Originally Posted by
8ballfreight
You know dang well the FAA has come down on AMF for deferring items for 90 days and fixing them on the 89th day while the plane sat in an mx base every night for the past three months. And not ten years ago.
You know what? I had forgotten about that part. I was thinking more about times when mx was actively working to keep problems off the books so they wouldn't look bad. But the situation you are talking about has been corrected as well. In fact, I have seen times when we don't have airplanes available because mx wasn't allowed to extend an MEL. So things have gotten much better in that sense.
Originally Posted by
KSCessnaDriver
Talk is cheap. I heard the roadshow shortly after the ownership change was announced, promising pay raises. Here we are, 9 months later, and nothing has changed that makes a bit of difference. Meanwhile, pilots are leaving at what seems an ever increasing rate. And sure, its only 1000 more a year. But it's a $1000 more to fly a Van versus a 99. And the fact that to get to 30K, they got a size-able pay raise. But hey, I know you've got a job to do to spin the company line, so I can respect that.
It's not "my job" to spin the company line. If I wanted to spend the time writing it, I could give you several instances of things Ameriflight has done in general and for me specifically during my time with them that have convinced me that this is one of the best companies to work for. Do I think it is the place for most pilots to come and stay? No. At least not right now. For me it is.
I you read all of my posts you will see that I try to not sugar coat anything. I put out what I believe is the most factual information I can, be it good or bad. And if things are just talk (like the pay raise is so far) I say so. But I also know things that I am not at liberty to talk about which is why I am even willing to pass on some of the "talk."
But because of the way I have been treated and some of the situations this company has helped me through, I get very defensive when people start to bad mouth Ameriflight in any way. If that makes it sound like I am spinning the "company line," then so be it.