I took the second question during the conference call. Cliff notes of my question "I don t think any of us on property particularly care that new hires are getting bonuses, but the main concern is that those of us who have been here on property are having it taken from us to help fill future classes. Is there any intention for a retention bonus or anything for those of here already?" (FA chimed in at that point : AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS).

I think a collective groan and "Who Cares?" came silently through the phone.

 

I heard that...I was dying. You killed it man!

 

Missed the call. What's the gist on vacations? Does it sound like taking them is inevitable? Much discussion on it?

 

I think the words "valid point" and "delta pays the bills" were used when asked


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The way I understood his comments, it is still a very real possibility! Sounded like they still need more people to volunteer their vacation and if nobody does than we can expect to have it taken.

and like Fpmx said his comment was something like "Delta and American are our customers a keeping them happy is our top priority".

 

So, all the while Skywest puts an order for more E175s to fly for Delta. I thought Delta was scoped out on regional airplanes? Is Skywest just replacing their 50 seaters internally with these new planes or is it truly "new flying"?

Honestly guys, the most disappointing aspect of this entire debacle is the fact that our own management seems to be unable to secure new flying and new airframes for us. You can dangle as much money as you want in-front of new hires, but honestly, at the end of the day (assuming CFIs are more educated nowadays about their choice of regionals), people are gonna go with a company from scratch that is growing, that is getting new deliveries and that is expanding their route structure with their partners. That's what this is about. You can only go so far with $17,500 when career prospects are much better anywhere else.

Everyone it seems like, except Compass, ExpressJet and Horizon are taking deliveries of brand new airplanes and brand new flying while we're here with absolutely ZERO new airplanes and ZERO new flying. Before we know it, 2019 and 2020 will be right around the corner and our contracts are going to be up for negotiation. If we announced 20 new airplanes for AA, United, Delta, Alaska or what have you, and we started advertising upgrade times of 3-6 months like before - there wouldn't need to be a $17.5k bonus - so why on earth is everyone else getting so much new flying and we can't secure any? That is what's really bothering me.

 

I believe a skywest guy chimed in yesterday or the two days ago and said those new DL plane are replacement aircraft, but the Alaska planes were obviously new flying.


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Growth for Skywest. Loss for Endeavor and Expressjet.

 

If any of you are part of the IOCC FB Group, I am now, and I quote:

Hateful
Disrespectful
Inconsiderate
Naive
Ignorant
and condescending.

I have also apparently labelled the FAs as "stupid".

 

Don't ever let anyone tear you down for speaking the truth.