ASA parking planes???

[79%N1]

Waaaaay more. People, wake up! If you are a junior Captain, prepare to be an FO again. If you are holding a decent paying line, look at making much less block or being on reserve again. It is not going to be status quo in this industry! And, the regionals will not grow again at the expense of mainline carriers. We will be cut back as much or more.

 

[Smacktard]

Waaaaay more. People, wake up! If you are a junior Captain, prepare to be an FO again. If you are holding a decent paying line, look at making much less block or being on reserve again. It is not going to be status quo in this industry! And, the regionals will not grow again at the expense of mainline carriers. We will be cut back as much or more.

ASA is just under 5 crews per aircraft (using the August assignments). If it is a straight downgrade of 5 captains per aircraft, it wouldn't take too many (roughly 25) to make the late fall '07 upgrades going back to the right seat.

 

[Flybywire44]

Waaaaay more. People, wake up! If you are a junior Captain, prepare to be an FO again. If you are holding a decent paying line, look at making much less block or being on reserve again. It is not going to be status quo in this industry! And, the regionals will not grow again at the expense of mainline carriers. We will be cut back as much or more.

I agree with you N1... The 200s have got to go, but to what extent will our contact preserve our operation? We have minimum block hour clauses and guaranteed 80% of regional flying out of Atlanta. Thats good for something right?

 

[outtahere]

If the airlines think oil speculation is bad, they ought to come and check out this thread. Way outta hand in this one.

 

[outtahere]

Why do the 200's have to go? Some of them yes, but not all. You can not run a VLD or MGM flight on all 700's and hope to make a profit. The airlines need the ability to restrict seats in a market and yet still serve it. As companies like Airtran start to pull capacity out then the fares start to go up. Remember after 9-11 when the mainlines were flying around with 30 pax on a 737? The same thing would happen today if they were to pull all of the 200's and replace them with mainline. Now answer this, which is more cost effective, a 737 with 50, or an Rj with 30? My bet is on the Rj. Quit with all of the freaking out. ASA will be fine. We control the worlds largest hub with 60% of all operations in ATL. We aren't going anywhere. (hopefully?)

 

[79%N1]

If the airlines think oil speculation is bad, they ought to come and check out this thread. Way outta hand in this one.

I'm not being arguementitive here or trying to disrespect your post...but what do you think lies ahead for the airlines and regionals? Sunny skies, puppy dogs and rose petals.........or..........massive reductions and cut backs due to insanely soaring fuel prices? Watch the analysts on cnbc. Listen to T. Boone Pickets. Read the financial pages. Oil is not a bubble that will pop. Speculation has less to do with the price than people think. They hear it on the news and jump on that band wagon. World wide demand is increasing, while supply ever continues to dwindle! If Iran and Isreal get into it.......look out!

As far as the airlines............be smart and save some money. Despite all of it's woes, I love this job, but it may be time to look elsewhere.

 

[Medeco]

I'm not doom and gloom for ASA, but i do think downgrades are possible.

80% of ATL DCI flying for Skywest Inc.

I'd bet money that Delta is putting pressure on Skywest Inc. to come to the table and amend the agreement for relief. Something that in the long run would give us a longer contract with a kickback to normal ops down the road.

Anything is possible right now.

Medeco

 

[79%N1]

Remember about the ASA contract.......

80% of less is still less!

1000 total flights = 800 for ASA

800 total flights = 640 for ASA

Both are happening.

We should actually be concerned over will there be any flying in the coming years.

 

[Crash Pad]

I think what 79% is trying to say... Is that even if we park every car in the US... China will replace all of that demand in less than ten years.

We all know we aren't parking any cars. Do the math. VLD, MGM... Are you serious. Those won't be on the route map at 200-300 a barrel. ATL-ORD will have 3 flights a day and a seat will cost $1200.

For those of you that wanted the good ol days when only the rich were on airplanes. Good news. Happy days are here again.

 

[Flybywire44]

The title of this thread is a huge discredit to ASACRJFlyer. You should register the user name Drama Mama.

 

[bluefly72]

At the same time there's a job posting for FO's on ourASA.com dated 7/3/08...makes me wonder

 

[ParrotheadGTI]

well..... it has been removed from ASA's APC profile

 

[Speedtape]

EVERYBODY is going to be parking airplanes in the fall. Delta says 70 more 50 seaters will be gone in the fall. It is not a stretch to believe ASA will park 13 or more. Since ASA is the only DCI, or NWA regional for that matter, that does not have a 76 seat airframe, ASA looks to lose out here. Comair is losing planes, Skywest will probably drop some in SLC and who knows if Midwest tanks. Eagle, PSA, Mesa, Freedom, CHQ, Express Jet, Air Wisc..........Everybody is going to lose out here.

Since you have ESP, please pick and publish the winning lottery numbers in the next powerball! I'll give you 50%

 

[Speedtape]

Poof--they're gone!

 

[Smacktard]

well..... it has been removed from ASA's APC profile

Sweet, WE ARE ALL SAFE! I'm glad we cleared that up...