Originally Posted by
RU4692
How can you be a mod and spread such flamebait? You've really payed that much attention to know that a "GoJets" pilot was unwelcome on a jumpseat however, not payed enough attention to know that THE NAME OF THE AIRLINE IS "GOJET" Isn't this forum about spreading knowledge?
It's "GoJet." Not GoJets.......
Everybody else in the forum....if you are going to fling poo at least get the name right. It makes you look stupid judging another pilot group when you can't even get the name right.
And no you really wouldn't talk all the bull you do on the internet to a GoJet pilot in person (no, this was not necessarily directed at you Johnso.) Do you internet warriors really have the stones to lecture them about how they are destroying the industry, going to get black marked or kicked off jumpseats, bla bla bla, to their face, when 5/6 of the pilot group are from major (or previously known as major) furloughed airline pilots. (ATA, Air Midwest, United, Comair, America West, USAir, ASA, Air Force, Navy etc.) They're already been through the good days.... most of them CAN'T start over again at 52 working for a regional where the upgrade is 6+ years. So....they go where the quick upgrade is so they can stay in the industry. An industry they have already given their lives to.
Yes, there are the originals that jumped ship from TSA in the beginning that have propagated a bad name for the rest of the pilot group. Those people know who they are and they made a decision. Here it is the day before 2011. They still have a job, where the pilots who thought they were doing it "the right way" (ex. United, Comair, Air Midwest, ATA) are waiting for the day they will get called back to work.....and for most, will never happen.
To the original poster.....you do what you feel is best. Don't let some internet warrior intimidate you with false anonymity. It is good to get others opinions however, take it at that.......these are all opinions.
Very well said.
All of this talk of denied jumpseats, ID's turned around, GoJet pilots not getting hired at majors, being shunned on hotel vans etc.
is all complete BS coming from message board drama queens. Knowing 2 GJ pilots/ATA refugees that commute all of the time, these things simply do not happen. That's the reality.
There is exactly zero ethical difference between working at GoJet and any other regional airline. Sure, their initial cadre of pilots were questionable because they signed on to circumvent TSA's seniority. However, that is long past.
For you regional pilots condemning GJ, remember what they say about people in glass houses.