It is time! Swa/Alaska

[roughneck]

Herb has been called many things, but never Kell. Where did you get that?

 

[airlinepilot]

sorry....typo...Gary Kelly

 

[Sioux115]

Haven't been able to find an Alaska teleconference on the 8th, they are going to have a webcast on the 7th from Goldman Sachs.

 

[airlinepilot]

Does anyone know how many pilots are at Alaska and how many 737's they have?

 

[Reebo]

Does anyone know how many pilots are at Alaska and how many 737's they have?

http://airlinepilotcentral.com/airlines/major-national-lcc/alaska.html

 

[igneousy2]

about 1600 pilots +/- 25

116 total aircraft - right now about 100+/- 737's and 15+/- MD80's. The remainder of the MD80's will be swapped 1 for 1 during 2008 to have a total of 116 total 737's by the end of 2008.

Later

 

[PCL_128]

We will agree to allow them to keep Colleen on their tails after she retires.

I always thought that that was Hillary on their tails.

 

[PTinbound]

Gentlemen,
Come, let us reason together. First - I've been flying in this business for 11 years now, and if I had a nickel for every "big announcement" that was promised to come I'd be retired by now. Have any of you ever heard of any impending "big announcements" that actually came true?
Second, IF we were to buy Alaska, or anyone else, I can guran -darn - tee it that NONE of us would have any idea it was coming. It would come out from left field by surprise. I'd guess that this "new partner" might be a codeshare with ATA or some other carrier to do some kind of international flying. The man in the big D has made it clear that this is the direction to go. We'll see if I'm wrong on the 8th. My bet is no announcement, and if or when it comes, it would be what I guessed.

 

[Sioux115]

I just checked SWA's site and there is no scheduled teleconference. Was it just recently announced?

 

[FlyinGuy]

They will announce $5 for an A boarding pass....