What is the status of US livery?

[jerseyfinn]

OK, US announces capacity reductions for the later half of the year. Makes sense to me given the not-so-nice economy & high fuel prices which will eat away at the cash hoardes of all carriers.

How is US going to accomplish this reduction? Do they have expiring leases which enable them to reduce costs & shift the fleet around as they try to weather the storm? I'm assuming that these capacity reductions will not involve TA flights since this is where the profit is for every major. Are there any TA routes which might turn into ETOPs livery as Tempe tries to hold the line?

I guess it goes without saying that the discretionary nature of leisure travel means that leisure folks might not fly as much this year, period. How is the summer TA market shaping up with the horid dollar exchange rate? Or might European traffic help fill the TA revenue void as they're looking at bargain rates to come over here.

Barry

 

[hpflygirl]

The west has 3 737's that are going away in August. That will account for part of the reduction in flying.

 

[UPNAWAY]

Leases come up all the time.
Some are extended and some are not. It is strictley a negotiation if they give us the right price we will keep the A/C a few more years if not we let it go.
For the remainder of this year I think 15 A/C are slated for Returns. Some East & West 737s and a few 757s.
That will be offset by 15 new A/C E190s and A321s.
They could also pulldown flying and just use the extra A/C as Spares. That would reduce the seats flying which is what they want and also have the added benefit of helping imrpove the operation.

 

[YVINTERN]

In other words...Statistics is just an numbers game...what are they not telling us that thins their liabilities and polishes their "beyond average" performance.

 

[PHL Approach]

577 and 913 were both returned to their lessors within the past 2 months.