Has anyone heard how the SLI is gonna go down??

 

I put this on my personal FB page, the ECIC page, and TPN. I'll post here for any that aren't on FB...

Yesterday it was announced most of the Delta flying being done by ASA would soon be taken over by Endeavor. This includes the CRJ-900 fleet out of ATL. While this news is not unprecedented in the regional world, it is certainly professionally and personally devastating to those who are affected. There are many pilots based in Atlanta who at one point planned on staying at the regional airline for their entire career, as they enjoyed the quality of life and benefits of working out of their hometown airline. There are other pilots who have been hoping to move on once they reached their flight time requirements, but now find those plans potentially delayed or in limbo. This latest announcement--while not out of the blue--is still devastating to many in the ASA family.

ASA was the first regional airline to reach out and partner with Emerald Coast. I have worked with many of their alumni around the industry, and our own Afton Benassi came from ASA before moving on to United. Afton and the fine folks at ASA threw a great friend of mine a lifeline after being out of the cockpit more than 10 years, and the reason he is now a 777 FO at FedEx is because of that opportunity. ASA has helped our business over the years, and I want to personally thank all of them for their support and business over the last two decades.

For all those still at ASA or any alumni, I want to emphasize that we are committed to your success going forward regardless of whatever happens at ASA. We are to help you any way we can in your career. Uniforms may change, but our commitment to our friends and clients does not waiver. Please feel free to reach out to us if there is anything we can do to help.

 

It's hard to believe one of the largest and oldest delta con airlines that used to be owned by delta is not being let go.

I remember the days when it was the ASA and Comair powerhouse.

Who would have thought that pinnacle airlines would be the one to make it out alive in the Delta/NWA merger.

 

Looks like the only crj base will be DFW. WOW

 

Not looks like it will be our only CRJ base unless they find a home for the other CRJ 700's

 

You ASA guys better get a preferential interview with Delta because of this after getting screwed this hard. The stuff they did mention you'd get is laughable... Sure yeah I'll take that resume review... give me a break

 

so what you are saying i should apply to l-asa now to get hired by delta

 

The Delta MEC offered to do exactly that back in 2001 for the Comair pilots when they were hiring 60/mo and Delta was furloughing 50/mo. In return for letting Delta furloughees sit in the right seat and swing the gear..Comair pilots would get preferential interviews. They declined the offer, and many RJ pilots, including some from ASA, joined the RJDC to sue Dalpa and keep Delta furloughees on the street longer to maximize -200 deliveries and replace mainline pilots.

I truly empathize with the ASA pilots who are faced with the harsh realities of this announcement..because myself and 1310 Delta pilots also had to face the harsh reality of being replaced. I wish them the best of luck..the hiring environment has never been better for qualified ATP's..but this anger towards Delta is misplaced. SKYWEST negotiates CPA agreements for ASA..and evidently they threw ASA under the bus..not Delta.

I hope every ASA pilot who wishes to fly for Delta makes the jump and moves on..either to DAL or wherever they wish..but the Delta hatred will get you nowhere..especially in the interview..regardless of the airline.

Respectfully, CG

 

I came back to flying after having been out of it for almost 20 years. Though I was hired on the phone by MESA and GOJET, I decided to join XJT.
I uprooted myself and came back to the US (while my family still lives in Europe) to join and work at ASA XJT since everything I had heard, read, and researched about ASA, validated my decision to join them.
It was not easy but it was not hard either. I got the aviation education of my life and my hat goes off to all the staff there. However,
I started seeing the writing on the wall about 6 months ago. My failure to jump ship was more due to the fact that ethically i felt that I owed ASA for the chance they gave me. Now I am faced with having to make a lateral move to another regional in order to build my turbine time and despite having the A320 type as well, I find myself not competitive enough.
I suspect that I will not be seeing my retention bonus in October, I will be terminated since the CRJ group will require around 250 total pilots and my seniority puts me on the bottom 10% of the ASA seniority list, and finally, as I was getting ready to move to NY, now I have to reconsider what my options are.
It is a shame this happened, but it is an eye opener and simply a fact of life. I was once told that you cannot not call yourself an airline pilot of you have not been furloughed at least once in your career.