Skywest transferring planes to ASA?

[ohplease!]

There are 7 900's flying the ATL system. I think there were only 4 last month. Oct-Dec it was about 8 airplanes. The ATL base has shrunk, but is now understaffed, which is why they're TDYing people to ATL to sit reserve

SkyW and Pink are only keeping the ATL 900 routes warm for ASA until ASA can get into the delivery schedule for new 900's. Now that ASA has a new contract with all its groups, theres no sense in having SkyW and ASA in the same base with the same A/C and Pink won't be on the DL connection label for long.

 

[McNugent]

Pink?

 

[TOOL CRIB]

Pink?

Pinnacle

 

[79%N1]

SkyW and Pink are only keeping the ATL 900 routes warm for ASA until ASA can get into the delivery schedule for new 900's. Now that ASA has a new contract with all its groups, theres no sense in having SkyW and ASA in the same base with the same A/C and Pink won't be on the DL connection label for long.

have said it before, so I'll say it again. ASA is NOT getting 900's. Not from Skywest. Not at all. That ship has sailed on without us.......

 

[XPOO]

There is NO current transfer of any SKYW aircraft going anywhere. The only aircraft SKYW is letting go are 15 EBM-120s this year. SKYW is also slowly transferring old CRJ2s from the Delta to the Midwest side. Also, as old Comair aircraft flows through PSP, MX is equipping all of them with ACARS. They hope to have all the aircraft ACARS equipped by the end of the year.

 

[Jon Rivoli]

Perhaps some of the ships coming from Comair are being assigned your old tail numbers.

 

[XPOO]

Can you reuse your own tail number? I thought there was something against that due to MX Records?

 

[Jon Rivoli]

MX records are tracked by hull number.

 

[amcnd]

There is NO current transfer of any SKYW aircraft going anywhere. The only aircraft SKYW is letting go are 15 EBM-120s this year. SKYW is also slowly transferring old CRJ2s from the Delta to the Midwest side. Also, as old Comair aircraft flows through PSP, MX is equipping all of them with ACARS. They hope to have all the aircraft ACARS equipped by the end of the year.

Were not even letting go of 15 E120's only about 4 this year.

 

[Richard Gozinya]

SkyW and Pink are only keeping the ATL 900 routes warm for ASA until ASA can get into the delivery schedule for new 900's. Now that ASA has a new contract with all its groups, theres no sense in having SkyW and ASA in the same base with the same A/C and Pink won't be on the DL connection label for long.

I agree! If anyone thinks we won't get the 900's(in whatever config you want to call them) is just dillusional. These people will put what they want, where they want, when they want. More jetbridges going in, just a matter of time. Not next month, but I would say within the year.

Dick

 

[ifly4food]

have said it before, so I'll say it again. ASA is NOT getting 900's. Not from Skywest. Not at all. That ship has sailed on without us.......

I doubt that.

 

[CFI2766]

Slightly fat on the pilot list (By as much as ~100 when the aged ATR departs)...

Improving performance numbers...

Contract issues settled...


If someone in management in the Kremlin was looking for a reason to place airplanes somewhere, there's some incentive to go with ASA. As well, there won't be another contract season for nearly three years, right?

Perhaps the Kremlin will place the 900's with ASA to punish the Salt Lakers for their lawsuit.

 

[av8rbama]

have said it before, so I'll say it again. ASA is NOT getting 900's. Not from Skywest. Not at all. That ship has sailed on without us.......

then why do they keep assigning entire new hire classes to the 700?

 

[Abernathy]

then why do they keep assigning entire new hire classes to the 700?

Same reason they were hiring into the ATR until about, yesterday.




I don't know, either.

 

[Cpt Oveur]

then why do they keep assigning entire new hire classes to the 700?

That's your reasoning? Really? Maybe there are QOL issues that people do not bid it. Lines on the 700 stink. Not much money difference now when it comes to hourly pay rates, easier to hold a higher block line on 200. New hires on the 700 are going to sit reserve for a very long time, as are some of those upgrading to captain on the 700.

 

[av8rbama]

Same reason they were hiring into the ATR until about, yesterday.




I don't know, either.

Touche.

That's your reasoning? Really? Maybe there are QOL issues that people do not bid it. Lines on the 700 stink. Not much money difference now when it comes to hourly pay rates, easier to hold a higher block line on 200. New hires on the 700 are going to sit reserve for a very long time, as are some of those upgrading to captain on the 700.

I was being facetious, don't get your panties in a wad. I just joined the 121 party and even I know better than to take anything said seriously.

FWIW, I was only one of 2 in my class to bid the 200 and both of us were told tough cookies... everyone else bid the 700. Exact same deal for the other class.

 

[johnpeace]

The reasoning I've heard is that FOs with the seniority to hold a line (ie: off probation) on the -200 are jumping off the -700...so I guess if they put the probies on the -700 they can keep them there for at least a year, ensuring reserves for that airframe.

Who is John Galt?

 

[CFI2766]

Touche.



I was being facetious, don't get your panties in a wad. I just joined the 121 party and even I know better than to take anything said seriously.

FWIW, I was only one of 2 in my class to bid the 200 and both of us were told tough cookies... everyone else bid the 700. Exact same deal for the other class.

Strange days: People are, logically, given the circumstances, avoiding an airplane that pays more.

Folks, I think that this says more about the line construction for that airplane than the dollar amounts. I know, Captain Obvious stuff here.

 

[johnpeace]

Strange days: People are, logically, given the circumstances, avoiding an airplane that pays more.

First year pay is the same.

It's a bummer to be on the bottom of the list for a more senior airplane because all of the movement on the list is going to be above us.

One step forward, two steps back every month.

Keep your extra dollar an hour next year, I want off reserve!

I'll make more holding a line on -200 pay than I will being on perma-reserve on -700 pay....and the quality of the line I can hold will be better on the -200 than on the -700.