Virgin America 1Q loss $76 million

[DCMartin]

I know they are a pvt company but why are we seeing their first quarter results now (the end of the second quarter)? Were their accountants using an abacus to compile the numbers?

Couldve heard wrong, but I believe the report came 1 day prior to union card drive being announced a success.

 

[Bake]

More importantly, Nice pool shot DCMartin.

 

[flyboyike]

Maybe I'm being a little bit warm and fuzzyish but what happened to pilot solidarity?

Nothing, there never was any.

 

[Flyer1015]

Put a fork in VA- that pig is just about done!

That's what I thought about US Airways. Until America West saved you.

 

[Grandpa +65]

Put a fork in VA- that pig is just about done!

As Doug Parker said once: "Without a merger, US Airways would liquidate and there would be no jobs." Doug Parker, 2005

 

[xjhawk]

and i just looked and they are no longer hiring. It seems no one is hiring.

 

[Andy]

It seems no one is hiring.

The legacy Continental (L-CAL) side of UAL should have off the street newhires starting in September. My best guess is 40/month indefinitely.
The legacy UAL still needs to recall all furloughees. There are probably ~1100 who have bypassed recall. Since they have 10 year recall rights, I wouldn't expect them to rush back - they will have already had a shot at flying on the L-CAL side of the house.

There are still ~250 UAL furloughees who haven't been offered a job at L-CAL. I don't expect too many to accept recall (I've included them in my 1100 bypasser guesstimate), but classes of ~20 will start in mid-Aug.

UAL will be retiring >400 pilots a year for the next 20+ years.

 

[St. Nic]

As Doug Parker said once: "Without a merger, US Airways would liquidate and there would be no jobs." Doug Parker, 2005

As well as the drug runners out in the desert

 

[cbrown1]

and i just looked and they are no longer hiring. It seems no one is hiring.

They will again in August, just draining the pool right now. But honestly with the q1 loss id be cautious.

The legacy Continental (L-CAL) side of UAL should have off the street newhires starting in September. My best guess is 40/month indefinitely.
The legacy UAL still needs to recall all furloughees. There are probably ~1100 who have bypassed recall. Since they have 10 year recall rights, I wouldn't expect them to rush back - they will have already had a shot at flying on the L-CAL side of the house.

There are still ~250 UAL furloughees who haven't been offered a job at L-CAL. I don't expect too many to accept recall (I've included them in my 1100 bypasser guesstimate), but classes of ~20 will start in mid-Aug.

UAL will be retiring >400 pilots a year for the next 20+ years.

I know two people from lual that are at lcal now and went because they thought it would be safer to be on property. I wonder if more will do the same.
Either way lcal hiring is a good thing, I hope they attend done job fares.

 

[ROSWELL41]

NK is still hiring and will be for the forseeable future.

 

[cbrown1]

NK is still hiring and will be for the forseeable future.

Can't seem to get a response from them. How do you update your app?

 

[waveflyer]

More importantly, Nice pool shot DCMartin.

I hate to say it bake, but he's got the first avatar to beat you(!) time to up your game

 

[n757st]

Can't seem to get a response from them. How do you update your app?

Pay the application fee, resume fee, and training fee.


Sorry, couldn't help it.

 

[Cruncher]

I vote that Bake, DCMartin and MCDU argue for years on end!