ASA "town hall" prediction

[BOX OFFICE]

The new Atlantic Southeast is the largest regional feed to the two largest airlines in the world. While you may think that's a great title, where do you think the capacity reductions are going to come from as oil accelerates its climb in price?

I don't know if it's doom and gloom, or time to panic, but it certainly is not time to celebrate.

It's also the largest operator of 50 seat RJs now. That can't be good for ASA's future, regardless of whatever spin your management puts on it.

 

[BOX OFFICE]

MD-88s and DC-9s?

The DC9s are going to be parked very soon. But we are still receiving MD90s, and we are getting them a lot slower than management would like to. A319s and DC9s are currently replacing RJs on many routes,especially in ATL and that will continue. Eventually, turboprops will replace short haul Delta RJ flying. It appears they are now keeping the Saabs for a while, and there is talk of another turboprop coming into the system (Pinnacle/Colgan Q400s? ).

 

[johnpeace]

It's also the largest operator of 50 seat RJs now. That can't be good for ASA's future, regardless of whatever spin your management puts on it.

I'll buy that.

I expect ASA to morph from a mostly 50 seat fee-for-departure carrier into something else.

The next few years are going to be interesting.

 

[Oakum_Boy]

You people have it all wrong. SkyWest will be the "something else". We're just a way to make some cash so they can go it on their own.

 

[johnpeace]

Expensive way to make some cash, but maybe so.

 

[damnflyboy]

You people have it all wrong. SkyWest will be the "something else". We're just a way to make some cash so they can go it on their own.

After the 130+ ASA furloughs (in 2 waves) versus the zero SkyWest furloughs in 2009, I have no doubt that you are correct.

 

[Speedtape]

The news is NMRA. (NO MO RED ARROW). And oh yeah, even after bankruptcy, MESA SUCKS!

 

[777forever]

I'm shocked I haven't heard a peep about the Apr pairing yet...

 

[Max Q]

That means we approve.

 

[Plainsman]

I love flying 7 legs out of atl. Off 10-28 most of the day. I approve!

 

[GeekMaster]

I love flying 7 legs out of atl. Off 10-28 most of the day. I approve!

Not all of the pairings have 7 legs. So here's the deal, fact: the average stage length on that airplane is 1:19 minutes. You say you want high credit 3 day trips and high credit 4 day trips. In order to get a 3 day trip with high credit, you have to fly a lot of legs.

OR

You can choose lower credit lines and fly more days. One way or another, you have to get the hours. If you don't want the trips with 7 leg days, DON'T BID THEM !!!

There is absolutely no way to please some people. All told, these are excellent pairings. Kudos to whoever wrote them.

 

[Max Q]

I love flying 7 legs out of atl. Off 10-28 most of the day. I approve!

Allow me to clarify. With the exception of the 260 pairings with 6 leg days or 62 parings with 7 legs days, I approve.

About those 62 7-leg day pairings, I've found that there were:

• 18 where the 7 leg day is on the last day
• 23 where the 7 leg day is either immediately before or after <10 hour layover
• All but one with scheduled duty over 12 hours with 33 pairings scheduled over 13 hours
• 8 where the 7 leg day is either immediately before or after a 6+ leg day

Some other things in there:

• 129 Pairings with 18 or more legs
• A 22-Leg 4-day (5-6-6-5) credited at 22.56 hours
• A 22-Leg 4-day (5-4-6-7) credited at 23.41 hours

 

[Medeco]

Well I have to say this is probably going to be the best balance we will see on this plane. Maybe some tweaking to make it better, but not much.

The company minimizes soft time, and we get higher block pairings.

Its a new reality on this aircraft in the DAL system.

No doubt, it will be some tough flying.

 

[damnflyboy]

Any word from the town-hall meeting in the crew lounge this morning with CT?

 

[777forever]

Finally got a chance to glance at the pairings. A lot of work but decent pairings. Good amount of CVG flying with big city overnights. Who again said that April pairing were gunna be the same as March? Need to stop letting SH scare ya

 

[resetjet]

April vacation buybacks announced

 

[777forever]

Strategy for making money in April: bid min sked, wait for 200% premium pay, cherry pick away!