Re: AA Pilots' Union investigating combining seniority list with regionals

A petition, by any/all of the relevant unions, to the NMB, to grant "single carrier" status, would not require approval of BOD. Wouldn't even get that far. Do the WO Regionals have ETOPS approval or fly TATL/TPAC International Routes? No? Not similar in size and scope of operation. Mainli...

Re: iAero Group files bankruptcy

debonair wrote:

drdisque wrote:

Hillwood has taken on an increasing role.

Maybe Eastern Air Holdings will acquire iAeroGroup and merge it into Hillwood...

Re: AZO proposes $40M project to extend runway

AZO wants to extend RWY 17/35 by 1150 ft, adding 1000 ft to the south end, and 150 ft to the north end. 17/35 is currently 6502 ft. The extension would make it 7652 ft. Long overdue IMO. https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/kzoo-bc/kalamazoo/kalamazoo-battle-creek-airport-proposes-40m-projec...

Re: AA orders 85 Airbus A321neo, 85 Boeing 737 MAX 10 and 90 Embraer E175 aircraft

I'd imagine unless Envoy is immune to the pilot shortage or has no trouble hiring pilots the 175s will be spread to every Eagle carrier not just wholly owned. The 175's will be divided up between Piedmont and Envoy. None of the non-wholly owned contract airlines, from what I have been told, are goi...

Re: Hawaiian returns nighttime HND-frequencies to the DOT

Yes, and I have talked to UA crew members. The GUM base is probably the most, or one of the most senior bases in the system. The people who have been there from CO since the beginning of time are still there and staying put. That is incorrect. GUM is technically the most junior base in the company....

Re: Rumors of Possible New United (UA) Hub

Does UA still hold dormant traffic rights in Miami that were purchased from Pan Am? If so, where can one find them?

Re: Breeze Airways News and Discussion - 2024

2024 is a put up or shut up year for Breeze. Their model isn't working and they are burning through cash at a time when others are printing money. If they don't figure out their identity and what kind of airline they want to be, then Breeze will be another airline that failed.

Re: Challenging landing for AA 777 at LHR

Granted, all my heavy time is in the 747, but after that bounce, it may have been prudent to execute a bounced landing maneuver and get out of there. Trying to save a bad situation can lead to a worse situation. As others have said, if that had been an MD-11, it may have been game over. The FOQA gat...

Re: Mesa Faces Threat of Stock Being Delisted

Mesa's only value at this point is the pilots it has on its seniority list. If they get close to shutting down, they'll get bought just so that someone else can absorb their pilot group. Anyone know how many pilots they have right now? I would argue that this 100% does not matter. There is a crutch...

Re: DL A321ceo range and utilization

United will have the exact same range issues with their 321 NEO's being that they did not get the tanks. I wouldn't expect to see them on a TRANSCON route anytime soon.

Re: United Airlines Fleet - 2023

Initial feedback on the A321: UA didn't opt for the extra tanks, so range will be an issue, much like at Delta. Don't expect the NEO to do heavy transcon flights anytime soon.

Re: United Airlines Network - 2023

I am astounded by the number of people who think Russian airspace has any impact on this calculation. US cargo airlines have been flying from ORD-HKG nonstop avoiding Russian airspace the entire time. Even without Russian airspace, this route is shorter than a number of existing UA routes. Cargo ai...

Re: FedEx Is Encouraging Pilots To Move To American Airlines Regional Carrier PSA

Call their bluff, force the furlough, keep your recall rights, don't go backwards by going to PSA.

Re: United Airlines Fleet - 2023

4501 has been busy getting “upgraded” wiring done. What for, that I do not know. My guess would be WiFi. Either way, UA opted to have this wiring upgrade which consist of taking off the newly installed side panels and select seats to be done in house by UA tech ops versus factory installed Airbus. ...

Re: United Airlines Fleet - 2023

Anyone know what happened in SFO? Seeing pictures of a 787 with a shredded right wing.

Re: The Rest of Michigan Aviation - 2023

rufusmi wrote:

Looks like no TVC-IAD this summer

Re: Chicago Aviation - 2023

Keep wishing. I think once AA gets more narrow body aircraft we will see them beef up ORD again. Already this fall they’re adding mainline to places that were previously eagle only. GRR is going to see the 319 and IND will see multiple mainline flights each day with 738 and 319. All good signs, in ...

Re: Chicago Aviation - 2023

Thanks for the update. Still hoping Delta takes advantage of American’s ebb at ORD. This keeps getting brought up every now and then. What destination do you actually envisage DL launching, other than LAX (which is the glaring hole that will definitely be launched soon)? If anything they have cut R...

Re: MiG-23 Crash at Thunder Over Michigan

Both pilots are supposedly United pilots. Glad they and all on the ground are ok.

Re: United Insourcing Miami - When?

UA is bringing MIA, ATL, SLC, RDU, COS back in house right? aren't they also opening up new line maintenance stations? Why are they bringing all of these in-house? Because our vendors are terrible. The ramp in ATL is an embarrassment, as is RIC, MEM, ORF, BNA, and CMH. United needs to continue to f...

Re: United hard landing at IAH?

I was on a 737 the other day and it was a hard landing. Definitely felt it more than other landings. I wonder if it has something to do with the airport. The hardest landing I've ever experienced was November 2016 (a perfectly clear night mind you) on ATL-PBI on a brand new DL 737-900ER. That initi...

Re: United Airlines grapples with pilots avoiding the captain's chair

Why are widebody pilots paid more if the job is significantly easier? That seems backwards to me. Seems like narrowbody should be the higher payscale given the more difficult lifestyle. Might incent some more people to make the switch over to captain. The sharpest and most proficient pilots in the ...

Re: United Airlines grapples with pilots avoiding the captain's chair

Why are widebody pilots paid more if the job is significantly easier? That seems backwards to me. Seems like narrowbody should be the higher payscale given the more difficult lifestyle. Might incent some more people to make the switch over to captain. The sharpest and most proficient pilots in the ...

Re: UA871 returned to SFO due to Economy pax refusing to leave Business Class cabin

Should have enlisted the passengers to restrain him and then turned him over to the Taiwanese authorities to allow them to deal with him.

Re: United Airlines grapples with pilots avoiding the captain's chair

Can you explain how the captain schedules are "horrible" compared to the FO ones?. I'd think schedules within the same domicile would be similar - aren't a captain an FO/FOs usually paired up for a trip? They're all subject to the same hours and rest rules so I'm trying to understand how ...

Re: United Airlines grapples with pilots avoiding the captain's chair

They don't have a contractual mechanism to force us to upgrade; we aren't going to give them one, and the new United AIP basically allows a new hire to bid for a captain slot immediately. It won't be an issue that cripples the airline. The unfilled CA slots are on the guppy and bus. They have no pro...

Re: United Airlines grapples with pilots avoiding the captain's chair

As a United pilot, I can 100% say that there is absolutely zero chance that I am interested in taking the upgrade even with the improvements in the AIP. I am sitting at almost 50% in my seat category and have a great quality of life and it will only get better. Why should I sacrifice any of my time ...

Re: United Blaming 4-Day Cancellation Meltdown "Partially" on the FAA

As a United pilot, I am embarrassed at how terribly this week has been handled. It isn't just the cancellations that are the issue, but also our inability to recover. Crews are pending hours on hold waiting to talk to scheduling only to be hung up on. Scheduling not knowing where crews are, and us h...

Re: SKYWEST Airlines/Skywest Charter News and Discussion - 2023

“Regional carrier SkyWest Airlines, … , has hired its first-ever federal lobbyists as the airline pushes for approval to operate part of its fleet as charter flights. The airline retained nearly two dozen lobbyists from Mehlman Consulting to lobby on issues related to charter aircraft, according to...

Re: FedEx Pilots Vote For Strike Action

The initial posts about the FedEx TA indicate that it will go down in flames and that the overall membership does not like it one bit.

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) News and Discussion - 2023

I find it funny ALPA says SkyWest Charter is unsafe. Yet the pilots just retire DL/UA after a very safe 20+ career there.. Alpa needs to focus on what there due’s paying pilots want. Not this…. You clearly are not a pilot nor in the industry if you think that ALPA should be doing something else exc...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) News and Discussion - 2023

The simple solution is to end the EAS program for the vast majority of these cities. Get in your car and drive. Not every airport needs to be served. If there is viable air service within two hours then drive to the airport.

Re: Westjet Issues Notice For Pilot Strike Threat - Lockout Begins at 3AM MST on Fri May 19th

I stand with the pilots of WestJet and Swoop. Hold the line and fight for the contract that you deserve.

Re: AA Flight Attendants Suspect Father to be a Human Trafficker

Hope he lawyers up and holds them AAcountable for their AActions.

Re: American Eagle News and Discussion - 2023

My understanding is that tomorrow 5/4 will be the last day of MQ E145 revenue service. The schedule seems to confirm that, and Envoy Capt Ric Wilson confirmed that was the plan as well on Twitter: @CaptRicWilson and @IshrionA Looks like some MQ E145 revenue flights are now scheduled for tomorrow 5/...

Re: The last Endeavor CR2 took it final revenue flight

Now United needs to get rid of theirs as well as the 145's. The CRJ 200 is arguably the worst passenger experience in US aviation. They are past their prime and all need to be sent to Kingman and scrapped. Just to play devil's advocate, the 50 seaters (especially the CRJ) are used extensively in EA...

Re: The last Endeavor CR2 took it final revenue flight

Now United needs to get rid of theirs as well as the 145's. The CRJ 200 is arguably the worst passenger experience in US aviation. They are past their prime and all need to be sent to Kingman and scrapped.

Re: FAA acting administrator Billy Nolen stepping down

Phil Washington was a Command Sergeant Major in the Army and has run the Denver RTD, L.A. MTA and Denver International Airport. He is most certainly qualified to run an agency like the FAA. We discussed this to death in two threads. I certainly don't think he is qualified. Because he can't fly an a...

Re: Service Cuts to small US cities

The markets should dictate who lives and who dies. Not every podunk town needs air service. Airlines should deploy their pilots and planes to places where they can generate the most revenue. The fact that a city like Manistee has air service when TVC is just over an hour away is lunacy.

Re: American Eagle News and Discussion - 2023

What's really killing MQ PT & OH is the deluge of pilots leaving for United and Delta and other carriers. There are more pilots leaving organically than flowing to AA. I assume the same is true at places like Endeavor and Commutair. I have heard this mentioned but have wondered if it's true or ...

Re: The Rest of Michigan Aviation - 2023

It's nice seeing United put an A319 (737-900 one morning) on the morning GRR-IAH flight. This is the first time that I can recall where IAH got mainline service. Hopefully, it lasts for a while as the loads for the next ten days look pretty full. I'd expect loads to be pretty solid for the next 6 w...

Re: The Rest of Michigan Aviation - 2023

It's nice seeing United put an A319 (737-900 one morning) on the morning GRR-IAH flight. This is the first time that I can recall where IAH got mainline service. Hopefully, it lasts for a while as the loads for the next ten days look pretty full.

Re: Where do start up carriers get their pilots?

When Breeze started, I answered their ad to be a direct entry captain. I went through the process and was offered a position. I ultimately turned them down because they didn't know where the crew bases would be other than a hypothetical city or two requiring a two-leg commute. Out of curiosity, do ...

Re: Where do start up carriers get their pilots?

When Breeze started, I answered their ad to be a direct entry captain. I went through the process and was offered a position. I ultimately turned them down because they didn't know where the crew bases would be other than a hypothetical city or two requiring a two-leg commute.

Re: American Eagle News and Discussion Thread

N673AE transferred to Piedmont on November 29. It had already arrived in RIC on the 23rd ( https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N673AE ). Republic sold N631RW to American on December 2. It arrived in Abilene on November 30 ( https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N631RW ). Sold or Transferred? It still...

Re: United to open LAS/MCO 737 Base in 2023

300 pilots in MCO is pretty substantial! Figuring 150 a seat… that’s like 15 to 20 airplanes worth of crews! I really expected to see BOS as a 737 base, too. The place is a haven for Maxes and already an FA base. It will only be 101 CA and 105 FO to start and only MCO. ALPA will not authorize an LO...

Re: Goodbye KCM (known crew member)

I talked to an AA crew on the an to the airport today and they were adamant that they would wait in the passenger line and not cut, and they did it. Their flight left 11 minutes late this morning. I hope more do this. Adding thousands of crew members into the mix will cause delays and the airlines w...

Re: United to open LAS/MCO 737 Base in 2023

Vicenza wrote:

panam330 wrote:

This is a win all around for United and its pilots.

Why only mention pilots....FA's also commute?

Re: United to open LAS/MCO 737 Base in 2023

TPA will require a LOA with ALPA and they made it clear last night that a contract is the priority not giving the company a co-terminal.

Re: United Airlines Network Thread - 2022

avi8 wrote:

What does co-terminal mean? In summary, FA and Pilot bases in MCO and LAS. The other non-hub base is in BOS right?