Originally Posted by
Diesel8
I don't think that there was ever a 5th 777. Just a carrot being held out to appease and placate the crews.
Anticipate that the "5th" will become the "9th" at 3S. Would not be surprised to see a depletion of 777's migrating to 3S as we see more of a push for Open Skies.
9S will be relegated to the 737's which will then be converted to the new price leader RF, effectively cutting out the pilot union at 9S.
IMHO at this point, pilot acquisition in the last 3-6 month period could be as the Chief Pilot was quoted as saying is, "hiring to furlough".
Looks pretty grim.
Any other new nuggets at the check airman meeting?
Things are much brighter here at K4 but still not good enough in today's market. Atlas is hiring, and seems to be picking up pilots from our other 1224 carriers. Even if you are a Captain at Southern it may be wise to look at Atlas. We have lost, and will be losing pilots to Atlas. I see this trend continuing for the foreseeable future as our lack of a contract, training department issues, and lack of a secure future wear thin with our pilot group.