JB rumors

[BeachBummer]

Lol, when I got hired mike Bardger and Scott green both told me "by this time next year you'll have 500 under you on the seniority list"... They did get the 5 right, just missed by a few zeros.

I suppose they could have furloughed 500 instead? But they totally would have paid us our guarantee. Sorry I digress.

 

[Flyby1206]

Pilot totals from some old seniority lists:

Jan 2011: 2080 (Jan 1 JB operated 160 airframes- 115 A320, 45 E190)
July 2011: 2186
Jan 2012: [missing pilot total] (169 airframes- 120 A320, 49 E190)
July 2012: 2334
Jan 2013: 2371 (180 airframes- 127 A320, 53 E190)
July 2013: 2472
Jan 2014: 2610 (194 airframes- 4 A321, 130 A320, 60 E190)
July 2014: 2809
Jan 2015: [~3000] (203 airframes- 13 A321, 130 A320, 60 E190)
Jan 2016: (215 airframes)
Jan 2017: (230 airframes)
Jan 2018: (245 airframes)


The list grew by 729 pilots over the last 3.5 years. The trend over the last 2 years has been increased hiring with increased deliveries. 1000 pilots (net growth) in 3 years will be a tough goal to meet with our current order book of 12-15-15. If we added another 20 or so airframes in addition to our current orders then i could see 4000 pilots by the end of 2017.

 

[JJthejetplane]

Great "story", still an embellishment by the chief, or at the very least a half-truth. Hire 400, NET 200+.

That's what the chief told me . . . 200 for growth and 200 for attrition. If attrition doesn't pan out, then that number will go down.

I presume nearly all the attrition will be near the bottom of the list.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

So I guess he was wrong.

 

[RiddleEagle18]

Adding 15 seats to all 320's in 2016

Deferring 15 320 deliveries between 2016-2018 because of the ASM growth from the interior "refresh"

New delivery schedule is
2015- 12
2016 - 10
2017 - 10
2018 - 6

Charging for bags via "fare families"

No other major bombs today.

 

[Baronman]

Other than the deferrals which is always a changing # I was pretty happy with today's announcements.

Still offer the most room, start charging for some bags will make more $ while maintaining a product that's better than the rest.

 

[johnsonrod]

JB is acquiring Cape Air!!!!!!

 

[BeachBummer]

I heard were sending dispatchers to Chicago to observe united operations.

 

[Splert]

I could see nearly 4000 since were are understaffed due to fact that Jetblew grants 1/2 of the vacation of our peers and 1/4 in summer months.

If this is fixed we will need hundreds of additional pilots.

 

[BUDDHA145]

I heard were sending dispatchers to Chicago to observe united operations.

Ugh!!