Originally Posted by
meyers9163
Fact of the matter is according to our MEC Chair, call him if you please, they believe pilots would have been called back if it were not for our fellow pilots picking up open time, bending over backwards for crew scheduling, accepting JM, and extensions.... Until our pilot group grows a paid and tells the mgt team "NO" nothing will change.
I will say though, most RSV are flying more then they have been. We have 9 more lines this month. Thus that means 18 fewer pilots to sit reserve. More build ups will occur because of this as well. However at the days end it will be up to MGT to get us back. I've spoken with many of our MEC members and they are well aware and trying to get as much information as they can. However if MGT does not offer information they cannot pass anything along.
Wait and see is all I can say. Maybe some of our pilots still flying will stop stabbing us in the back and wont bend over for crew scheduling and mgt. Will finally say no to open time. But if that does not happen, dont expect things to change. Sorry just the fact of the matter. Our own worst enemy right now is not only mgt but our own fellow pilots whom are making the situation worst by their selfish actions.
Take a step back from the computer...
Picking up open time isn't going to bring anybody back any faster. It's a theory that ALPA subscribes to. Why? Maybe because ALPA is a business and that more members means more revenue. If you read the other posts you will find that the pilots on furlough today were only hired to replace people that were leaving. That never happened. When you have been flight instructing for 4 years then finally land a regional job and sit as an F/O for another 4, you might have a right to tell people what to do. The F/O's today would be captains if it wasn't for PSA Management holding the 70 people that wanted to go to mainline. Then they would be making a lot more money and you would have a job. The reserve pilots would be holding a line and making more money. But this didn't happen and people on reserve getting paid 72hrs with little per diem want to make some extra money pick up open time. They bring their monthly pay to say 80hrs. Still below the 90hrs that most line holders are flying.
March will be an interesting month because of our increase of flying. I dont' know about other pilots but i haven't been Junior Manned since July 07. As for a reserve getting JM'ed its great. You end up getting paid 1.5times your pay plus you get your day back usually that month. The only way you are going to get your job back at PSA is if we have attrition. Or mesa goes TU and we get more flying. Right now our airplane utilization is roughly 7hrs/day. 4 years ago it was 11. Go ahead blame it on Open time....