Ops Center - Which one survives?

[Real tired]

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/us-airways-may-close-4-year-old-moon-operations-control-center-680799/

 

[jimntx]

This all seems way too rosey for me to swallow, except of course the part about PIT.
What I'd really like someone to interpret (to see if I'm reading this correctly), is the section about PHL -

"Even if Pittsburgh suffers, Pennsylvania will benefit from the merger because US Airways' Philadelphia hub should grow. "Philadelphia becomes a bigger player in a bigger airline," Parker said. Negotiations with the Allied Pilots Association, which represents American pilots, provide an indication of Philadelphia's potential. The bankruptcy reorganization plan once backed by American CEO Tom Horton envisioned a code-sharing deal with JetBlue(JBLU), which could feed American's international flights at New York Kennedy.
As a result, American originally sought an APA contract enabling code-shares equivalent to up to 50% of domestic available seat miles. But an initial tentative contract with US Airways reduced the amount to 4% and the eventual memorandum of understanding settled on 15%. With a merger, "they decided to use US Airways as the code share partner," said aviation consultant Mann. That means more international traffic can flow through Philadelphia."

Specifically, the last sentence. Is this saying that there is now a code share agreement with Jet Blue to code share with flights through PHL as the primary international connector, rather than JFK? If that's true, then (mine and a very few other's) speculation that JFK will indeed be used primarily for international O&D and most connecting will flow through PHL is likely correct.

I wouldn't interpret the statement that way. Or, set much store in it, period. An "aviation consultant's" opinion? What Mann seem to be saying is that AA decided to merge with US Airways and use them as an "internal" code share rather than going with an outside entity like JetBlue. He is implying that it is not a merger of equals; that AA is going to use US Airways in the future like it uses American Eagle today. And, since the discussion is about codeshare to feed International, that does not say that the US Airways part would be flying the international. I find that a bit tough to swallow.

 

[dca319]

Pit is a state of the art facility loaded with great employees plus the rent is subsidized by the state,, hard to pass this facility up .

Schedulers are under the impression they'll be moving the SOC to DFW and the ones I tked to will move if offered the chance.

 

[Walmartgreeter]

Schedulers are under the impression they'll be moving the SOC to DFW and the ones I tked to will move if offered the chance.

[font="Arial""]By the time the New AMR is done with PIT, I will be driving to Cleveland or Columbus to get to work.[/font]
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[font="Arial""]I've seen this play before, including the lip service by Parker. PIT Maint. and OCC are history, but I think everyone involved has a few years. Some of the maint. work is actually contractual.[/font]

[font="Arial""]Greeter[/font]

 

[Real tired]

By the time the New AMR is done with PIT, I will be driving to Cleveland or Columbus to get to work.

I've seen this play before, including the lip service by Parker. PIT Maint. and OCC are history, but I think everyone involved has a few years. Some of the maint. work is actually contractual.

Greeter

Me too.

http://triblive.com/opinion/ericheyl/3749840-74/airways-uncle-airport#axzz2P7nTldNm

 

[bunt3dunk]

Schedulers are under the impression they'll be moving the SOC to DFW and the ones I tked to will move if offered the chance.

What are you smoking ? The majority won't leave Pittsburgh , they have been lied to too many times by Parker and his band of thieves.

 

[nycbusdriver]

What are you smoking ? The majority won't leave Pittsburgh , they have been lied to too many times by Parker and his band of thieves.

Almost without exception, they will transfer for DFW. But, they will keep their homes in their "beloved" PIT and commute. And those schedulers will find out what the crews have been up against when HQ plays "musical domiciles."

 

[john john]

Almost without exception, they will transfer for DFW. But, they will keep their homes in their "beloved" PIT and commute. And those schedulers will find out what the crews have been up against when HQ plays "musical domiciles."

Standby for cluster 24 hour First Come First Serve check-in

 

[JFK Fleet Service]

Standby for cluster 24 hour First Come First Serve check-in

 

[pit_needs_help]

Yes and Dispatch will be in the same situation. Commuting is probably quite a pain.

 

[nycbusdriver]

Yes and Dispatch will be in the same situation. Commuting is probably quite a pain.

Are dispatchers again allowed to ride the cockpit jumpseat? That would give them some edge in commuting, especially if the PIT-home pilots are fenced out of DFW (very likely) for several years.

 

[UPNAWAY]

What is up with people and PIT? Why can't they get over it and move where the jobs are like most Americans do?

 

[nycbusdriver]

What is up with people and PIT? Why can't they get over it and move where the jobs are like most Americans do?

BLASPHEMY!

 

[FlyUs]

Wait until they dismantle PHX, UPNAWAY.. then you'll know how they'll feel

 

[UPNAWAY]

I'll just move on one way or another.......but if I did commute it would only be a stop gap situiation. I would either move or find another job in PHX.