Alaska Airlines current senority list

[Rhino]

worth 1000 words...

Updated January 3, 2007

 

[Rhino]

2007 jet-shuffle

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Fleet transition plan​

Updated April 3, 2007

 

[Rhino]

2008 plan

Fleet transition plan

Updated April 3, 2007

 

[BORAT]

Honestly, where is this company headed? Zero growth and increased competition in the west... Maybe Seretsky should spend less time going to Europe on vacation and updating his blog. We've got increased competition on the bread and butter routes and Angle Lake seems to be in denial or just giving the flying to Horizon...

 

[mach none]

I hear chairs being shuffled

 

[FlyinScotsman]

Honestly, where is this company headed? Zero growth and increased competition in the west... Maybe Seretsky should spend less time going to Europe on vacation and updating his blog. We've got increased competition on the bread and butter routes and Angle Lake seems to be in denial or just giving the flying to Horizon...

Because QX has such monumental growth right now? They are barely covering the flying they are doing now.

 

[mach none]

park 24 a/c and get 15 in return. Got to love the AyerGroups growth.



Horizon orders 15 new Q400s

Purchase will simplify fleet and improve bottom line

April 23, 2007

Horizon Air has signed an agreement with Bombardier Aerospace for 15 Q400 high-speed turboprops, plus 20 options.

The order has a list price value of $393 million, although airlines customarily negotiate discounts. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in October 2008 and will continue through August 2009. A Horizon team headed by Rudi Schmidt, vice president of finance, achieved this new Q400 deal after extensive negotiations with Bombardier.

Horizon plans to phase out its 37-seat Q200s as the 76-seat Q400s roll in. In a little more than two years, Horizon will evolve to a two-aircraft-type fleet of 48 Q400s and 20 CRJ-700 jets.

“This major strategic initiative is aimed at keeping us on course toward our goal of generating sustainable profits that compensate our investors and fund our future — providing a structural foundation for all the exceptional work our people do on behalf of our customers every day,” CEO Jeff Pinneo said. “Years from now, I anticipate we’ll look back on this as a turning point for our company and an ambitious move that helped us secure our future.”

The simplified fleet offers several advantages, noted Pat Zachwieja, vice president of marketing and planning.

“In addition to dramatically reducing our turboprop unit costs, it will considerably strengthen our marketing efforts,” Zachwieja said. “By putting Q400s into all markets where we have Q200s, we’ll be able to grow capacity to better meet customer demand and fend off competitors. Also, we’ll have aircraft available to pursue new markets — like we did recently in Santa Rosa — and add nonstops in markets that don’t have them.”

Phasing out the Q200 also greatly reduces Horizon’s overhead costs for parts, maintenance work, flight crew time and training.

The transition won’t be without its issues, however. The Q400 has posed reliability challenges since Horizon introduced it as the North America launch customer in 2001.

“As much as we believe in the aircraft, we’ve had our share of frustrations,” said Tom Gerharter, senior vice president of operations. “The good news is that the Q400’s reliability has definitely improved, and we’re confident this will continue because we’ve worked it into our new contract. The new Q400s will come equipped with the whole suite of modifications developed since its introduction.”

Horizon will also need to hire more flight attendants since Q400s carry two instead of one. Q200 pilots will need to be certified on the Q400, which requires 64 hours of ground school and 12 hours of simulator training. Some station personnel will need to be trained on how to ground handle the Q400, and some stations will need to acquire ground equipment, such as stairs for rear-door boarding.

Horizon is in the process of subleasing 16 Q200s to CommutAir. Bombardier will help Horizon market its remaining 12 Q200s.

 

[Green Banana]

From a $$ stand point it is not the worst thing to do. They are getting 20% more seats for half the crews, training, and maintenance. This will enable them to drop their cost per seat mile (CSM) down and increase profitability. Next step is to get rid of the CRJ. If AS can run all 737's and QX can go all Q400, they could get the cost way down without hacking at employee compensation.

 

[ferlo]

They will ALWAYS try hacking employee (read pilot) compensation.

 

[mach none]

the next step is outsource the RJ if you don't take a cut.

If you are off on May 1st, come to Angle lake for a little party around 10:30am. where your uniform.