Originally Posted by
an225flyer
You are correct I don't work for Spirit but I have worked for my fair share of terrible companies in this industry over the years and your poor attitude and extraordinary willingness to put others down without knowing anything about them tells me I have seen many pilots just like yourself come and go in my time. I sincerely hope when it comes time for you to think about moving on to bigger and better companies you will leave the narrow minded attitude behind.
There are many ways a person can serve their fellow pilots and I have done just that. I have done more for my peers on both sides of the table than you can possibly imagine. You can only do so much for a cause when you limit yourself to one side or the other..it is this adversarial relationship that got Spirit into this mess in the 1st place.
I am in no way saying it was the pilots fault or the companies fault..both share equal responsibility and it will be a team effort if progress is to be made. If all you Spirit pilots out there want to continue sticking it to the company that's fine go right ahead just don't be angry when they turn around and file a court order for you to stop.
and lastly I am not trying to tell you how you should feel..I am not forcing you to read my posts you are welcome to move on you will not hurt my feelings. I am just a fellow pilot who has been reading APC blogs for years and saw a group in trouble. I have been in this industry longer than most of you have been alive so I am just here to give my opinion. My hope is to provide a different point of view but make no mistake my end game is the same as yours my friend. You are the future of this industry I only ask you learn a little from the past rather than repeating it. You may not like what I have to say it may not be what you want to hear but it is the reality.
27 years in aviation, 6 companies plus Air Force (not USAF). One thing I have always done is go the extra mile for the company, I have always been in very good standing with management in any previous company, so don't assume my attitude. Also I just stated I have little interest in your opinion based on your belief Spirit management could be capable of negotiating in good faith. (believe me, if you were here you would know better), so don't assume my intent to put anyone down.
I have helped this company out many times, I have not attacked anyone online or in person for flying on their days off.
If you want to have an adult conversation with me please go ahead and respond to the things I complained about....
And while on the subject, NO, both do not share equal responsibility for the mess Spirit is on. I have read the whole complaint and correct me if I am wrong but nowhere did it actually give a number by which open flying pick-up had gone down, it just stated that pilots used to pick up 4% and now there is a lot of open time not getting picked up. The thing is, at the start of open time there was almost twice as many trips as the month before and reserve coverage was negative for most of the first week. That goes way above my responsibility to solve.
Believe it or not I enjoy my job, and because I feel a responsibility for my passengers I still work hard to get the job done. I just wish the people "running" this company would spend more effort in making this a good company and less time telling everyone (pilots, FA's, ground crew) we don't deserve industry average while they make more than their peers.