I wonder how many Pilot-CkAirmen took time to ask the tough question....."Where's our JCBA"?!?!

UNITED DAILY 10-21-2011

Jeff and Pete McDonald talk with pilots at Flight Standards meetings

Jeff and EVP and Chief Operations Officer Pete McDonald spent more than an hour with about 200 check airmen and instructors in Chicago this week as part of an annual series of Flight Ops Standards training meetings. We are holding four of these meetings — to include all five fleets — from September through November.

Jeff and Pete have attended two of these meetings so far. They provided company updates and addressed issues that are on pilots’ minds, including ongoing labor negotiations, plans for new aircraft and how we are competing against other airlines.

“This meeting helped our check airmen and instructors understand the goals of the new airline,” said Flight Standards Managing Director Dave Lynn. “Jeff and Pete gave the pilots a clear understanding of where we are and where we need to go and listened and responded to their issues.”

In all, more than 550 pilots participated in the first three meetings. Another 180 check airmen and instructors will attend the final meeting in Chicago the second week of November. The annual Standards meetings are FAA-required and provide recurrent training for all Flight Ops Instructor/Evaluators at the new United Airlines. The series also features presentations on our progress toward a single operating certificate (SOC), new technology (iPads), and new requirements for our check airmen post-SOC.