BentleyAzure From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (11 years 2 months 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 839 times:
Hi, I am going to be flying Alaska Airlines this July, and I was was wondering what the chances are that I am going to fly in the new 737-990 that will soon be entered into regular service. I am flying from Los Angeles International Airpot to Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, and then I will fly back from Vancouver International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport. Thank you for your help!
N766AS From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (11 years 2 months 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 774 times:
From what I have read, the new 739s will be placed on the SEA-LAX routes, but they will have so few of them this summer (don't actually know the delivery date- I guess I could go down to RNT and find out) that your chances aren't great of getting one. ASA runs appx 25 flights per day on the LAX-SEA run...
737-990 From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 354 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (11 years 2 months 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 757 times:
As of June 30, 2001 Alaska will have three 737-990s in service, and by August it will have five. First markets will be flown from Seattle to ANC, LAX, LAS, PHX and might be seen in FAI and YVR. Two weeks ago flights to ANC, LAX and LAS were already in Sabre reservations but have since been taken out. So your at least flying in the right markets but the schedule wont be finalized until late April or early May.
EIPremier From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 1526 posts, RR: 2 Reply 5, posted (11 years 2 months 5 days ago) and read 713 times:
Yes, there should be three 737-900s in service by June 30, 2001, although I certainly wouldn't say there WILL be.
The arbitration hearing for the 737-900 pay rate is scheduled for April 2-4. Most likely, an agreement will be reached in early April, but we can't be certain. The pilots aren't likely to get more than a 10-15% pay raise, and such a rate is well below what the pilots want. Alaska will probably win this one, but we certainly could see some resignations.
But the point is that the 737-900 pay rate negotiations, combined with Alaska's very lengthy pilot training process could interfere with the start of service. I don't consider this likely, but the bottom line is, DON'T be holding your breath for a 737-900 flight.
It's possible that there could be a daily 737-900 flight from LAX-SEA during the summer, but that's only one flight amongst roughly 16-18 per day on that route.
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