Originally Posted by prior121

Ha, no. I'm not going to stick up for anyone. Lots of you guys have been here a long time and that crap wears on you.

Just like skillet said, "The **** stinks everywhere." (all regionals) However, I still say this place is better than RAH.

As far as new 117 schedules go, I think everyone (RAH, 9E, OO, etc) is complaining. Is the company just screwing people over with implementing the new rules into the schedules? Or is this the best they can do with the new rules? I really don't know. Also, doesn't the union make the schedules with the company? Atleast that is how I thought they did it here.

The company has been pretty what I would consider, "unorthodox" with EJET program information. I flew with a guy the other day who just upgraded this last summer and will be going to the EJET as a Checkairman. He pestered them and pestered them, never really getting confirmation that he was a part of it other than the STL training notification from the training dept and his February vacation cancelled.

In regards to the whole putting guys on ready (airport, hot, whatever your airline calls it) reserve when they finish flying, I know after talking to the company, their response is "we are waiting for interpretation from the FAA." From an operational standpoint, as soon as they use a reserve, they can no longer return them to "normal, regular, home" (whatever you want to call it) reserve that day, so to keep them useful they are trying to pull this putting them on ready thing. They say it keeps you in the same FDP. I guess when the FAA says, "No that's not legal", they're guessing they'll get some sort of leeway with violations since 117 is new and vague to everyone.

ALPA's stance is they are also waiting for interpretation from the FAA and to fill out a grievance and an ASAP.