Originally Posted by
reelbigchair
So SkyWest is a bunch of *******s cause they are sending a grand total of 6 pilots to ATL? I'm not sure if you noticed, but they've been flying out of ATL for a couple months now. Now they're just making sure a couple pilots are nearby for some coverage. As of now, they are no longer taking away any ASA flying. No SkyWest pilot is flying a single 200 or 700 out of ATL. While I suspect the 900 ATL flying will continue to grow on the SkyWest side, it's been well established that SkyWest would fly the 900's for some time. This is not news. I'm not sure why LAX is closing, but it JUST opened. It didn't work out. Companies close bases all the time. It was open for a couple months, I don't think you can make a case for it "ruining a lot of people's lives." It may be an inconvenience for those that decide to move back or commute now, but it didn't RUIN THEIR LIVES. Your post is kinda ridiculous. SkyWest is not responsible for dragging the industry down, as you describe. Quite the opposite, they are proving you don't have to be the cheapest on the block to win a contract. We are certainly not the cheapest 50 operator, but we still won the Midwest contract.
yeah,, just a few reserve guys.. thats all it will be!!! man dont be so naive. it has nothing to do with pay. see, what you and toilet duck dont get is that this is our industry. Like he said, we don't really care about hp, or ibm, or the other industries and their problems unless we have friends or family involved in it. Just like the average joe doesn't give a crap abou asa, skywest, or anyone else. all they care about is the cheap ticket. The difference between us and other industries is we could get together and get everyone on the same page. all we are doing is hurting eachother. and in doing so taking the industry down a peg. So your thinking is what is really ridiculous. Not seeing the big picture is ridiculous. Everyone knows that those 900's were going to asa before delta sold them to skywest. Skywest took them from asa because they fly it cheaper, so they shut down slc, take the planes, and then all the sudden close a base in lax. now they are slowly putting guys on reserve in atl???? man dont be such a tard and think about what you are saying.