Alaska Fleet Plan for 2013/2014

[ImbracableCrunk]

Unfortunately we on the line will be blamed when flights are canx due to lack of crews!

They better hurry up get get those RJs on line! Remember adding pilots is the last resort.

 

[Boxboy]

They better hurry up get get those RJs on line! Remember adding pilots is the last resort.

It's all part of the plan.

 

[flythere]

It's all part of the plan.

That's true, they (management) will want as many of those RJ's with non-AS pilots flying by 2015 or so. I figure if they get a 4 or 5 yr contract inked this year, that would put us into 2018. What's coincidental with that? Well, remember they want all of the -400's and -700's gone by then, so we will be an all -800/900 fleet.

Next contract in 2017/2018 management will want concessions on wages, because they will give them up on this (2013 contract). As leverage, they will give all of the short-range flying (bay area, LA maybe even SAN to those smaller contract carriers) with the exception of repo ETOP's airplanes, which would be one or two flights a day in those markets.

That will be their whip-saw to get reduced rates out of us. For that reason, it is critical that we get some-type of scope language this time around! We screwed the pooch last time. Last time around the camel had his nose in the tent, now that same camel is at the buffet table chow'in down!!

Unfortunately the guys with 6 yrs or less could care less about scope! The only thing they see is $$$$$ for their last 5 yrs and they are out! The rest of us, with more than 6 yrs are looking long term at scope protection.

How many geezers last time around said they would never bring in contract airplanes!!

 

[Old School 737]

Company openers are out ! They want a six year deal!!

And a call in well program .. And a partial vacation sellback .. Modest insurance increase of payments ...

 

[Boxboy]

Company openers are out ! They want a six year deal!!

And a call in well program .. And a partial vacation sellback .. Modest insurance increase of payments ...

Get ready, fight's on! Hope ya'll saved for the rainy day. I see 75-80 hour months coming very soon. Ouch!

 

[igneousy2]

What is a "call in well" program.

I also noticed a TDY program.

 

[Mookie]

Where did y'all see it?

Mookie

 

[CesnaCaptn]

Company section 6 openers attached to the alamec fast read.

I can only imagine that calling in well means, if you call in sick before a multi-day trip, you could call scheduling on a consequent day to catch up with your trip. The complicating factor is if your trip never touches your base again. Who is responsible to get you into position. Iirc, at Skywest, if you called in well on say, day two, you basically had to travel space available to catch up. It wasn't very appealing.

 

[Old School 737]

Get ready, fight's on! Hope ya'll saved for the rainy day. I see 75-80 hour months coming very soon. Ouch!

I don't mind flying less if the pay rates are good.. 80hr of block paying what 90 used to that what we want !! Right ??

 

[Boxboy]

I don't mind flying less if the pay rates are good.. 80hr of block paying what 90 used to that what we want !! Right ??

I'm with you on being able to work less due to higher pay. What I meant by flying 75-80 hours was IF we don't get a contract by 1 April, you know what I mean?