Allegiant Air
12-18-2016, 12:58 PM
#4862
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Posts: 73
Originally Posted by G650
I'm consedering Allegiant and was wondering how senior the 757 out of LAS is? 8500TT 5 types heavy jet international experience. However, no 121 experience.
12-18-2016, 01:01 PM
#4863
On Reserve
Joined APC: Dec 2016
Posts: 15
Originally Posted by trickeriche
5 new hires in the 12/5 class got it. HOWEVER, Allegiant is divesting itself of the 75's, and they should be all gone by the end of 2017. Therr probably won't be anyone else awarded 75 at Allegiant.
12-18-2016, 04:38 PM
#4864
New Hire
Joined APC: Oct 2016
Posts: 8
Why does the Tampa Bay Times have such a hard on for G4. Did one of you guys sleep with this dudes wife? It seems like they are coming out with a story every month that gets passed around all the media sites.
When Allegiant Air?s planes started failing more and more, the FAA could have cracked down. It didn?t. | Investigations | Tampa Bay Times
When Allegiant Air?s planes started failing more and more, the FAA could have cracked down. It didn?t. | Investigations | Tampa Bay Times
12-18-2016, 06:03 PM
#4865
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Joined APC: Jun 2014
Position: A320
Posts: 92
Originally Posted by chicksdigbeta
Why does the Tampa Bay Times have such a hard on for G4. Did one of you guys sleep with this dudes wife? It seems like they are coming out with a story every month that gets passed around all the media sites.
When Allegiant Air?s planes started failing more and more, the FAA could have cracked down. It didn?t. | Investigations | Tampa Bay Times
When Allegiant Air?s planes started failing more and more, the FAA could have cracked down. It didn?t. | Investigations | Tampa Bay Times
That dude seriously has it out for Allegiant, that's for sure. And he almost sounds like he knows what he's talking about regarding dealing with the FAA. I read his report and I see the Company working proactively and seriously both with the FAA and with former FAA employs to ENSURE that they are doing things right, and this guy spins it as something coerce and deceptive, like Allegiant is buying off the FAA. It's unfair. I've been here less than a year and missed all of the drama, but I can definitely say that at least on the Airbus side, Allegiant's completely legit and SAFE regarding maintenance and FAR / SOP compliance. You can see the dedication of everyone. Yes, sh1t happens. As in any airline. And from my point of view, it all has been handled completely professionally and with integrity. I'd call it if I saw it, and I'm not seeing anything innate.
I've worked for shady operators in the past. MORE than one. My last employer made a habit of calling pilots cell phone to cell phone so the line was not recorded, to try to talk them into not writing aircraft up, or down right threatening if they did or called fatigue. So yes, I know shady. My experience at Allegiant has been extremely positive, I've seen nothing shady and I'm proud to be a part of it.
I do know that life on the Airbus is completely different than the MD-80, but we will soon be an all-Airbus fleet, and we're ready.
12-18-2016, 10:55 PM
#4866
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2010
Position: Cessna 150
Posts: 105
Originally Posted by smoothatFL410
That dude seriously has it out for Allegiant, that's for sure. And he almost sounds like he knows what he's talking about regarding dealing with the FAA. I read his report and I see the Company working proactively and seriously both with the FAA and with former FAA employs to ENSURE that they are doing things right, and this guy spins it as something coerce and deceptive, like Allegiant is buying off the FAA. It's unfair. I've been here less than a year and missed all of the drama, but I can definitely say that at least on the Airbus side, Allegiant's completely legit and SAFE regarding maintenance and FAR / SOP compliance. You can see the dedication of everyone. Yes, sh1t happens. As in any airline. And from my point of view, it all has been handled completely professionally and with integrity. I'd call it if I saw it, and I'm not seeing anything innate.
I've worked for shady operators in the past. MORE than one. My last employer made a habit of calling pilots cell phone to cell phone so the line was not recorded, to try to talk them into not writing aircraft up, or down right threatening if they did or called fatigue. So yes, I know shady. My experience at Allegiant has been extremely positive, I've seen nothing shady and I'm proud to be a part of it.
I do know that life on the Airbus is completely different than the MD-80, but we will soon be an all-Airbus fleet, and we're ready.
I've worked for shady operators in the past. MORE than one. My last employer made a habit of calling pilots cell phone to cell phone so the line was not recorded, to try to talk them into not writing aircraft up, or down right threatening if they did or called fatigue. So yes, I know shady. My experience at Allegiant has been extremely positive, I've seen nothing shady and I'm proud to be a part of it.
I do know that life on the Airbus is completely different than the MD-80, but we will soon be an all-Airbus fleet, and we're ready.
The Tampa Bay Times are absolutely correct. Allegiant continually gives them bad stuff to report on and they do their job by reporting it. I am immensely grateful their reporter is doing such a thorough job pointing out Allegiant Air's maintenance deficiencies because they are numerous and they are often serious. Equally disturbing is how the Allegiant management had repeatedly denied the problems or tried to deflect blame away from the company.
Finally, after years of potentially dangerous problems and many many news articles, after denying that Allegiant even had a problem and trying to deflect blame onto the pilots and their union, Allegiant management seems to have relented and are trying to improve our maintenance program. It's long overdue and the coming improvement can definitely be credited to all the negative press Allegiant received over the past few years.
This airline was headed down a dangerous path of serious mx deficiencies including numerous engine failures and loss of pressurization events. The TBT finally was able to compare the failures to other airlines and found out that our serious incident rate was more than 4x higher than any other airline in the country. That is terrible record and there's no sugar coating it.
That is why I am grateful to that TBT reporter. He may have saved lives by reporting just how bad Allegiant maintenance really was. He may have saved our jobs as well.
Last edited by BigTime; 12-18-2016 at 11:05 PM.
12-19-2016, 06:06 AM
#4867
Banned
Joined APC: Dec 2009
Position: Narrow/Left Wide/Right
Posts: 3,655
Originally Posted by smoothatFL410
That dude seriously has it out for Allegiant, that's for sure. And he almost sounds like he knows what he's talking about regarding dealing with the FAA. I read his report and I see the Company working proactively and seriously both with the FAA and with former FAA employs to ENSURE that they are doing things right, and this guy spins it as something coerce and deceptive, like Allegiant is buying off the FAA. It's unfair. I've been here less than a year and missed all of the drama, but I can definitely say that at least on the Airbus side, Allegiant's completely legit and SAFE regarding maintenance and FAR / SOP compliance. You can see the dedication of everyone. Yes, sh1t happens. As in any airline. And from my point of view, it all has been handled completely professionally and with integrity. I'd call it if I saw it, and I'm not seeing anything innate.
I've worked for shady operators in the past. MORE than one. My last employer made a habit of calling pilots cell phone to cell phone so the line was not recorded, to try to talk them into not writing aircraft up, or down right threatening if they did or called fatigue. So yes, I know shady. My experience at Allegiant has been extremely positive, I've seen nothing shady and I'm proud to be a part of it.
I do know that life on the Airbus is completely different than the MD-80, but we will soon be an all-Airbus fleet, and we're ready.
I've worked for shady operators in the past. MORE than one. My last employer made a habit of calling pilots cell phone to cell phone so the line was not recorded, to try to talk them into not writing aircraft up, or down right threatening if they did or called fatigue. So yes, I know shady. My experience at Allegiant has been extremely positive, I've seen nothing shady and I'm proud to be a part of it.
I do know that life on the Airbus is completely different than the MD-80, but we will soon be an all-Airbus fleet, and we're ready.
12-19-2016, 06:33 AM
#4868
Gets Tue/Wed and Sat Off
Joined APC: Oct 2008
Posts: 551
Originally Posted by BigTime
Face palm. This new guy really doesn't have a clue. If you haven't seen anything shady it's because you're an FO and don't deal with maintenance, ever. And you don't know the history or all the bad things that happened at Allegiant over the past 5+ years.
The Tampa Bay Times are absolutely correct. Allegiant continually gives them bad stuff to report on and they do their job by reporting it. I am immensely grateful their reporter is doing such a thorough job pointing out Allegiant Air's maintenance deficiencies because they are numerous and they are often serious. Equally disturbing is how the Allegiant management had repeatedly denied the problems or tried to deflect blame away from the company.
Finally, after years of potentially dangerous problems and many many news articles, after denying that Allegiant even had a problem and trying to deflect blame onto the pilots and their union, Allegiant management seems to have relented and are trying to improve our maintenance program. It's long overdue and the coming improvement can definitely be credited to all the negative press Allegiant received over the past few years.
This airline was headed down a dangerous path of serious mx deficiencies including numerous engine failures and loss of pressurization events. The TBT finally was able to compare the failures to other airlines and found out that our serious incident rate was more than 4x higher than any other airline in the country. That is terrible record and there's no sugar coating it.
That is why I am grateful to that TBT reporter. He may have saved lives by reporting just how bad Allegiant maintenance really was. He may have saved our jobs as well.
The Tampa Bay Times are absolutely correct. Allegiant continually gives them bad stuff to report on and they do their job by reporting it. I am immensely grateful their reporter is doing such a thorough job pointing out Allegiant Air's maintenance deficiencies because they are numerous and they are often serious. Equally disturbing is how the Allegiant management had repeatedly denied the problems or tried to deflect blame away from the company.
Finally, after years of potentially dangerous problems and many many news articles, after denying that Allegiant even had a problem and trying to deflect blame onto the pilots and their union, Allegiant management seems to have relented and are trying to improve our maintenance program. It's long overdue and the coming improvement can definitely be credited to all the negative press Allegiant received over the past few years.
This airline was headed down a dangerous path of serious mx deficiencies including numerous engine failures and loss of pressurization events. The TBT finally was able to compare the failures to other airlines and found out that our serious incident rate was more than 4x higher than any other airline in the country. That is terrible record and there's no sugar coating it.
That is why I am grateful to that TBT reporter. He may have saved lives by reporting just how bad Allegiant maintenance really was. He may have saved our jobs as well.
12-19-2016, 07:20 AM
#4869
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2014
Posts: 194
Originally Posted by BigTime
Face palm. This new guy really doesn't have a clue. If you haven't seen anything shady it's because you're an FO and don't deal with maintenance, ever. And you don't know the history or all the bad things that happened at Allegiant over the past 5+ years.
The Tampa Bay Times are absolutely correct. Allegiant continually gives them bad stuff to report on and they do their job by reporting it. I am immensely grateful their reporter is doing such a thorough job pointing out Allegiant Air's maintenance deficiencies because they are numerous and they are often serious. Equally disturbing is how the Allegiant management had repeatedly denied the problems or tried to deflect blame away from the company.
Finally, after years of potentially dangerous problems and many many news articles, after denying that Allegiant even had a problem and trying to deflect blame onto the pilots and their union, Allegiant management seems to have relented and are trying to improve our maintenance program. It's long overdue and the coming improvement can definitely be credited to all the negative press Allegiant received over the past few years.
This airline was headed down a dangerous path of serious mx deficiencies including numerous engine failures and loss of pressurization events. The TBT finally was able to compare the failures to other airlines and found out that our serious incident rate was more than 4x higher than any other airline in the country. That is terrible record and there's no sugar coating it.
That is why I am grateful to that TBT reporter. He may have saved lives by reporting just how bad Allegiant maintenance really was. He may have saved our jobs as well.
The Tampa Bay Times are absolutely correct. Allegiant continually gives them bad stuff to report on and they do their job by reporting it. I am immensely grateful their reporter is doing such a thorough job pointing out Allegiant Air's maintenance deficiencies because they are numerous and they are often serious. Equally disturbing is how the Allegiant management had repeatedly denied the problems or tried to deflect blame away from the company.
Finally, after years of potentially dangerous problems and many many news articles, after denying that Allegiant even had a problem and trying to deflect blame onto the pilots and their union, Allegiant management seems to have relented and are trying to improve our maintenance program. It's long overdue and the coming improvement can definitely be credited to all the negative press Allegiant received over the past few years.
This airline was headed down a dangerous path of serious mx deficiencies including numerous engine failures and loss of pressurization events. The TBT finally was able to compare the failures to other airlines and found out that our serious incident rate was more than 4x higher than any other airline in the country. That is terrible record and there's no sugar coating it.
That is why I am grateful to that TBT reporter. He may have saved lives by reporting just how bad Allegiant maintenance really was. He may have saved our jobs as well.
12-19-2016, 08:09 AM
#4870
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2016
Posts: 120
These allegations of poor maintenance should concern all of us because most (if not all) major airlines use foreign/domestic contract maintenance. An AAR contracted mechanic caused our most serious event… same contractors that service United.
This is a good read… bit disturbing.
Airlines outsource repairs, but cost-cutting leads to weaker oversight - Flying Cheaper | Investigative Reporting Workshop
This is a good read… bit disturbing.
Airlines outsource repairs, but cost-cutting leads to weaker oversight - Flying Cheaper | Investigative Reporting Workshop
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