Originally Posted by
Lambourne
Pardon me if I don't take your guidance as I don't work for or care what your opinion is of my input. In all appearances you are suffering from the stress of your failed integration with Expressjet. While you don't want to admit it you are well aware of the consequences that are headed your way.
I am very familiar with the cost+ contracts...Why did the XJT MEC just refer to FFD instead of cost+? Why did the UA MEC invite FFD carriers versus COST+? It is because FFD is an acceptable substitution term. Your company is not receiving incentives not because mainline cancels your flights, but because you have schedules built with no FAR117 flexibility, poor maintenance reliability and crews scattered from hub to hub with no reserves for irregular operations. Those are issues with your company making promises to operate X number of flights but being unable to comply.
Do you make your wife call you "captain"? I suspect all of your mail is addressed to "captain" also. I have known plenty of guys like you over the years. The pilots that define themselves by their job are usually the most miserable people to fly with. I have seen it from every seat over the years, captain.....
There is a reason he's still at a regional, and angry that his shiny toys are being taken. There have been hiring cycles in the (20?) years that he's been at ASA.... he obviously chose not to take them.
Well guess what, that is part of the problem. A 12 year scale "fixes" the longevity problem caused by so many folks being there for 12+ years... though it won't be enough until you get all the 12-year+ folks to move on.
Everyone, remember, a contract is more than Section 3... you could give the world's worst contract to a senior pilot group (like Captain Tony's) and they would still be too expensive.
You have to be at a place with defined movement, like Compass.