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#1312
Swimmin' in da pool
Joined APC: Jan 2014
Posts: 444
Well said, far too amateur.
Inexcusable.
#1313
Swimmin' in da pool
Joined APC: Jan 2014
Posts: 444
Apologies for the confusion, best of luck.
#1314
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2014
Posts: 390
I do agree that not everyone here has had the positive experience I have had so far, which is why I pointed out some issues and stated that we all have to stick together. Most guys that I have met coming through training have been abused at the regionals for years, yet we have the utmost respect for the guys who have been here long and have no intention of lowering the standards. I was just stating the truth, we simply cannot ignore the fact that our life has improved substantially since leaving our last job. I do hope we can reach a fair deal that rewards the guys who have been here for years, and makes it a career destination for us newbies.
Last edited by tyler durden; 01-18-2016 at 10:23 PM.
#1315
Line Holder
Joined APC: Sep 2007
Position: A-320 First Officer
Posts: 57
No need to apologize dawgdriver you do make some valid points and I really think that most of us new Allegiant pilots will support those who have struggled a long time to try and make this place worth retiring from.
#1316
Line Holder
Joined APC: Sep 2007
Position: A-320 First Officer
Posts: 57
I think it would be foolish to not keep options open, like I said earlier the Mx concerns are real. I feel like if the 80 issues don't improve then the Airbus will soon follow in a few years. Jobs at any major airline would be foolish not to accept for an Allegiant new hire. It's different if you have been here years and are invested in company. That being said, I treat this place as a career destination, otherwise you run the risk of not caring what happens here and that's not fair to the pilot group.
#1318
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2011
Position: Hoping for any position
Posts: 2,505
I think calling the regional guys "rookies" is pretty insulting. My class was 90% regional guys that had been at 2 or more, furloughed by one or another, stuck in the right seat for the lost decade. These are some of the saltiest 35 year olds around. They were at Republic for the never ending negotiations. These guys have been there and done that. Just because they are new to G4 doesn't mean they don't know what's going on.
#1319
Banned
Joined APC: Apr 2014
Position: Da Bus
Posts: 481
I think calling the regional guys "rookies" is pretty insulting. My class was 90% regional guys that had been at 2 or more, furloughed by one or another, stuck in the right seat for the lost decade. These are some of the saltiest 35 year olds around. They were at Republic for the never ending negotiations. These guys have been there and done that. Just because they are new to G4 doesn't mean they don't know what's going on.
I fit into this category. Many of the more senior guys I've flown with that have the attitude regional guys are backpack wearing, frosted tip sporting pushovers were either never at the regionals or were there back in the hay days when guys upgraded in 6 months and were off to the majors in 2 or 3 years. There is a backlog of guys at the regionals that have been stuck there for quite some time. Expressjet has 9 year FO's right now. If 9 years in the right seat of an RJ won't make you ****ed off at the industry and management, I don't know what will.
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