Latest CASM's

[Lowpayisgreat]

Latest CASM excluding fuel

WN 6.68 (Down from same Qt last year)
F9 6.14 (Down from same Qt last year)
AAI 6.04 (Down from same Qt last year)
B6 4.98 (Up over 5% from last year and forcast to rise 5% next Qt alone form Qt statment)

Qustion: It's said that Southwest with a non-hub and spoke system is 20% more effiecent. Has anyone read that and if so where is the source.

Food for thought. Sky bus starting captains on the airbus $85,000 (local paper)

 

[radarlove]

One place I saw the 20% number was from UAL's ATSB application that was leaked by the machinists. UAL did an extensive analysis of network vs. point-to-point and came up with the 2-% advantage.

 

[Sailpilot]

Latest CASM excluding fuel

WN 6.68 (Down from same Qt last year)
F9 6.14 (Down from same Qt last year)
AAI 6.04 (Down from same Qt last year)
B6 4.98 (Up over 5% from last year and forcast to rise 5% next Qt alone form Qt statment)

Qustion: It's said that Southwest with a non-hub and spoke system is 20% more effiecent. Has anyone read that and if so where is the source.

Food for thought. Sky bus starting captains on the airbus $85,000 (local paper)

I'm not the "defend JB" guy. However, If you normalize our casm based on the 18% reduction in average stage length, it actually equates to a reduction in JB casm. I'm sure I don't need to tell you Longer stage = lower CASM.

Now a CASM below 5.0 and I still can't get a retirement or benefits worth a sh!t. If we got all that and a raise, we might go all the way up too.... oh ya, still the lowest CASM in the States. (this is not a brag on the CASM, just the opposite, frustrated with airline that smiles at you while it builds on the backs of it's employees).:angryfire

 

[NTS ALL 4]

Want some cheese with your whine?

I'm frustrated with airline that smiles at you while it builds on the backs of it's employees).:angryfire

Sounds like you might be happier at Skybus as a newhire. I'm sure they won't "build on your back" as they race to the bottom continues. You can make $85,000 flying a brand new Airbus out of the most populated city in Ohio.

 

[ualdriver]

Sounds like you might be happier at Skybus as a newhire. I'm sure they won't "build on your back" as they race to the bottom continues. You can make $85,000 flying a brand new Airbus out of the most populated city in Ohio.

Where are the pilot Skybus pay rates posted?

 

[Acefaser]

I think the $85,000 is for the check airman positions. Line pilots will most likely be paid around $55,000. FOs will be college interns.

 

[Lowpayisgreat]

Benefits, right on man

At my LLC I pay 386 a month for medical not counting dental and vision. I consult for a f500 company in Homeland Security and they cover me and my family for 180. You are right when these companies are being built on our backs. When you can't strike ie nwa we are screwed