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35 RJ's for ASA?
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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.
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.
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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?
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?
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.
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.
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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?
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?
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.
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.
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.
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
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Given DL's financial condition, I just can't see DL taking on more debt to get these planes. DL's credit rating is in the toilet (thanks in part to the RJ buying binge) and the added costs related to DL's poor credit could easily offset any gains made by keeping the flights with the WO's.
Of course, if DL is really smart they'll cancel the RFP altogether and save their money for something that actually improves the company. DL is reevaluating the business plan, so anything is possible.
Of course, if DL is really smart they'll cancel the RFP altogether and save their money for something that actually improves the company. DL is reevaluating the business plan, so anything is possible.
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Medflyer,
Didn't USAir just order $4.5 billion worth of RJs in Bankruptcy? How about Air Canada? They just had a huge order of EMB and CRJ aircraft? They, too, are in bankruptcy. Explain that please...We have over $3 billion in cash (after getting the $325 million closed yesterday in convertable bonds....). It looks like it doesn't really matter....
Bye Bye--General Lee
Didn't USAir just order $4.5 billion worth of RJs in Bankruptcy? How about Air Canada? They just had a huge order of EMB and CRJ aircraft? They, too, are in bankruptcy. Explain that please...We have over $3 billion in cash (after getting the $325 million closed yesterday in convertable bonds....). It looks like it doesn't really matter....
Bye Bye--General Lee
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have you seen some of the current plans for those big RJ orders that US airways has?
this was taken from an article from last week..
Observers speculated all the focus on regional jets could suggest a rethinking of MidAtlantic even before it has a chance to begin. The company is worried that GE Capital Corp., which financed a large order last year for the RJS from Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer and Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier Aerospace, would pull its commitments if the airline's junk credit rating falls any further.
To prevent that from happening, US Airways is contemplating a strategy that would involve selling or transferring some of the RJs on order to other US Airways Express commuter operators not owned by US Airways. That way, the planes would still operate under the US Airways banner, but the company could relieve itself from the costs of operating and staffing them.
Such a change would require the approval of the pilots union. "The company needs to extricate itself from direct operation of regional jets," said local airline analyst Bill Lauer, and is likely conducting a "massive rethink" of MidAtlantic because of the capital expenditures it would require.
US Airways has already contacted Phoenix-based Mesa Air about buying some of the 170 RJs on order from Embraer and Bombardier, and has raised the idea in a meeting with GE, its regional jet financier. If another carrier is willing to buy the planes, operate them more cheaply and provide regional jet service for US Airways on a contract basis, "Why not let them do it?" Lauer said.
this was taken from an article from last week..
Observers speculated all the focus on regional jets could suggest a rethinking of MidAtlantic even before it has a chance to begin. The company is worried that GE Capital Corp., which financed a large order last year for the RJS from Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer and Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier Aerospace, would pull its commitments if the airline's junk credit rating falls any further.
To prevent that from happening, US Airways is contemplating a strategy that would involve selling or transferring some of the RJs on order to other US Airways Express commuter operators not owned by US Airways. That way, the planes would still operate under the US Airways banner, but the company could relieve itself from the costs of operating and staffing them.
Such a change would require the approval of the pilots union. "The company needs to extricate itself from direct operation of regional jets," said local airline analyst Bill Lauer, and is likely conducting a "massive rethink" of MidAtlantic because of the capital expenditures it would require.
US Airways has already contacted Phoenix-based Mesa Air about buying some of the 170 RJs on order from Embraer and Bombardier, and has raised the idea in a meeting with GE, its regional jet financier. If another carrier is willing to buy the planes, operate them more cheaply and provide regional jet service for US Airways on a contract basis, "Why not let them do it?" Lauer said.
General Lee said:Medflyer,
Didn't USAir just order $4.5 billion worth of RJs in Bankruptcy? How about Air Canada? They just had a huge order of EMB and CRJ aircraft? They, too, are in bankruptcy. Explain that please...We have over $3 billion in cash (after getting the $325 million closed yesterday in convertable bonds....). It looks like it doesn't really matter....
Bye Bye--General Lee
Easy explanation, both USAirways and Air Canada have fiscally irresponsible and poor management which partly explains why they are in bankruptcy in the first place. Can DL take on the added debt? Sure they can. Would it be fiscally responsible to take on more debt when DL is already drowning? Probably not.
General, are you saying DL should try to emulate USAirways and Air Canada?
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Medflyer,
Heck no. I am just saying that they could order some more RJs---they COULD. I don't think they should---and that is why I think they will get someone else to buy them and fly them for us. It would be nice if we got a deal (pay cuts from us) and we were able to compete more with new 100 seaters (hello lowecur), and maybe some more 70 seaters for DCI---but I am not in charge.
And, I was just ribbing you like you rib me---I have always got to have a counter point to you.....(this time I did bring up two good examples though.......)
Take care.
Bye Bye--General Lee
Heck no. I am just saying that they could order some more RJs---they COULD. I don't think they should---and that is why I think they will get someone else to buy them and fly them for us. It would be nice if we got a deal (pay cuts from us) and we were able to compete more with new 100 seaters (hello lowecur), and maybe some more 70 seaters for DCI---but I am not in charge.
And, I was just ribbing you like you rib me---I have always got to have a counter point to you.....(this time I did bring up two good examples though.......)
Take care.
Bye Bye--General Lee
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