Originally Posted by
TurboDog
Just my opinion, but I wouldn't do it if any of you can find something else to do until this smooths over, or until something happens. There is too much talk out there about merging Comair with Mesaba for anyone to jump right now. Let's say you have 6 months here at Comair and you now leave to get on at Mesaba. If Comair is merged with them, you would then be even further down the list in a date of hire merging of seniority lists. Think about it.... Mesaba(NW) and Comair(Delta) Why would they give Comair pilots priority on hiring. I see it as a way to keep some costs down for yet another year once they do merge the regionals. They get you on first year pay again. my 2 cents
Originally Posted by
TurboDog
Did everyone see the memo from ALPA about withdrawing from the ASAP program at Comair? Not good! While everything is slowly going away at Comair, this is a safety issue. The leadership at this company is definitely failing in my opinion. They are now pinching away at safety. We all need to be extra alert and aware of everything that we are doing. Not saying that we aren't always careful, but you may just find yourself on the street following a missed radio call with the current state of the FAA and Comair.
I nearly puked today when I saw nearly 40 airplanes parked in CVG today with pink stickers in the windows(not sure what the stickers mean.) Now giving priority hiring at Mesaba to our furloughs? This place is coming apart at the seems.
"Don't let go Jack!"
If someone wants to go to Mesaba or Compass I think it will be a good move. You will be off reserve faster and probably be Captain before TurboDog will even get awarded upgrade at this place. Northwest has invested way too much into XJ and CZ. Personally, I don't think there will be a merger between XJ and OH. They might create a holding company called Delta Connection, but each carrier will continue to operate separate. That would make the most sense. Anything is better than this place right now, that's for damn sure! If I would still be on 1st year pay, I would definitely look into CZ or XJ right now.