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Hopefully we'll get SLC-MEM back. :|
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Originally Posted by ss278
(Post 30098563)
Friend of mine just bid Captain on it in SLC. Currently an SLC 320 FO. He says the 737 be growing slowly over the next two years. According to him the pilots have been told that the base will grow significantly once the new airport comes online in 2020.
Also my soon-to-be daughter-in-law is a Delta FA. She said the FA's have been told the same thing. SLC is to have a lot of new flying. As they both also said, that a three bucks will get you a cup of coffee... |
Originally Posted by readywhenyouare
(Post 30098624)
I'm guessing most SLC expansion will be with the C Series. We might see the return of routes SLC-JAX, CMH, MEM, etc. |
Originally Posted by ethernal
(Post 30098641)
There is a range limit on the C-Series purchase contract so unfortunately thin-and-long routes do not appear to be Delta's focus with the C-Series jets (which is a shame as they would be Delta's most comfortable long haul in Y by far.. I'd pay out the wazoo to get a transcon on an E175 or CS-100 ;)).
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Originally Posted by readywhenyouare
(Post 30098654)
I'm betting that won't last too long. Airbus will probably elimate the range restrictions on Delta's next order. The C Series shines the most on long routes. Either way, SLC isn't going to be where they do long and thin routes. Delta will run long and thin where it thinks there is a market for non-stop premium O/D traffic, and I'm not sure SLC has enough O/D traffic to create that premium. I could see it in a larger O&D market like Seattle, LA, or NYC. |
Originally Posted by ethernal
(Post 30098668)
That's a pretty bold hypothetical.
Either way, SLC isn't going to be where they do long and thin routes. Delta will run long and thin where it thinks there is a market for non-stop premium O/D traffic, and I'm not sure SLC has enough O/D traffic to create that premium. I could see it in a larger O&D market like Seattle, LA, or NYC. |
Originally Posted by readywhenyouare
(Post 30098679)
Yeah I was thinking SEA or LAX would have been one of the first C Series bases too. |
Originally Posted by readywhenyouare
(Post 30098624)
I'm guessing most SLC expansion will be with the C Series. We might see the return of routes SLC-JAX, CMH, MEM, etc. |
Originally Posted by live5
(Post 30099357)
It just makes sense at LGA where they can replace some regionals. Would be great to get them on the shuttle routes too, which deserve a more premium product. 3 years ago we hardly had any Delta Airbus at LGA and now that's pretty much all we have on the mainline flights with an occasional 717 mixed in.
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Originally Posted by ethernal
(Post 30098641)
There is a range limit on the C-Series purchase contract so unfortunately thin-and-long routes do not appear to be Delta's focus with the C-Series jets (which is a shame as they would be Delta's most comfortable long haul in Y by far.. I'd pay out the wazoo to get a transcon on an E175 or CS-100 ;)).
Parenthetically, the Delta testimony revealed that its transaction with BBD priced the CS100 as a 1,000-mile airplane. Should Delta begin using the aircraft on longer routes, additional monies will be paid to Bombardier. The CS100 has a range of more than 2,900nm. |
BOS is a pilot base. What aircraft are based there?
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Originally Posted by SoroSuub1
(Post 30111182)
I didn't realize that, but then I google'd it. Sigh, 1000nm doesn't get us across the ocean.
Nice upgrade from a CRJ though. |
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