Trash8Mofo
Kook!
- Joined
- Oct 23, 2003
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- 256
F' dog,
Thats hard to say. Who would turn down a 737-700 job, and an awsome retirment package. But I think Aloha is a weird situation. The interisland market is dead and unprofitable as we know it. while they are expanding everyday to all the different westcost cities, but there are only so many of them Aloha can go to. I doubt Aloha will try to expand in the continental mainland, but I could be wrong. If they did, say Oakland-Midway, with competitors like Jetblue, Frontier, ATA, SWA, and AWA, they'd open a can of worm that they wouldnt like too much. So the hiring bound to stop soon, and that means low senority for the recent hired for awhile. Plus, the Hawaii-secondary westcost airports market is not exclusive to Aloha. National is adding more flights ( who the hell is national! and why do I always have to hold short of "A" for them), and I heard Frontier is also lurking. Also, the 200s are getting old, how long can they keep going? and whats after that. I am sure A318s would be nice. But again, the interisland market is and will not be likely to make money, which makes it hard to justify to use a shiny Boeing or Airbus. What if they switch out the 200s and replace them with a mix of CRJs 5/7/900s? Then it would be hard to justify a 150Gs paycheck to fly an RJ. I guess I have a lot of uncertainties about Aloha and Hawaii market in general. But I have been on Aloha many times, and I must say their service is better than any airlines that fly between hawaii and the mainland. Their price is more than reasonable. They have an unbeatable safetly record and professional flight crews. Aloha is equipped with every tool to succeed. It may just be the airlines that everybody wants to go to, and get to live in Hawaii. Also, with the unique location and close ties to Asia, which is where the expension will be in the next 20-30 years, Aloha might just have an edge. Dont you wish you had a crystal ball.
Thats hard to say. Who would turn down a 737-700 job, and an awsome retirment package. But I think Aloha is a weird situation. The interisland market is dead and unprofitable as we know it. while they are expanding everyday to all the different westcost cities, but there are only so many of them Aloha can go to. I doubt Aloha will try to expand in the continental mainland, but I could be wrong. If they did, say Oakland-Midway, with competitors like Jetblue, Frontier, ATA, SWA, and AWA, they'd open a can of worm that they wouldnt like too much. So the hiring bound to stop soon, and that means low senority for the recent hired for awhile. Plus, the Hawaii-secondary westcost airports market is not exclusive to Aloha. National is adding more flights ( who the hell is national! and why do I always have to hold short of "A" for them), and I heard Frontier is also lurking. Also, the 200s are getting old, how long can they keep going? and whats after that. I am sure A318s would be nice. But again, the interisland market is and will not be likely to make money, which makes it hard to justify to use a shiny Boeing or Airbus. What if they switch out the 200s and replace them with a mix of CRJs 5/7/900s? Then it would be hard to justify a 150Gs paycheck to fly an RJ. I guess I have a lot of uncertainties about Aloha and Hawaii market in general. But I have been on Aloha many times, and I must say their service is better than any airlines that fly between hawaii and the mainland. Their price is more than reasonable. They have an unbeatable safetly record and professional flight crews. Aloha is equipped with every tool to succeed. It may just be the airlines that everybody wants to go to, and get to live in Hawaii. Also, with the unique location and close ties to Asia, which is where the expension will be in the next 20-30 years, Aloha might just have an edge. Dont you wish you had a crystal ball.
