Originally Posted by
450knotOffice
Every Captain you knew who flowed? You must've known quite a few really bitter captains, because nearly every pilot who's flowed over can tell you that the differnce between the two companies, in terms of how we are treated on a daily basis by Crew Scheduling, Crew Tracking, and the Chief Pilot's offices is night and day different than it was on the Eagle side. Conversations with Crew Scheduling are pleasant and not confrontational. If you call out fatigued or sick, you don't get any attitude over the phone, you simply get an "OK". When something is needed from the Chief pilot's office, the staff is pleasant, and the Chief's themselves are even more so. The comparisons can go on and on.
Yes, there have been a few guys that have come over and have carried their chip on their shoulder right into the AA cockpits, and the captains who have had the displeasure of being paired with them have told me it makes for a miserable trip. But those guys are the exception, not the rule.
It's MUCH better on the AA side.
It's not that much better to hold out at Envoy in hopes of landing that parachute at AA. When I called out sick I could careless about the "attitude" schedulers gave me. Why? Because at the end of the day they have 0 effect on me if I'm unfit. At Eagle, I had the absolute BEST chief pilots in MIA so absolutely no complaints there. What Captain at Eagle/Envoy isn't bitter? The lifers? Or the ones who probably still preach "we should've voted yes"
So other than crew scheduling, chief pilots and training is it REALLY that much better or worth the wait? AA guys are just as bitter at AAG because of the tone upper management creates. Just look at the US Air guys.
I flew AA not too long ago, from the gate agent to the flight attendants I couldn't believe the garbage product that was delivered. Everyone's miserable.