Originally Posted by
Captain Tony
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Originally Posted by FDX8891
Hiring has not stopped. Management is offering voluntary furloughs in the training department as the hiring/upgrade machine spools down due to the parking of aircraft as the year progresses. This is nothing we didn't know about - We knew we were losing aircraft at the end of the year and that hiring would slow down. So, it's slowing down, not stopping. That's the official word for now. That's not to say the writing isn't on the wall for this place though. It's definitely been there for a while. Not to mention this thread reeks of the Comair thread that ran about 3,000 pages before the company finally shut it's doors. Anybody else notice that?
See that light at the end of the tunnel? It's the train. But you guys go right on thinking it's the end of the tunnel with pots of gold waiting for you.
You all can rationalize this all you want if it makes you feel better. Considering the massive attrition we're seeing, and what's expected in the future, them scaling down the ERJ training department is a very bad sign for LXJT pilots. Notice no such announcement came out on the CRJ side. You guys are about to park a lot more airplanes than previously announced because the SKW BOD is not impressed with our finances, and your MECs attempts to stall the JCBA and SLI. Now, unfortunately, it's the line pilots who will pay the price, not the ones who created the problem.
There you go again. We all knew what we were voting for when we voted NO. They said they are parking 108 aircraft (a few of them ERJs) over the next 14 months. Nothing new there. And it was the company who cancelled the negotiating meeting anyway. So who is stalling? And even if it was the XJT MEC stalling, what do you care since this is all bad news for LXJT?
Typical, your posts never add up and you are all over the place.
Originally Posted by
Captain Tony
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Originally Posted by disco inferno
Negotiations for a new contract have nothing to do with our current fianacial situation. We signed a money losing contract with United. That was all Skywests' fault. Unless we all work for free, they will continue to lose money. If Skywest wants to turn XJT around, they need to negotiate a new contract with United.
Sure we will shrink no matter what. However distasteful everyone finds 50 seaters, there is still a niche market for them. There isn't a 500 aircraft market for them, but there is a market. We have 140 XR's at XJT. I doubt those will go anywhere anytime soon. Unless another regional can find about 1,700 guys to staff those, I'd say XJT won't be shutting their doors anytime soon.
With United's stunning Q1 loss, I doubt they will be ready to give SKW/XJT more money any time soon.
A JCBA will reduce costs for the company. There is no denying that.
As for staffing, I bet SkyWest gets at least 1700 applicants out of 4000 when they shut this place down. Look at all the Comair pilots who went to other regionals and started over.
You guys are massively overplaying your hand.
With that logic, then they can save even more money by one listing all of us! Nope, our CEO prefers that we take pay cuts in order to subsidize his immoral whipsaw business model in order to enrich himself.