Where were you this Summer?
Desperately being dead headed around the system as they tried to use me to plug holes.
CAL was cancelling flights all Summer due to lack of crews.
And we are talking about bumping pilots over here!
This Summer, with the aircraft redeployment forcing more 4 and 5 day trips from IAH and EWR, staffing was hurt by a single sick call now wiping out 5 days vs. a 2 day trip a year ago etc.
And we have such a surplus they are giving out voluntary leaves on this side.
Is the answer to park these new planes instead of flying them as they are delivered?
Until we have a contract the answer is to PARK the whole airline.
You guys at L-UAL have vacancy bids each month.
REALLY?? I haven't noticed that.
Those new captain positions will not last forever if there is an integration etc.
If there is an integration REALLY, I thought it was when? Cry me a river over those potential "lost" captain positions. There are only a small percentage of F/O's over here that haven't had fourth stripe ripped from them.
You guys are getting our 737-900ER deliveries next year as 757's are parked.
Oh boy and the net "gain" is smaller than the net loss of airframes. IE We are being shrunk. Not to mention we are trading in real airplanes for kiddie car POS AKA 737's.
Don't tell me not to get emotional. I am righteously ****ed OFF. And every pilot on the LUAL should be equally ****ed off. We are being disregarded, passed over and generally screwed blued and tattooed by your management. This is absolute proof that Jeffy is trying to pull a CAL EAL 2012 here. It's time to fight.