Eskimo ERJ175s flown by SkyWest.

[Green Banana]

Alaska Airlines Expands Partnership with SkyWest, adds New Routes
November 25, 2014

Alaska to serve three new destinations from its Northwest hubs, flying Embraer E175 jets
SEATTLE, Nov. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines announced it is expanding its partnership with SkyWest Airlines with the addition of three new destinations from Alaska's Northwest hubs. Flying on new Embraer E175 jets, Alaska will begin offering daily nonstop service starting July 1 between Seattle and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Seattle and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Portland, Oregon and St. Louis.

The 76-seat E175 jet will feature 12 seats in first class and 64 in coach, and boasts cabin dimensions on par with a 737. Onboard amenities include Wi-Fi Internet access, streaming inflight entertainment and 110 volt power in every first class seat. Food and beverage will include hot meals and picnic packs for purchase, in addition to Northwest microbrews and wine.

SkyWest has purchased seven E175 aircraft to fly on behalf of Alaska under a capacity purchase agreement (CPA). The first three aircraft will arrive in the summer of 2015, and the remaining four will be delivered in Q1 2016.

"The E175 is new for the Alaska brand and fills a specific need to serve 'long, thin routes' ? destinations that are too distant for our regional aircraft, but currently don't have enough customer demand to fill a mainline jet," said Andrew Harrison, senior vice president of planning and revenue management for Alaska Airlines. "The smaller, but spacious, E175 jet will not only open up new cities, but provide feed traffic to our Northwest hubs, while giving customers a comfortable experience on these longer flights."

Summary of new service:

Start date
City pair
Departs
Arrives
Frequency
July 1
Seattle-Milwaukee
9:35 a.m.
3:10 p.m.
Daily
July 1
Milwaukee-Seattle
3:50 p.m.
5:55 p.m.
Daily

July 1
Seattle-Oklahoma City
10:30 a.m.
4 p.m.
Daily
July 1
Oklahoma City-Seattle
4:40 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
Daily

July 1
Portland-St. Louis
10:15 a.m.
3:55 p.m.
Daily
July 1
St. Louis-Portland
4:35 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
Daily
All times based on local time zones
"We're excited to enhance our Alaska partnership and bring the Alaska product to the airline's customers in the Midwest," said Russell "Chip" Childs, SkyWest, Inc. president. "The addition of the E175 to our Alaska portfolio is an excellent addition to an outstanding partnership."

 

[Old School 737]

Way to go Union !! We got scope !! Oh wait..

 

[Freebrd]

Aww man you beat Jenny to the copy/paste drill! She gonna be mad at you!

 

[General Lee]

Aww man you beat Jenny to the copy/paste drill! She gonna be mad at you!

Freeturd will probably leave XJT as an FO to fly those E175s at SKW for AK. Even though SKW owns XJT, he can't just move over (great job guys!).

But, since he can't make an upward move, this will get him something different. Good luck Turd, bring a rain jacket!



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[General Lee]

Way to go Union !! We got scope !! Oh wait..

Do you guys have any limits on seats (what is the largest RJ that can fly for you), and is there a limit on the number of RJs? Thanks.



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[Mookie]

Same number of RJs that skywest flies now, which come off lease in 2015.

Mookie

 

[General Lee]

Same number of RJs that skywest flies now, which come off lease in 2015.

Mookie

There you go. Thank you. I assume those are CR7s leaving?

But, my questions still stand. How many seats are allowed by your scope clause for RJs, and is there a limit? Thanks.



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[Old School 737]

We have no scope at all .. zero !! Nada .. They can have 500 RJ'S if they want with as many seats as they want ...

 

[General Lee]

We have no scope at all .. zero !! Nada .. They can have 500 RJ'S if they want with as many seats as they want ...

Yikes.



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[johnsonrod]

Those E175s are a warm-up for the inbound MRJs in 2017...

 

[SpauldingSmails]

We have no scope at all .. zero !! Nada .. They can have 500 RJ'S if they want with as many seats as they want ...

I remember there was once an airline called "Midwest Express."

 

[General Lee]

Well SKW just got 3 DL routes to AK (Sitka, Ketchikan, and Juneau) on CR9s. But, not all is great for them, they are parking all of their Brasilias by next Summer to get the pilots necessary to fill these new planes and routes for both AK and DL.



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[Old School 737]

The bro is getting old and sucks as a pax anyway..

 

[General Lee]

The bro is getting old and sucks as a pax anyway..

True, but that will help them source some pilots for the new jets, which was my point.



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[Mookie]

Poll of who voted no on last contract,...


-voted no. For this exact reason.

Mookie

 

[Baze]

Voted no for a number of reasons, lack of scope being the biggest one.

 

[Old School 737]

I actually found a Hell No button to press !! when I voted

 

[igneousy2]

Alaska could enter a CPA to fly 737's if they wanted to. Our contract is so wide open that you would think we got screwed in a bankruptcy proceeding. Company claims the intent is to "develop" the markets and then transfer them to mainline. Has this ever happened in the history of Alaska Airlines?

 

[Boxboy]

We can vote "no" all we want but the good majority of this pilot group is spineless, selfishly stupid, and beyond help.

 

[SIR MILO]

We can vote "no" all we want but the good majority of this pilot group is spineless, selfishly stupid, and beyond


Just like every Skywest pilot I talk to, they all say they voted for a union and didn't really want take anyone else's flying. But they are fast to agree it was a good choice to go there and their collective voice says they don't want a collective union voice. Good luck Alaska, I soon see all AG tailed planes flown by the industry under cutters of every airline except Mesa, Great Lakes etc.