Ditto on Cage Consulting. Used them and was hired. Their video conferencing mock interviews were exactly what I needed to reinforce my one-on-one interview skills.

 

My god the lines sucked next month. I sincerely hope that there is a record number of sick calls in January.

 

If the last 6 weeks are anything to go on, it will be a record low.

 

This pilot group desperately needs to grow a pair. I continue to see people doing single engine taxi's and going out of their way to help Indigo out. It blows my mind that people can be treated like this and continue to help them out.

 

No, This pilot group needs to continue following our union guidance which is to continue working as normal. please don't instigate anything here. We are following a process.

 

EXACTLY!!!

Negotiating 101 - From the company's standpoint, they will continue to stall using any means available including complaining about all the non-compliance they can gather. If we respond w/ complaints of our own about their non-compliance, then we're doing exactly what they want (not negotiating) while they make more money.

If they ask for single engine taxi, then taxi on one engine. They can SEE/KNOW when this does and doesn't occur from the mx data. If they want limited APU usage, what's it to you? The difference is literally pennies savings in fuel. Yeah, it adds up over time to a larger amount but is the extra fuel wasted really worht another year of longer negotiations?

Now, if they ask you to sling bags and/or strollers, then politely decline, finish your walk around and prepare for the flight. You don't (and shouldn't) go out of your way for no other reason than insurance purposes but you don't need to be purposeful in your defiance. You're the pilot and that's it. Drive the bus the way they want.

Professional pilots are supposed to be professional...leave the silliness for others.

 

It's called pride. When people are doing everything they possibly can to screw you over, I'll be damned if I'm going to do one thing to help them out. You Kool-aid drinkers keep doing your thing. Indigo appreciates it.

 

Soooo......
when the ramper walks right thru the "safety zone" in front of engine #1 while you are waiting for the ground power to be hooked up....and their hat/vest/phone/lanyard/or god forbid body, gets injested who's ass (PIC) is going to be held to the fire?
Seen it.....complained about it......still happens
APU!

 

I'm 2000TT 500 at a regional and 700 corporate turbine experience, and a Masters degree. Am I a competive applicant here? And if not what do I need to be one...

Thanks

 

It has nothing to do with the "Kool Aid." Trust the process, I personally think our union is doing a great job. Self imploding during mediation would ruin everything for us. Be a professional, take pride in doing your job to the best of your ability. Everything else will take care of itself. Being miserable does nothing, except make things hard for everybody else around you.