Originally Posted by
Cessna182TypeR
Projecting your emotions on others much?
Honestly, his posts were fairly positive up until the news release yesterday. He’s just calling things for what they are....
One of the main draws from management was “get an immediate class date and a line soon thereafter”. Many new hires knew we lagged behind in pay, career progression and newer fleet but the idea of getting multi engine turbine time and a schedule brought them in.
Clearly with all the training backlog and senior pilots moving into the 145 from the 175 that won’t happen as advertised. Simple as that.
I truly hope management has a plan that will offset this negative news. More old planes alone won’t do it.
Actually, I don’t have much emotion about it. I mean I feel for those affected. But some of you are acting like this is the first time something like this has happened at XJT/ASA. Look at many of the SkyWest airframes. They are AS and EV tail numbers. There is even the ND tail number. That one was tough to see. Guess where they came from? Bases closed. Flying was lost. It sucked. But it did force me and many others to stop being lazy. Some FOs I knew made lateral moves and it was the right decision. I thought long and hard about a DEC position elsewhere. Thankfully, I didn’t take it as I wouldn’t be where I am now if I had and might still be stuck at a regional.
Pilots at XJT have to take a rational, unemotional look at their options and figure which will probably advance their careers the fastest. For some a lateral move might be best. But don’t make that move based upon the type of jet you will fly. Again, no one but you cares about that. Look long term and make your decision based upon your long term goals.