What's the Latest at ASA/Expressjet?
06-22-2014 | 12:25 PM
#6531
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: Grounded
If XJET isn't working for Inc., I guess you don't have to ride our coat tails anymore but thanks for your concern.
06-22-2014 | 05:04 PM
#6532
Line Holder
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 280
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I don't really have a dog in the XJET fight as I'm SkyWest Airlines, but;
I worked around Chip and Brad before and after Brad went to ASA. They are at best bitter adversaries and have always tried to secure the flying from one another.
But now Brad basically works for Chip and I've been told the atmosphere between the two is very different.
A couple of months ago Brad Rich was basically shown the door for failure to get XJET in line with costs, Chip is not going to make the same mistake.
2 weeks ago upper training managers from XJET were at the SkyWest hangar to get fully briefed on the EMB-175 training program.
I suspect contract negotiations will include the new airplane and sizable concessions or XJET as is known today will disappear.
SkyWest Inc. wants and needs a firm plan going forward and Chip has said directly to me, verbatim, "XJET isn't working".
Good Luck Gentleman, the thousands of coat tailing SkyWest pilots are counting on you!
I worked around Chip and Brad before and after Brad went to ASA. They are at best bitter adversaries and have always tried to secure the flying from one another.
But now Brad basically works for Chip and I've been told the atmosphere between the two is very different.
A couple of months ago Brad Rich was basically shown the door for failure to get XJET in line with costs, Chip is not going to make the same mistake.
2 weeks ago upper training managers from XJET were at the SkyWest hangar to get fully briefed on the EMB-175 training program.
I suspect contract negotiations will include the new airplane and sizable concessions or XJET as is known today will disappear.
SkyWest Inc. wants and needs a firm plan going forward and Chip has said directly to me, verbatim, "XJET isn't working".
Good Luck Gentleman, the thousands of coat tailing SkyWest pilots are counting on you!
06-23-2014 | 03:15 PM
#6535
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Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 280
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How will taking concessions stop this airline from shrinking? 83%+ are ok with the consequences of not accepting concessions.
06-24-2014 | 02:32 AM
#6538
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 629
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From: Reclined seat
Concessions is an open statement. The ERJ guys are saying that PBS is a concession, only because they want the ability to intentionally bid high credit trips that conflict with vacation and/or training, which will be dropped and pay protected.
While I agree that it is nice, I don't think that should be able to be done. Maybe it's just my work ethic, but I believe you should work to be paid, not get paid not to work.
06-24-2014 | 05:33 AM
#6539
Dumb Pilot
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 784
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From: Broke
Concessions is an open statement. The ERJ guys are saying that PBS is a concession, only because they want the ability to intentionally bid high credit trips that conflict with vacation and/or training, which will be dropped and pay protected.
While I agree that it is nice, I don't think that should be able to be done. Maybe it's just my work ethic, but I believe you should work to be paid, not get paid not to work.
While I agree that it is nice, I don't think that should be able to be done. Maybe it's just my work ethic, but I believe you should work to be paid, not get paid not to work.
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