"The -400s are going"
Jan 21, 2016, 10:53 pm
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"The -400s are going"
From the 1/21/16 Alaska Air Q4 '15
Conference call, when analyst from Credit Suisse asked "is their flexibility to delay the retirement on the -400's?"
Andrew Harrison, Chief Commercial Officer's reply speaks volumes: "The Chief Op Officer is looking at me right now and if I was to extend the 400's I may lose some body parts. So the reality is the 400's are going...."
Conference call, when analyst from Credit Suisse asked "is their flexibility to delay the retirement on the -400's?"
Andrew Harrison, Chief Commercial Officer's reply speaks volumes: "The Chief Op Officer is looking at me right now and if I was to extend the 400's I may lose some body parts. So the reality is the 400's are going...."
Jan 22, 2016, 1:21 am
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Great quote!
Looks like I might be on one on Saturday...they are getting a bit old.
But not as bad as AM's 73G's. Was on one last week... and the lavs didn't really lock in the back
Looks like I might be on one on Saturday...they are getting a bit old.
But not as bad as AM's 73G's. Was on one last week... and the lavs didn't really lock in the back
Jan 22, 2016, 8:52 am
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Will be glad when they're gone...looking a bit long-in-the-tooth and switching from 16 FC seats to 12 seats when an a/c is downgraded makes for four unhappy customers. Of course there'll be the same problem with the new cabin refresh (16 on a 900, 12 on an 800) but at least there'll be the new Premium Economy (or whatever they're calling it) to try and appease those four people. Maybe don't sell the seat between them?
Jan 22, 2016, 10:12 am
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mods pls consider merging with "Horizon Begins to Phase Out Q400s?" thread
Jan 22, 2016, 10:38 am
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mods pls consider merging with "Horizon Begins to Phase Out Q400s?" thread
Jan 22, 2016, 10:48 am
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Jan 22, 2016, 1:16 pm
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I realize I'm probably in the minority, but I'm rather fond of the old -400s.
Yes, there are fewer seats in F, but the ones that are there are - in my opinion - far more comfortable than the newer seats on the -800s and -900s. And the small hassle of toting my own portable battery pack (to combat the lack of in-seat power) is vastly off-set by the superior under-seat storage space.
Yes, there are fewer seats in F, but the ones that are there are - in my opinion - far more comfortable than the newer seats on the -800s and -900s. And the small hassle of toting my own portable battery pack (to combat the lack of in-seat power) is vastly off-set by the superior under-seat storage space.
Jan 22, 2016, 1:25 pm
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I realize I'm probably in the minority, but I'm rather fond of the old -400s.
Yes, there are fewer seats in F, but the ones that are there are - in my opinion - far more comfortable than the newer seats on the -800s and -900s. And the small hassle of toting my own portable battery pack (to combat the lack of in-seat power) is vastly off-set by the superior under-seat storage space.
Yes, there are fewer seats in F, but the ones that are there are - in my opinion - far more comfortable than the newer seats on the -800s and -900s. And the small hassle of toting my own portable battery pack (to combat the lack of in-seat power) is vastly off-set by the superior under-seat storage space.
Jan 22, 2016, 3:52 pm
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I realize I'm probably in the minority, but I'm rather fond of the old -400s.
Yes, there are fewer seats in F, but the ones that are there are - in my opinion - far more comfortable than the newer seats on the -800s and -900s. And the small hassle of toting my own portable battery pack (to combat the lack of in-seat power) is vastly off-set by the superior under-seat storage space.
Yes, there are fewer seats in F, but the ones that are there are - in my opinion - far more comfortable than the newer seats on the -800s and -900s. And the small hassle of toting my own portable battery pack (to combat the lack of in-seat power) is vastly off-set by the superior under-seat storage space.
Jan 23, 2016, 10:25 am
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Jan 23, 2016, 3:30 pm
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"The 400's are going"
They discussed both the Q400 and the 737-400 in Qtrly report, and Pederson(CFO) said "as we think about the regional jets, the opportunity is as follows: One is they have increased reach vs the Q400. It delivers a better passenger experience especially on those longer stage missions than the Q400. Our competition,frankly, is using those in many of our markets and i think we want to make sure we are staying on par or better on the customer experience side. We have a much higher revenue opportunity with a three class cabin and actually, in excess of a 400 miles, the regional jet has a lower trip cost."
Jan 24, 2016, 2:37 am
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Turns out I SDC'd onto a 739ER.
But I did taste this last week PDX-ANC.
Originally Posted by beckoa
Great quote!
Looks like I might be on one on Saturday...they are getting a bit old.
But not as bad as AM's 73G's. Was on one last week... and the lavs didn't really lock in the back
Looks like I might be on one on Saturday...they are getting a bit old.
But not as bad as AM's 73G's. Was on one last week... and the lavs didn't really lock in the back
But I did taste this last week PDX-ANC.