Originally Posted by
Drum
Need some help. I have an upcoming class date for the CRJ. I've been researching before the interviews and after. It is somewhat disturbing to see Xjet parking airplanes. It is also disturbing to find out the contract(s) with mainline run until Dec 2017 (I think, I'm sure you'll correct me if I'm wrong). Further, Skywest is getting new metal, Xjet is parking airplanes. Many of the other regionals are getting new metal. Xjet is parking jets. Cummuteair looks to be getting some sort of flow agreement with UAL, and new metal.
So, what is going on with Xjet? When I was researching regionals to apply to, at the time Xjet seemed to me to be one of the best. Now it seems something has turned. Should I go somewhere else? From where I sit, at zero knots and zero feet, these trends do not portend goodness or health.
Things at XJT are not good. We are two airlines in one, ASA/XJT, that can't agree to a combined contract and without that, there is no way, our parent Skywest is going to allow any growth. Also, we are ALPA, SKYW is non-union. They are not going to allow more growth at a union airline, especially since all the pilots refused their concessionary contract amendment 2 yrs ago. If you live in base and already have turbine or TPIC, then XJT is a good choice, otherwise, unfortuantely, it isn't. At SKYW, the pilots have NO say on what happens to them. It is non-union, non-collective bargain contract. If they want to drop your days off, they can, if they decide to pay you 50% for deadheads tomorrow, they can. AT XJT, they can screw with our schedule, even violate the contract under the rules of the Railway Labor Act, but there is a grievance process to be compensated.
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