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Old 06-08-2016 | 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Smutter
IF AAG proposes the following then we have a start.
- significant pay raises for all
- effective schedules
- guarantee to follow the contract
- fix lines( currently trending to 11-12 days off. We have 15 day off lines, problem is, the last trip has 3day carry over, so say you get a line with 15 days off again, it's actually only worth 12 because of carry over
- immediately replace Pedro and Ric, they're the main problem to a lot of this
- fix reserve, forgot to bid last month and had to suffer for a month. I was the senior guy so I made it work. Feel bad for the lower guys, it's a horrible system
- Ric admit he was off on 2.5 and 6. More like 5-6 and 9-10
Many more problems, but if this at bare minimum doesn't happen, envoy should think about closing the doors.
Why would Pedro or Wilson support an agreement that has provisions to put both of them out ?
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Old 06-08-2016 | 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Smutter
IF AAG proposes the following then we have a start.
- significant pay raises for all
- effective schedules
- guarantee to follow the contract
- fix lines( currently trending to 11-12 days off. We have 15 day off lines, problem is, the last trip has 3day carry over, so say you get a line with 15 days off again, it's actually only worth 12 because of carry over
- immediately replace Pedro and Ric, they're the main problem to a lot of this
- fix reserve, forgot to bid last month and had to suffer for a month. I was the senior guy so I made it work. Feel bad for the lower guys, it's a horrible system
- Ric admit he was off on 2.5 and 6. More like 5-6 and 9-10
Many more problems, but if this at bare minimum doesn't happen, envoy should think about closing the doors.
What's so bad about Pedro? He's always wanted what's best for the pilot group and really wants to make envoy the best regional. It's just his hands are tied with AAG. I agree 100% on the RW statement, though.
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Old 06-08-2016 | 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by ag386

Like I've said before, if you are outside the 824 and don't want to make Envoy a long term career, I would seriously consider other options. The LCCs are obvious choices to start but it's not easy getting in at JetBlue, Spirit or Virgin.



. AAG/Envoy doesn't address anything head on until a full blown crisis is staring them in the face. I can see a full blown crisis hitting late this year or earlier.

To each their own. I've stuck it out for 3 years and will clear 50k with the bonus, have a 15 day off commutable line, and decent benefits. I'm not swimming in cash, but in supporting my family while padding my resume for the next level.

I'm not rushing out to a LCC because AA is my top choice and I'm giving the company the chance to make the flow work. I agree that they will need to make big changes to make it work. I disagree that they will slam the brakes on the flow in an attempt to trap guys here. That won't work, guys like me will bail.

LCC's are dropping their requirements and getting less competitive. I expect that to continue because the majors will hire LCC guys and deplete their ranks. There's plenty of other options if AAG uses the carrot instead of the stick. We'll see which way they go.



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Old 06-08-2016 | 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by N927EV
What's so bad about Pedro? He's always wanted what's best for the pilot group and really wants to make envoy the best regional. It's just his hands are tied with AAG. I agree 100% on the RW statement, though.
Isn't Pedro running the show there and the guy the "buck stops with" ?

Yes, AAG controls their resources and defines their mission, but Pedro would be the guy to set the tone at Envoy and considering how it sounds as though the pilots are treated, who is responsible for that considering AAG doesn't handle internal day-to-day aspects of Envoy and who could put a stop to it, if he wanted to ?
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Old 06-08-2016 | 09:39 AM
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To each their own. I've stuck it out for 3 years and will clear 50k with the bonus, have a 15 day off commutable line, and decent benefits. I'm not swimming in cash, but in supporting my family while padding my resume for the next level.

I'm not rushing out to a LCC because AA is my top choice and I'm giving the company the chance to make the flow work. I agree that they will need to make big changes to make it work. I disagree that they will slam the brakes on the flow in an attempt to trap guys here. That won't work, guys like me will bail.

LCC's are dropping their requirements and getting less competitive. I expect that to continue because the majors will hire LCC guys and deplete their ranks. There's plenty of other options if AAG uses the carrot instead of the stick. We'll see which way they go.
A lot of pilots will bail anyway as most I think would like to flow, but they won't pass up an offer for mainline equipment with a Jet Blue or Spirit considering the present situation there and that leaves you and others right back to where you are now in the future, that being unless Envoy can bring in more pilots then it loses, they will have to park aircraft at some point to honor the flow, so the question is, will Envoy flow itself into a weaker position or out of business ?

Good luck with that assumption, but also don't forget that the economic advantages of even 76-seaters at some point would be eliminated if pilot compensation were raised too much, so a catch-22 is in action making it difficult to offer too much, or at least enough to truly blunt outside attrition. They are in a real pickle now and a year from now, it will be a downright crisis.
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Old 06-08-2016 | 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by N927EV
We are not covering for PSA. Just republic and sometimes mesa AFAIK. Never Mind the troll who may or not have worked here.
Poor Ag always has bad info and misinterprets everything. This is just the latest example.
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Old 06-08-2016 | 10:11 AM
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Why don't all 3 wo just become one , just like endeavor .
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Old 06-08-2016 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by N927EV
We are not covering for PSA. Just republic and sometimes mesa AFAIK. Never Mind the troll who may or not have worked here.
If we are still doing SGF-CLT, that's flying PSA should be doing, not us.
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Old 06-08-2016 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by eaglefly
A lot of pilots will bail anyway as most I think would like to flow, but they won't pass up an offer for mainline equipment with a Jet Blue or Spirit considering the present situation there and that leaves you and others right back to where you are now in the future, that being unless Envoy can bring in more pilots then it loses, they will have to park aircraft at some point to honor the flow, so the question is, will Envoy flow itself into a weaker position or out of business ?

Good luck with that assumption, but also don't forget that the economic advantages of even 76-seaters at some point would be eliminated if pilot compensation were raised too much, so a catch-22 is in action making it difficult to offer too much, or at least enough to truly blunt outside attrition. They are in a real pickle now and a year from now, it will be a downright crisis.
I'm in agreement that Envoy will only park so many planes. At some point, the crisis arrives. Too many planes for not enough pilots
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Old 06-08-2016 | 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by PilotJ3
If we are still doing SGF-CLT, that's flying PSA should be doing, not us.
Actually pdt was supposed to be doing that route but we all know thats not gonna happen.
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