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03-13-2013 | 08:04 AM

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I hope I am not wrong in believing that "most" of our pilot group will not fall for it but you know there is always a few who would love the opportunity to fly this.

That few appears at least from my experiences to be "quite a few". In the jump-seat headed up north one night a moderately senior captain says " If this company purchased 737's and wanted to pay me $1 an hour more I'd do it in a heartbeat! Because #1 is all that matters, and I'm #1. Just looking out for myself." The fairly junior F.O. found this to be a really good philosophy and continued to kiss the guy's a**. Take it for what it's worth but I couldn't tell it any more accurately. And I've heard and seen similar things on several occasions.

This seems to coincide with the folks that say "hey did you hear? We're getting more 90 seaters!" Um, didn't even know we had "90 seaters". Never mind more, but ok.......

03-13-2013 | 08:34 AM

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I hope I am not wrong in believing that "most" of our pilot group will not fall for it but you know there is always a few who would love the opportunity to fly this.

When you add up the 20 year+ lifers who will do anything to keep this place afloat, and all the FOs who will do anything to upgrade (get their PIC time and get out), I give us a 50-50 chance.

03-13-2013 | 08:37 AM

#2453

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Don't really need PiC time anymore to get out.

03-13-2013 | 09:10 AM

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Hurryage65

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Skywest inc stock has been rising pretty good wonder if that means anything

03-13-2013 | 09:13 AM

#2455

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Skywest inc stock has been rising pretty good wonder if that means anything

So has everyone elses's in the industry!

03-13-2013 | 09:15 AM

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Kalamazoo

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Skywest inc stock has been rising pretty good wonder if that means anything

Sure does! Means it's time to sell!

03-13-2013 | 09:16 AM

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IH8ROADS

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From: Ablue320

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Originally Posted by ross9238

What was the whole reason for bringing that 175 to A-tech? There was big hoopla about it coming and then poof nothing. Didn't Comair also bring in the E-170/5 to CVG to showcase it to the employees.

American likes and wants the 175, there is talk about sending one or two of our superduper senior training/test pilots to school on it. Company is holding off just so they don't get caught up in the threesome Eagle, AMR, and Republic are having.

Also if you were in the industry of selling A/C, wouldn't you fly one up the show the big wigs. It's all about sales. I'm sure the fokes at EMB scheduled the showing rather than us.

03-13-2013 | 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Kalamazoo

Sure does! Means it's time to sell!

Sell, the wait for it to go back to $4/share, then buy buy buy

03-13-2013 | 10:19 AM

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Crj driver

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I love all of my peeps at Xjet but I'm ready I expand my horizons

03-13-2013 | 10:54 AM

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ross9238

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Originally Posted by Captain Tony

When you add up the 20 year+ lifers who will do anything to keep this place afloat, and all the FOs who will do anything to upgrade (get their PIC time and get out), I give us a 50-50 chance.

I agree. Any chance that the contract might be done this year? If we don't come to terms, does that mean that it will be taken for arbitration? Looking at all the bickering that has been going on in regards to that, I am hoping that when or if I come back from medical LOA that it would be all done and over with.