Jetblue LGB base?

[ultrarunner]

2010: 4 E190, 0 A320

2011: 5 E190, 8 A320
...and the company hasn't said how many aircraft they'll try to sell when those deliveries arrive.

...and the company hasn't said how many aircraft they'll try to sell when those deliveries arrive.

Bigo. Who gives a poop on a delivery schedule. The KEY factor is how many NET airframes are on property.

A delivery schedule without a retirement schedule is meaningless.

 

[johnsonrod]

How does the LGB flying compare to JFK flying? Are the LGB pilots basically flying 90% transcons (long haul) interspersed with a few flights to Vegas and Salt Lake? I imagine JFK-based flying on the Airbus gets a good mix of short and long-haul flying...

 

[donvag]

johnsonrod,
Check your PM.
Dont get illusioned with the LGB flying because you wont do much of it your first 5 years in jetBlue

 

[donvag]

typical day trip is SLC or SMF or OAK turn. Two day JFK and Back

 

[lanilila]

How is qol on reserve? How many days off do u get a month and are you flying alot on reserve?

 

[donvag]

How is qol on reserve? How many days off do u get a month and are you flying alot on reserve?

1) better than a regional. long call 14hr call out, short call 2hr call out. recently long call is almost non-existent. expect to sit in the crashpad alot unless you move. not alot of open time trip available at nay given month
2) 12
3) No. average 33 hours a month. some months alot more. dont expect to fly alot on reserve but expect to be needed in a 2hr call out period

 

[jws717]

What would the FLL base look like? any 190 lines? I was also wondering how retirements will look system wide in the next 10 years? Thanks

 

[donvag]

What would the FLL base look like? any 190 lines? I was also wondering how retirements will look system wide in the next 10 years? Thanks

FLL is not an E190 base.
Don't plan your career move on it. Average pilot age here somewhere in the mid 40's.

 

[lanilila]

With the new aircraft coming in 2011, how many people do they anticipate hiring initially?

 

[ultrarunner]

With the new aircraft coming in 2011, how many people do they anticipate hiring initially?

2000 bodies....

142 planes....


You can do the math...

14 or so bodies per airframe or so?

All depends on the NET number of planes. Then factor in attrition, retirements, etc...

But I would be on more deferrals than deliveries. And no hiring in 2011

 

[B6Busdriver]

...and the company hasn't said how many aircraft they'll try to sell when those deliveries arrive.

Sell?? It sounds like we will default on the 320's unless Airbus wants to play ball.

 

[Splert]

Sell?? It sounds like we will default on the 320's unless Airbus wants to play ball.

That will cost at least a hundred million.

 

[B6Busdriver]

That will cost at least a hundred million.

Well if others are getting the same airplane for $10 million lees per copy it could make sense. Who knows, it sounds like a high stakes game of chicken to me.

 

[JetFumes]

Heard someone mention Lufthansa may buy them and we'd lease them back at a highly discounted rate. Anyone else hear something like this.

 

[Splert]

Well if others are getting the same airplane for $10 million lees per copy it could make sense. Who knows, it sounds like a high stakes game of chicken to me.

Now it's $10 million.

I'd say at $20 million a pop we should dump the deal.

Naw make it $21 million then it's worth it.

Geezzz.