Originally Posted by
PilotJ3
from someone in EL
Talked to a rep today highlights follows: Isom was straightforward during the meeting answering questions quickly and comfortably. Hashimoto was much more guarded and cagy. The company admitted that they expected attrition to slow or stop after the TA and it hasn't and they are "concerned". Someone at the meeting admitted that they have intentionally been putting us through the wringer for the last 18 months essentially toying with us since the no vote. PSA training is at capacity and cannot increase hiring or training anymore therefore the only new flying they will get is being pushed out into the future. The OT and hotel LOA has been approved. New scheduling software has been paid for and is being implemented for future schedules. CDO's may be going away. iPad talks continue and the company wants them at PSA and Piedmont as well this is slowing implementation down. 4g connectivity to have releases available paperless. Fabregas was sent to HQ after the meeting to go over ideas about staffing and attrition with Hashimoto.
Excuse me if my remark is completely out of place, but why in the world would AAG be trying to invest so much in what they just destroyed? They took down an airline's entire identity, going from 6 bases down to soon to be 2 bases, and completely stripping their fleet down eventually only two types of Embraers. Did they go too far with Envoy, and now their whipsaw is working a little bit too hard that they realize they still need to keep Envoy alive a little longer? PSA, and PDT can't grow fast enough, and Envoy was a large part of their feed that they've been unsuccessfully trying to transfer to other carriers fast enough. Why in the world would they invest so much in what they just literally divested? It seems completely against financial sense, it seems to almost cancel out the entire whipsaw effect they have been trying to create in order to generate revenue. Feel free to correct my wondering. It just seems insane to me to try and rebuild something they have almost completely destroyed...
I really hope the best for those at Eagle (Envoy). I have a few friends working there, and they have families they're trying to take care of, and all this craziness has had a large effect on their future with the company.