Ireland

[operaations]

Boston Shannon May 1st on a 757

 

[nyc6035]

Boston Shannon May 1st on a 757

[post="205154"][/post]​

Do you know...will it be all-coach like the BOS-MAN run?

 

[eolesen]

Do you know...will it be all-coach like the BOS-MAN run?

[post="205157"][/post]​

If it's a 757, it will be sold as all-coach.

 

[IORFA]

Also ORD-Dublin, probably starts around the same time. Is on a 767-300 that is currently being used for the 2nd ORD-HNL. This was in a message from our ORD Base Manager. This means that the 2nd ORD-HNL will be cancelled.

 

[MAH4546]

ORD-DUB and BOS-SNN are now bookable at aa.com.

 

[JFK777]

Since Ireland has the silly law " half the landing must be in Shannon", AA is getting around this rather cleverly. By having the 757(low yield) land in SNN and the 767 ( higher yield) land in Dublin no airplane has to do the Dub - SNN leg. That is one relic of previous Irish Socialism I wish the new Celtic Tiger governments would recognize as outdated. Its time Irish aviation opened up and did away with the Shannon stopover. I know Delta,Continental, Usair, & now AA fly to Ireland but Aer Lingus does have the plum Jfk to Dublin run all to its self, not to mention Lax - Dublin too. Got to love those green A330's.

 

[eolesen]

That is one relic of previous Irish Socialism I wish the new Celtic Tiger governments would recognize as outdated. Its time Irish aviation opened up and did away with the Shannon stopover.

[post="227128"][/post]​

There's more and more support for doing away with it than not, but the SNN requirement will continue to be enforced until there's a new air services agreement between the two countries. The US wants an open skies agreement, and Ireland does not seem to be willing to go that far just yet.

 

[okoge1027]

Do you know...will it be all-coach like the BOS-MAN run?

[post="205157"][/post]​

Does that mean there will be more recall for f/a's in the near future????

 

[firstamendment]

You guys enjoy Dublin. It's a great city.

 

[LaBradford22]

I heard that AA may be losing its codeshare with Aer Lingus. I wonder if this has anything to do with that?

 

[kirkpatrick]

Does that mean there will be more recall for f/a's in the near future????

[post="227565"][/post]​

Unlikely, as the 757 used for the service will be pulled from domestic. The only things that will bring back us furloughees are attrition, increased utilization of current aircraft, or new aircraft brought into the fleet. Of those three, attrition, which is running at about 1000 per year, will be the most effective in getting us back to work.

MK

 

[FWAAA]

Speaking of attrition, did retirements spike following the 777 arbitration award payout?

 

[IORFA]

Total attrition for Oct. 78 Total attrition for Nov. 105 This includes retirements, firings and quitting. Actual retirements for Oct. 29 and Nov. 37. Total attrition so far this year. Jan through Nov is 933.