Kalitta 5 year ExpressJet FO interviews
02-22-2020, 12:02 PM
#31
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Originally Posted by climb150
Flynd94.
These bitter people you talk of have probably been furloughed at some point and have done it a lot tougher than you.
Uniteds choices baffle many people. The fact that most of the United Express partners are hiring foreigners on short term visas should tell you that they dont seem to plan more than 5 mins ahead.
Expressjet are bleeding people and United sits back and watches.
Maybe think before you flame people again.
These bitter people you talk of have probably been furloughed at some point and have done it a lot tougher than you.
Uniteds choices baffle many people. The fact that most of the United Express partners are hiring foreigners on short term visas should tell you that they dont seem to plan more than 5 mins ahead.
Expressjet are bleeding people and United sits back and watches.
Maybe think before you flame people again.
One can make a choice or continue to be a pawn in the game.
02-22-2020, 03:27 PM
#32
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Originally Posted by Cessna182TypeR
XJT is just one of their problems. Air Wisconsin, Trans States, GoJet and others are all having issues finding pilots.
02-22-2020, 04:03 PM
#34
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Originally Posted by itsmytime
not trans states. They are over staffed on FO’s, and sent their last class home.
02-22-2020, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by UnitedExpress
Because everyone in their training department left and they cant get captains and are now having to park airplanes. Not because they have have FOs lined up out the door.
02-22-2020, 04:15 PM
#36
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Obviously no one can predict the future but rational projections can be made based upon what we know about pilot staffing shortages, future retirements and the folks that are in the pipeline. It looks very interesting for all regionals. It looks especially concerning for the UAX regionals that don't have some mechanism to keep people for at least 18-36 months as PIC over the next 2-8 years. I personally don’t think Aviate will be enough.
02-22-2020, 06:41 PM
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Union email dated 2/21:Fellow Pilots,
I know my personal communications to you, and our MEC communications as a whole, have been quite sparse as of late. Your MEC has been faced with numerous challenges that have made communications difficult, and often impossible. But here is what I can share:
Since the beginning of this year, your MEC has been hard at work figuring out how to best serve our pilot group. We took a stand in 2019 that expressed our belief that XJT had the potential to be an attractive destination for pilots to start, and even finish their careers, if certain items in our CBA and aspects of our operation were brought up to levels commensurate with what the current market demands. We made this clear through our Letter 2 "The Deals Not Done" and the public "Alternate Required" communication campaigns, and our desire to improve working conditions at ExpressJet did not go unnoticed. Our goal for these campaigns was to get management to come back to the table and rectify the deficiencies in Contract 2018 so that we could recommend ExpressJet to pilots looking to start a career in the airline industry.
In late January, your MEC leadership, your Negotiating Committee, and various members of the ALPA national staff held a strategic planning meeting that helped us refocus our attention and ensure we were still operating to achieve our Letter 2 goals and objectives, while also planning for Section 6 early openers slated to begin in October 2020. As we prepare for Section 6 bargaining, it is important to continue to work on and build a working relationship with our management group. There are several opportunities to do just that through: completing Letter 2 negotiations, finding resolutions to our outstanding grievances, establishing a Section 6 protocol agreement (which is important to the success of that process, as it governs how Section 6 negotiations will be conducted) and various other items. After much consideration, your MEC concluded that refocusing our efforts on developing a working relationship with management was paramount as we head into Section 6.
Following the strategic planning meeting, the MEC held a Special MEC meeting during the first week of February at the ALPA National Headquarters. The goal of this meeting was to more accurately plot the course of how to move forward under our unique circumstances. Through the plan formulated at that meeting, and under the direction of the MEC, your Negotiating Committee has been hard at work to secure contractual gains and to ensure that both ExpressJet and our pilots have a stable future. Once this process is complete, we feel we will be in a position to support management in their efforts to recruit and grow our airline. At this point, we can say that through the recent discussions with management we are getting close to resolving a number of the aforementioned issues.
The landscape of the regional airline industry and the U.S. airline industry as a whole is undergoing momentous change and we will have to adapt in order to position ourselves for continued success. This is a key aspect of your MEC's strategic plan that we keep in mind as we move the pilot group and airline forward. Flexibility and the ability to adapt to such changes in the landscape will be key to our long- term success.
In Unity,
I know my personal communications to you, and our MEC communications as a whole, have been quite sparse as of late. Your MEC has been faced with numerous challenges that have made communications difficult, and often impossible. But here is what I can share:
Since the beginning of this year, your MEC has been hard at work figuring out how to best serve our pilot group. We took a stand in 2019 that expressed our belief that XJT had the potential to be an attractive destination for pilots to start, and even finish their careers, if certain items in our CBA and aspects of our operation were brought up to levels commensurate with what the current market demands. We made this clear through our Letter 2 "The Deals Not Done" and the public "Alternate Required" communication campaigns, and our desire to improve working conditions at ExpressJet did not go unnoticed. Our goal for these campaigns was to get management to come back to the table and rectify the deficiencies in Contract 2018 so that we could recommend ExpressJet to pilots looking to start a career in the airline industry.
In late January, your MEC leadership, your Negotiating Committee, and various members of the ALPA national staff held a strategic planning meeting that helped us refocus our attention and ensure we were still operating to achieve our Letter 2 goals and objectives, while also planning for Section 6 early openers slated to begin in October 2020. As we prepare for Section 6 bargaining, it is important to continue to work on and build a working relationship with our management group. There are several opportunities to do just that through: completing Letter 2 negotiations, finding resolutions to our outstanding grievances, establishing a Section 6 protocol agreement (which is important to the success of that process, as it governs how Section 6 negotiations will be conducted) and various other items. After much consideration, your MEC concluded that refocusing our efforts on developing a working relationship with management was paramount as we head into Section 6.
Following the strategic planning meeting, the MEC held a Special MEC meeting during the first week of February at the ALPA National Headquarters. The goal of this meeting was to more accurately plot the course of how to move forward under our unique circumstances. Through the plan formulated at that meeting, and under the direction of the MEC, your Negotiating Committee has been hard at work to secure contractual gains and to ensure that both ExpressJet and our pilots have a stable future. Once this process is complete, we feel we will be in a position to support management in their efforts to recruit and grow our airline. At this point, we can say that through the recent discussions with management we are getting close to resolving a number of the aforementioned issues.
The landscape of the regional airline industry and the U.S. airline industry as a whole is undergoing momentous change and we will have to adapt in order to position ourselves for continued success. This is a key aspect of your MEC's strategic plan that we keep in mind as we move the pilot group and airline forward. Flexibility and the ability to adapt to such changes in the landscape will be key to our long- term success.
In Unity,
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