Originally Posted by
chrisreedrules
I mean, I hope your correct. I wish no ill on the good hard-working pilots at Republic. But I think you guys are still trying to bail water out of an obviously sinking ship with the cups in your hands. 6 months ago when everyone said, "hey, things aren't looking too good for RAH", you all jumped on everyone's backs and got super defensive about it. And now look what happened. You were wrong. I can't imagine anyone in their right mind being attracted to a company in bankruptcy. You won't be able to hire from here on out. Your list will stagnate. Those on the bottom will likely leave in the coming months. You are parking some airplanes. You have cancelled orders for other airplanes. I'm not trying to be a jerk, but after reading through 20-something pages of this thread, I can't help but be astounded that my overall takeaway is how absolutely delusional some of you are. One of the nicest guys I've met from over there I met just the other day. He has a family, kids, and is caring for an ailing loved one. It bums me out to think of the uncertainty going on. Keep your heads up, and get your apps out. But stop trying to tell people there isn't a fire when they are staring at the flames. Best of luck to you all.
Again, I'm not saying this is a place to come to or be at. People should definitely consider their options. I'm certainly not delusional; I'm aware of what's going on. So please do not insult me. People are saying we are parking 45 airplanes...well, no, they're wrong. They've been parked for months and haven't been flying. They haven't even been at our maintenance bases. They've been wasting away in the desert, eating away cash. We will be parking about 14 additional airplanes. It's still terrible news and it doesn't mean there's not more to come. I'm simply saying people are saying downgrades and furloughs to come. This will happen if the court messes with the contract, but as of now, that isn't the case. With what is CURRENTLY known, there will be no need to downgrade or furlough. With those people displaced off those planes, we will still be short staffed on the 170.