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Old 11-06-2011, 05:45 PM
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Can you "quote" the WHOLE letter?!!!
Not quite following you here. What do you need qouted?
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As a victim of the downsizing and shutdown of U3K, thanks for all of the kind words. I spent 2+ years there and loved it. Great crews, fun flying, lots of time off, and way too much food.

I was fortunate enough to land on my feet at Virgin. Most of the U3K guys I still keep in touch with have gone to or are looking at going to Asia. There are a bunch of us here at Virgin, and I know many have gone to Spirit as well.

I had a bad feeling about Harfst when he showed up on property and immediately starting taking vacations (he is quite the skier I hear...). Most of us got the feeling pretty quickly that he was hired to shut the company down.
Hey, did you go to Qatar first and then Virgin, or am I confusing you for somebody else?
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Old 11-07-2011, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Short Final View Post
Not quite following you here. What do you need qouted?
Just pointing out that there is a LITTLE hope if you read the ENTIRE letter.
(i.e. by "Dec. 15"....)
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Old 11-08-2011, 07:04 AM
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We saw a USA3000 A320 in FLL the other day, it was using the Vision callsign. We both thought that was interesting. Best of luck to all those effected, I've also done the "abroad" thing, not such a bad gig once you get used to it, hard to give up the money on the way back.
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Old 11-09-2011, 06:11 AM
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Sorry to see this.

If any USA 3000s guys are interested, Emirates is desperate for qualifed pilots right now. Hiring 500-600 this year alone.

Air Arabia, Etihad, and Qatar are also all hiring.

Best of luck,


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Hey, did you go to Qatar first and then Virgin, or am I confusing you for somebody else?
Interviewed with Qatar but did not go due to family issues at the time.
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Old 11-16-2011, 03:20 PM
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We saw a USA3000 A320 in FLL the other day, it was using the Vision callsign. We both thought that was interesting. Best of luck to all those effected, I've also done the "abroad" thing, not such a bad gig once you get used to it, hard to give up the money on the way back.
It was subcontracted by Vision to fly a trip
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Old 11-16-2011, 04:45 PM
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Damn shame. I know the guy who built the airline from a blank sheet of paper. He too was made a lot of promises...then "junior" needed a job. He pretty much called this several years back.

Best of luck guys.
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Old 11-23-2011, 12:29 PM
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who's this guy you speak of??
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Old 11-24-2011, 06:48 AM
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What a waste. I guess the only good thing is the employees know what's coming----instead of showing up for work and being told "We're bankrupt; you're furloughed".
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