Retire US Airways 737s Fleet Outlook Report

[Diamondbacks2004]

Where will the seven exiting 737s come from, the east or west base?

A little of both. According to the Fleet Outlook Report, the next 737 to leave the west fleet is tail number 312 in September. The east fleet will see aircraft 522, 525, 503 retire in August and 515 in September. East aircraft 592 goes to the golden terminal in the sky in October, and 501 and 502 (also east) follow suit in November.

Fleet Schedule in 2007
US Airways B737-300
W N312AW rt 9/1/2007 (new US Airways livery in service as of 5/9/2007)
E N501UW rt 11/1/2007
E N502UW rt 11/1/2007
E N503UW rt 8/1/2007
E N515AU rt 9/1/2007
E N522AU rt 8/1/2007
E N525AU rt 8/1/2007
E N592US rt 10/1/2007

Fleet Schedule in 2008 is UNKNOWN.....

Fleet Schedule in 2009
US Airways B737-400
E N441US rt 6/1/2009
E N442US rt 12/1/2009
E N443US rt 9/1/2009
E N445US rt 6/1/2009
E N449US rt 7/1/2009
E N450UW rt 9/1/2009
E N451UW rt 8/1/2009
E N452UW rt 9/1/2009
E N453UW rt 10/1/2009
E N454UW rt 10/1/2009
E N455UW rt 10/1/2009

 

[Swaayze]

Well look on the bright side...the East pilots didn't really lose out on ALL the attrition! :angry:

 

[Pylit]

So..the 190s are growth airframes, not replacements?

 

[etops1]

why the hell would they paint a plane in the new colors if it's leaving the fleet in sep ?

 

[Travelpro72]

Gotta burn some cash somewhere.

 

[FlyDCJets]

Gotta burn some cash somewhere.

FAA Mandatory AD (Airworthiness Directive) for fuselage scribe inspeciton (All B737s) requires striping of the paint down to the bare metal. Part of the inspection repaints the aircraft to the new livery.
Regards
DC

 

[FutureUScapt]

So..the 190s are growth airframes, not replacements?

Uh-huh, just like when Wolf said we needed RJs to supplement the mainline. We all know how that turned out.

 

[ALCARLOS]

So..the 190s are growth airframes, not replacements?

This is an important and necessary part of controlling labor costs in the East. The very senior and costly Eastern pilots can not be counterbalanced with less expensive new hires. Longer term, the new Seniority Arbitration Award many encourage a faster retirement rate.

USAirways remains committed to being a profitable Low Cast Carrier.

 

[USA320Pilot]

In 2008 US Airways will begin receiving 37 A320 family aircraft, which are replacement aircraft for the B737s.

East Coast flying has a much higher yeild than West Coast hub flying out of PHX/LAS. In fact, Doug Parker indicated the reason AWA had to have very low labor costs because the company was a low RASM airline.

Regards,

USA320Pilot

 

[BoeingBoy]

East Coast flying has a much higher yeild than West Coast hub flying out of PHX/LAS.

Yes it does, regardless of whether East or West pilots fly it.....

Jim

 

[ALCARLOS]

In 2008 US Airways will begin receiving 37 A320 family aircraft, which are replacement aircraft for the B737s.

East Coast flying has a much higher yeild than West Coast hub flying out of PHX/LAS.

Definately a given that RASM is higher in the East. However, the yeild can be improved further when the costs, including labor, are reduced. Another way of reducing labor cost is to transfer some of the flying to the west. Current transition agreements limit this, but continued seperation of contracts may give an opening to achieve this. It should be an interesting year.

 

[Warchant]

FAA Mandatory AD (Airworthiness Directive) for fuselage scribe inspeciton (All B737s) requires striping of the paint down to the bare metal. Part of the inspection repaints the aircraft to the new livery.
Regards
DC

Striped down to the bare metal? I guess they forgot to do that for the West planes, because they painted right over everything; even the buses and 57's.