disillusioned

I'll gladly clarify my statement to make it more truthful in your eyes, but it is happening.

4/1 ORD-DTW Standup was in red for 36 hours before cancelling because CA had family issues. Flight had to cancel because we had no reserve CA.

4/10 ORD-ATL Standup cancelled. No CA and no reserves available.

4/15 ORD-ATL Standup cancelled. Same as above.

4/17 ORD-DTW Standup. Same as above.

So I am not sure if it was because I used the plural of crew when it is only a CA that made my statement false, but we are cancelling flights because we need 2 pilots to fly the plane and can sometimes only get 1. Pilots are unable to cover the flights when called on their days off, because they are getting awarded 100 hours and getting minimum days off. We have check airman flying as FO's in some bases to get flights in the air.

I personally won't pickup any extra flying because the company's stance is if you fly anything other than your awarded scheduled for 12 months, they won't pay protect you if you time out. There has been no clarification if that includes covering trips CS calls you for, so I won't do it. I don't have to worry about trading any trips because most people only have a day or two off between trips, or they are getting 3 day trips stacked together, and nobody can switch any flying to improve QOL.

So instead, SW will just send emails out where the CP asks everyone to call him before calling in sick or emergency since we are having cancels due to absence calls. Here is a quick equation that SGU can use (10 days off + no ability to drop trips or improve schedule = < sick calls) I have a family and a life outside of work. Give me the tools to be a responsible employee, and I will do what I can to help. Push me into a corner and force me to call in to live me life, and I will call in. One pilot had his vacation cancelled that was over his wedding day. Do you think he is going to be flying that trip?

NVUS

So four flights for the month in the area where the company is growing the most. There were more EMB flights cancelled than that in one day before the drawdown started.

I'm not saying it doesn't happen. But not nearly on the scale as your first post was meant to imply. Could it happen more? Sure. Will it happen more? Most likely.

disillusioned

My statement was we were cancelling flights because we didn't have crews. Which you said was false and discredited everything else I said. I didn't say "We are cancelling half our flights" or "We are cancelling 30 flights a day" I said we are cancelling flights because we don't have crews. We have 200 people in training at some level, and zero reserve crews for the entire month in multiple bases, which is causing us to cancel flights.

Is it growing pains? Sure, I'll agree with that. Is it more painful for pilots that those at SGU? I don't have enough research to write my dissertation and I don't want to come across as spreading false info, but I would think yes.

All I know is that I am burned out. I have been getting awarded 88+ hours for the past 8 months with December the only month I was able to improve my schedule. I'm in the middle of flying 58 hours in 10 days with 2 days at home. For May I was awarded 99 hours. So yeah I wish we had some of the protections of a union and I hope my co-workers will start to feel the same way.

**disclamer** All statements made above are only the opinion of the poster. None of the statements have been approved by SGU nor do I speak for any of the 3,500 pilots that are currently employeed by SkyWest airlines. All numbers and estimations should be verified by an independent 3rd party before being used.

Captain Tony

Doesn't SkyWest have its own thread??

disillusioned

LOL. Sorry Tony, I was actually thinking that as I typed my last message. My original post was to show support for your group and let you know that not everyone has the free breakfast mentality and cheering for your demise so we could get more flying. I think it sucks what Inc is doing to you guys. Best of luck and hopefully everyone here will realize what we could do by being a unified team. Or that everyone is able to move on to bigger and better and SW can go back to being the Mom and Pop shop that they obviously are better suited to manage.

PeezDog

So if they''re not willing to negotiate with us and drag their feet, then why aren't we picketing and pushing to strike? This standing idly by while accepting the status quo will get us no where. Then will complain how nothing is happening. It's time to take action in my opinion

PilotGoggles

All my energy and motivation outside of XJT is used trying to get out of XJT. This place is a means to an end.

PeezDog

Hence the state of the regional airlines. I agree. Priority number one should be to get out. But in the meantime, you rather be abused and treated like a second class citizen? There's a ton of guys here who felt the same way, and now they're stuck here 15-20+ years later with no plans to leave. What are we paying union dues for then?

somertime32

The rate reset from Delta is coming this December right?

tothebigblue

call me dumb but....rate reset?