Originally Posted by
stbloc
Oh I have read the news. Have fun when you are furloughed or get sold out to new airlines if you should fall on that side of the stick. The truth is with all the hiring in the next 3-8 years you won't need that silly agreement to write your own ticket. Someone did the math and a new hire today I think would take 8-10 years to get called. Are you really going to wait that long? No, 3-5 years you can apply any any major vs waiting around for that shenanigans. Becarful Eagle today isn't going to be eagle tomorrow. LOOK AT COMPASS.
Don't work there, but I think it's great news for them... and if our union leaders ever get their head out of their ***, they'd see we just got saddled with every eagle pilot there is... time to break bread, and make our own deals before AMR gets to whipsawing multiple feed providers against us instead of just the one, plus a few CHQ's for irritation.
you have a short memory. Many Compass guys went to NW, and IIRC some still retain the right post sale. If I have read the Eagle stuff right, they retain the right post sale/spin-off as well. There was a decade of slow to no hiring... we're just one big terrorist strike away from another massive slowdown. Yep, if things go great you can get on in a few years anywhere if you are lucky. The Eagle guys can do the same thing, but htey have the added guarantee of preferential hiring... no application package, no interview, no medical screening, no employment history background checks, no driving history checks, no credit checks... just a class date and show up. It's a definte plus even if you don't think so.