Originally Posted by
randomroute
We arent getting A330’s. To get 10 A330’s you need more than the total amount of pilots now to fly them! Longhaul aircraft are a 117 nightmare. Tell me how the CEO has plans for more aircraft and larger aircraft, yet has nothing to say about pay to attract more pilots to fly them. This is just more used car salesmanship. Why would the CEO defer to his COO? He wants to give you good news about the PROSPECT of growth and then leave the bigger part of the equation out of the picture. We dont have commonality in procedures or equipment in the 737’s, but yea, we are gonna get A330’s and fly international cargo and passengers! Who is selling A330 freighters? Follow the trail!
CEO said the operational stuff is COOs position, not his. So things that happens in flt ops are pushed down from there. Anytime there’s pay information it comes from COO. It’s how it’s always been.
They didn’t confirm a330s it was an acft type they were exploring for cargo and pax ops. 777 is better for cargo in the end, wider fuselage than an a330. Doesn’t have to be commonality it would involve a whole new type anyway. Whether it’s a 76 or a330 a new type is a whole different mess.
Cargo doesn’t have to be 117, the 737 cargo plane is under 121. If they go for a long haul type anyway they’ll be on their own schedules anyway, So that shouldn’t be an issue. Just not enough schedulers to deal with it, that’s the key.
Well we’re already short for the addition of 2 NGs anyway. We have a good interview session planned out with a lot of interest. Obviously for the long term pay and everything else will need to follow.