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Old 02-05-2020, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by ASAPsafetyGUY View Post
So are FOs leaving Alaska these days?
I know a new CA that lived in base that left to commute to AA...not a young guy either.
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Old 02-05-2020, 05:45 PM
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Yes, according to Union podcast, we lost 8 FOs in Jan alone, the thought is that number will ramp up as more hiring occurs at the Legacies.
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Old 02-06-2020, 03:35 AM
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There are captains and FOs leaving for frontier and spirit.
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There are captains and FOs leaving for frontier and spirit.
That would be what you call a big financial mistake. Unless you don’t care and live in one of their bases
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Not this again... We have been loosing about 2.3 a month since the integration was completed. During that time all the majors have been hiring a significant number. Mostly UAL with a sprinkle of DAL, AMR, FDX, and SWA. I am not aware of any Spirit or Frontier departures. Maybe but there would have to be more to the story. No matter how hard you beat the drum, it really is still a joke and management laughs at our cries of the big bad wolf. The line goes out the door and around the corner waiting to get on here. Maybe if the contract grinds to stop, everyone on here spouts this stuff, it just isn’t true... maybe someday, I wouldn’t hold my breath.
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That would be what you call a big financial mistake. Unless you don’t care and live in one of their bases
I think that you would make more at Spirit, unless this person lived in Seattle. More productive trips, more opportunities for premium at Spirit.
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Old 02-06-2020, 10:46 AM
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On a side note it seems we are quickly retreating back to the “bronze” growth model and Max 10’s... that will most likely chase a lot of junior guys and gals out of here. Hopefully, something gives soon and they decide again to take some risk. If we have such a great product lets go steal some market share, not hide in the hanger.
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Old 02-06-2020, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Mea25000 View Post
On a side note it seems we are quickly retreating back to the “bronze” growth model and Max 10’s... that will most likely chase a lot of junior guys and gals out of here. Hopefully, something gives soon and they decide again to take some risk. If we have such a great product lets go steal some market share, not hide in the hanger.
Now there’s a big surprise
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Old 02-06-2020, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Mea25000 View Post
On a side note it seems we are quickly retreating back to the “bronze” growth model and Max 10’s... that will most likely chase a lot of junior guys and gals out of here. Hopefully, something gives soon and they decide again to take some risk. If we have such a great product lets go steal some market share, not hide in the hanger.
the problem (well, one of them) is the fact that Alaska doesn’t have a great product. That’s one of the main reasons Alaska’s transcon traffic has dropped.
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Old 02-06-2020, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Mea25000 View Post
Not this again... We have been loosing about 2.3 a month since the integration was completed. During that time all the majors have been hiring a significant number. Mostly UAL with a sprinkle of DAL, AMR, FDX, and SWA. I am not aware of any Spirit or Frontier departures. Maybe but there would have to be more to the story. No matter how hard you beat the drum, it really is still a joke and management laughs at our cries of the big bad wolf. The line goes out the door and around the corner waiting to get on here. Maybe if the contract grinds to stop, everyone on here spouts this stuff, it just isn’t true... maybe someday, I wouldn’t hold my breath.
MEA right now..
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