on time-you suck in that department)

Wanna Bet?

Well if we flew as little as you guys did in the nice, warm, sunny weather of Florida, then it would be a different story. Try dealing with the weather in the Northeast, or the delays in Atlanta, flying coast to coast with one pilot base. MCO-RSW isn't that tough.

 

[crjdxr]

stay off the porch puppy..........

the one thing they might not be happy with is the operational performance of the WO!(ie completion and on time-you suck in that department)

Wanna Bet?

Bring that Jungle Jet into the northeast AND ATL and see how you do. That A14 is gonna is gonna go down the toilet faster than week old White Castle.

 

[embraerdriver]

I'm talking about our entire system not just MCO. LGA, PHL, and for all three codeshares.

Fact: I read the printed sheets in the ramper crew room next to ops and it's always CHQ, and SKW on top. This is not my opinion, this is fact.

Sorry if the truth hurts but the fact is we run better numbers consistently week in and week out with 3 codeshares, 8 bases and without any adjustments from mother DAL, USA, or AAL!

I for one will not gain anything by CHQ getting any more airplanes(personally- as I am already a captain). I do want the growth as everyone does but only for those I work with. So they may upgrade quicker.

Anyway, we will see right?

 

[sleepy]

Anybody can run an on-time airline if they do not have to operate out of ATL. Put Scumwest or Chitaco in ATL, and watch their performance numbers fall.

Whenever I leave ATL, my flights always run on-time. When I get back to ATL at the end of a three day trip, it takes 20 minutes to get parked because the rampers are hiding somewhere. It never fails.

 

[crjdxr]

http://www.delta.com/travel/maps_guides/dest_maps/dst_com/index.jsp

http://www.delta.com/travel/maps_guides/dest_maps/dst_asa/index.jsp

http://www.delta.com/travel/maps_guides/dest_maps/dsa_chautauqua/index.jsp


How are your operating statistics for your USAirways side?

 

[ASApuppy]

The operational performance I was refering to was load capability. Lets face it, in this portfolio concept, it does not matter who you fly for, we are all at the mercy of the ramp. Granted ASA runs ATL ramp, but the result would be the same no matter who ran it. You just can't stuff 20 pounds of the brown stuff in a 5 pound bag with the bottom blown out.

Back to my point... I would bet the bean counters would rather a plane leave late than leave revenue off of it. The point is simply that the CRJ carries more revenue for the same relative cost. EMB recognized this and had to sell them cheap and hit the drawing boards. The EMB-170 is an improvement over the CRJ-700. When you start with a clean sheet of paper, you can design to your goal, but when derivatives are involved, your hands are tied to old numbers. I would be really shocked it the result of the RFP had 15 EMB jets in it. I would be shocked, albiet less, if CHQ got 15 CRJ's.

 

[sleepy]

Customer satisfaction continues to climb

Customers are more satisfied with ASA than at any time in recent history, according to research conducted last fall by The Gallup Organization. Phone interviews with 1,500 customers indicated that 61 percent of fliers were either "extremely" or "very" satisfied with their most recent experiences on ASA, compared to 50 percent during the same period in 2002. Adding customers who said they were simply "satisfied," satisfaction scores climbed to 91 percent for 2003 and 86 percent for 2002.

"Extremely" and "very" satisfied ratings also improved for on-time arrivals (77 percent), helpfulness of flight attendants (83 percent), helpfulness of check-in agents (77 percent), the manner in which passengers were kept informed at the gate (74 percent), and the condition of aircraft interiors (73 percent).

Last fall's scores represent a continuing improvement trend since Gallup began polling ASA customers in early 2001. When compared against the first quarter of polling, today's customer satisfaction scores are up by nearly 20 percent.


ASA fares well in latest DOT consumer report
ASA's December 2003 performance fared well in the Department of Transportation's (DOT) latest report card for the nation's 18 largest airlines, including a fourth-place ranking for on-time arrivals.

ASA posted on-time arrivals of 79.6 percent, completion factor of 97.6 percent, mishandled baggage at 17.7 bags per 1,000 passengers and denied boardings at 5.84 customers per 10,000.

The company's December numbers met or exceeded all internal goals, with denied boardings reaching their lowest level since ASA entered the DOT report last spring. Additionally, ASA's December baggage handling scores represent a 45 percent improvement over the same period last year

Responding to the report, ASA President Skip Barnette said, "ASA continues to show remarkable improvement every month in all DOT measurements, reflecting the efforts under way all across the company to provide customers the levels of reliability and service they expect. The significant improvements we posted in 2003 are only the beginning of our ambitious trek to operational excellence at ASA."

I guess we are not so bad after all.

 

[JetPilot_Mike]

I'm talking about our entire system not just MCO. LGA, PHL, and for all three codeshares.

Fact: I read the printed sheets in the ramper crew room next to ops and it's always CHQ, and SKW on top. This is not my opinion, this is fact.

Sorry if the truth hurts but the fact is we run better numbers consistently week in and week out with 3 codeshares, 8 bases and without any adjustments from mother DAL, USA, or AAL!

The numbers that compare CHQ to the other DCI's doesn't take into account your other codeshares.