Been hearing DEN to be next SWA crew base?

[Ky.BrownBourbn]

Doesn't the system chief live in DEN?

Im hoping for MCI... then they hire a bunch of MCI locals. Fingers crossed!

X

Their are a ton of MCI commuters now, BNA and MCI are two of our heaviest commuter cities, all J/s's always full is what I'm told!

Good luck,
KBB

 

[TXDanno]

Their are a ton of MCI commuters now, BNA and MCI are two of our heaviest commuter cities, all J/s's always full is what I'm told!

Good luck,
KBB

After SAT, of course.
Let's close the napkin triangle and make SAT the next base. I STILL couldn't hold it, though...

 

[c9skytrain]

Check airman on the js told us that BOS, TPA, and SAN were possible 717 bases. One of the three cities to be announced soon was Mexico city.

 

[c9skytrain]

Email from the MEC:

November 8, 2011


Fellow Pilots,

As was announced yesterday, both ATN and SWAPA pilots ratified the Seniority Integration Agreement with a strikingly similar 83.6 percent approval by the 94 percent of ATN pilots and 95 percent of SWAPA pilots who cast ballots. With the vote complete, we now focus on the future.

As we’ve stated at the road shows, the next step will be the announcement of the second 717 crew base. Once that’s known, the transition bid will open. As of last week, the expectation was to have that information today in preparation for the transition bid, which was tentatively planned to open tomorrow. However, the company is still trying to determine where the new base will be located. Because of this, it appears the transition bid will open next Wednesday, November 16, 2011. Of course, this date is contingent on the new base decision.

In summary, there has not yet been a new 717 base announcement, and the transition bid will not open until one is announced. Fly safe and have fun.

In service,

Your ATN Master Executive Council

 

[slaquer5]

Check airman on the js told us that BOS, TPA, and SAN were possible 717 bases. One of the three cities to be announced soon was Mexico city.

Where would the AT pilots ( majority ) want the second base? TPA,MCO, MDW,BWI ect. ?

I am not trying to flame bait, just curios

Also I doubt BOS. I think SWA will treat the AT pilots with kit gloves. Trying to make/keep happy. Base of choice, you will get a CP that is liked. ect...

 

[c9skytrain]

Where would the AT pilots ( majority ) want the second base? TPA,MCO, MDW,BWI ect. ?

My guess TPA or FLL would make alot of Florida guys happy.

 

[Flying the Line]

Present day SWA terminators (weekday November)

Den 13
Phl 12
Lax 12
San 12
Smf 12
Tpa 12
Fll 8
Sat 8
Sjc 8

Several with 7 or 6.
Info taken from OTIS

 

[carl p]

I'd give my left testicle for SAN, and they could sell it on ebay with the proceeds going to charity!

 

[Wesb737fo]

Carl.... San Diego would be a go!...... Your testicle.....not so much.

 

[GuppyWN]

I'm cool with Kalispell.

Gup

 

[8v8tr]

BNA would be nice. Ready to get out of the ATL!

 

[GhettoBeechjet]

FWIW I heard 717 TPA and 737 LAX. I really love commuting to the West Coast.

 

[Zinger]

Denver would be a great morale booster.

 

[Ky.BrownBourbn]

BNA would be nice. Ready to get out of the ATL!

Hope you're senior...It's packed full of SW guys and girls as well! Something about those places that have no state income taxes!
KBB

 

[Ky.BrownBourbn]

Denver would be a great morale booster.

For whom? Oh...Zinger...Were you a Zoomie?

It needs to be a East Coast 73 base to help all those that will get displaced, I have no desire to commute anywhere WEST PERIOD!

KBB

 

[fam62c]

FWIW I heard 717 TPA and 737 LAX. I really love commuting to the West Coast.

Would LAX be more popular than OAK or just as unpopular? I hope they put the base in a place where people want to live instead of where they don't. It seems that Denver would be pretty popular......what would be wrong with that? If you put a base in a popular place that will go senior it will free up vacancies in all the other bases so more people can get what they want. In any case, the more choices the better I think, it would be nice if there were 20 bases to spread out the seniority and minimize commuting to the extent possible. A few mini-bases would be an interesting experiment.

 

[PropPiedmont]

Denver has a lot of new ground equipment scheduled for delivery by the beginning of next year. Enough to equip the remaining Delta gates on the C concourse.

With the sale of F9 on the horizon, DEN has to become a base.

 

[Tripower455]

My guess TPA or FLL would make alot of Florida guys happy.

Amen, but FLL would make me happiest......

 

[GoodTimes]

I would suppose a big part of the equation is O&D traffic for any new SWA base. The current basses are heavy O&D cities. Think big population centers.

 

[dicko]

The current basses are heavy .

I prefer the Trout.