ASA slowing down?

[Speedtape]

Maybe, the integration issue is due to the new contract?

 

[79%N1]

Anybody else notice that the MAX/MIN numbers for the CR7 on the preliminary awards has been steadily going up? Used to be around 189 for CPTs (Dec.) but on this last prelim it is up to 210. Another 21 CPTs with no additional airplanes. Could this indicate something in the pipeline? A big announcement for a boat load of CR7/9s coming our way?!?!?!

Things that make you go "Huh?"

Um...........No.

Sorry. Nothing ever in the pipeline for ASA. Anyway, if there is anything to get, be certain Skywest will keep it for their side.

 

[JettBoii]

SLC is right around the corner. No base. Just flying out of there again.

 

[spudskier]

SLC is right around the corner. No base. Just flying out of there again.

Absolutely!! Weight restricted 50s out of CVG. :nuts: I kiiiiid... sort of...

no it'll be ok... we'll go with 25 seats filled to and from SLC... kind of like CID, ICT and IAH but longer.

In all honesty I would love to fly out of SLC (for ASA), absolutely gorgeous out there.

(Talk about a roller coaster of emotion!)

 

[777forever]

still overstaffed. BM sent an email sayin ATR FOs arent goin anywhere till after august. the prelim is always baloney, you know that.

Im not sure about overstaffed, I just got off IOE and was given a green line of 86 BLOCK hrs for March. While I was in training they were telling me new hire ATR guys were flying 8-20hrs a month.

 

[www.]

Im not sure about overstaffed, I just got off IOE and was given a green line of 86 BLOCK hrs for March. While I was in training they were telling me new hire ATR guys were flying 8-20hrs a month.

And whom at ASA told you that you have a "green line"?....

Wind Check!

 

[777forever]

Um...........No.

Sorry. Nothing ever in the pipeline for ASA. Anyway, if there is anything to get, be certain Skywest will keep it for their side.

Genus I was thinking exactly the same thing. 79% is doesn't make sense to me that Skywest would buy ASA just to shrink it and make Skywest bigger. I would think it would cost more for Skywest to have those planes in their small ATL base than ASA in our large and only base.

 

[www.]

Genus I was thinking exactly the same thing. 79% is doesn't make sense to me that Skywest would buy ASA just to shrink it and make Skywest bigger. I would think it would cost more for Skywest to have those planes in their small ATL base than ASA in our large and only base.

And you've been at ASA for how long?

 

[777forever]

And whom at ASA told you that you have a "green line"?....

Wind Check!

Isn't that what they call it when they fill your schedule after IOE when you missed the bid period?

 

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Isn't that what they call it when they fill your schedule after IOE when you missed the bid period?

No. It's called building a line from open time. And if your not availible for a min. of 50% of the month you cannot bid for a line of flying.

 

[777forever]

No. It's called building a line from open time. And if your not availible for a min. of 50% of the month you cannot bid for a line of flying.

Someone told me it was a green line lol. Aight, I was given an open time line of 86 hrs for March

 

[777forever]

And you've been at ASA for how long?

Just long enough to notice that things are improving

 

[79%N1]

79% is doesn't make sense to me that Skywest would buy ASA just to shrink it and make Skywest bigger. I would think it would cost more for Skywest to have those planes in their small ATL base than ASA in our large and only base.

That is precicely why they will grow their ATL operation, to reduce it's costs. Why go to the expense of adding 900's to ASA's fleet (Training, maint, manuals, etc) when they already have the program on the SKYW side? More 900's in ATL mean lower costs for SKYW. Sorry, despite what everyone thought would happen after the contract was signed, I think ASA missed the boat on the 900's, or any additional flying.

 

[SPDBRD747400]

That is precicely why they will grow their ATL operation, to reduce it's costs. Why go to the expense of adding 900's to ASA's fleet (Training, maint, manuals, etc) when they already have the program on the SKYW side? More 900's in ATL mean lower costs for SKYW. Sorry, despite what everyone thought would happen after the contract was signed, I think ASA missed the boat on the 900's, or any additional flying.

From what I've been told ASA actually already has a -900 program. In fact we had it before Skywest. Very easy to add the airplanes to our fleet, no sim, just one day of differences and mx is very similar to the -700 with only small differences (engines, additional fwd cargo door). We could bring in -900's with little effort.

 

[TOOL CRIB]

From what I've been told ASA actually already has a -900 program. In fact we had it before Skywest. Very easy to add the airplanes to our fleet, no sim, just one day of differences and mx is very similar to the -700 with only small differences (engines, additional fwd cargo door). We could bring in -900's with little effort.

We can go steal that Pinnacle 900 that's always sitting over by the old Northwest hangar in ATL.