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Old 07-13-2012, 05:35 AM
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During my LOE the instructor said they where all just informed in a briefing to be ready for new hire classes by September.
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Old 07-13-2012, 05:47 AM
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Old 07-13-2012, 07:15 AM
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I can't control it, and if I got spun up about every aviation news article, I'd be in an asylum by now. I'm just taking it one day at a time and waiting to see what happens. If they merge with AMR, that's life. It could be good, it could be bad. They will likely flush the pool (that's what happened to NWA guys in the pool when Delta bought them), or they may decide to keep them. Either way, there's nothing I can do.

Stressing over all the reports that come out about speculative mergers and acquisitions it's completely useless. All it does it get you put on blood pressure meds to keep your medical....
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Old 07-13-2012, 02:50 PM
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I can't control it, and if I got spun up about every aviation news article, I'd be in an asylum by now. I'm just taking it one day at a time and waiting to see what happens. If they merge with AMR, that's life. It could be good, it could be bad. They will likely flush the pool (that's what happened to NWA guys in the pool when Delta bought them), or they may decide to keep them. Either way, there's nothing I can do.

Stressing over all the reports that come out about speculative mergers and acquisitions it's completely useless. All it does it get you put on blood pressure meds to keep your medical....
Well said, I totally agree.
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Old 07-13-2012, 06:30 PM
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Rumors now of 38-48 CA upgrades on the -190 which will provide some movement if it happens.
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Old 07-14-2012, 05:20 AM
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Rumors now of 38-48 CA upgrades on the -190 which will provide some movement if it happens.


Seems like we need them. Also need BOS E90 FOs.
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Old 07-14-2012, 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Diesel1030 View Post
Rumors now of 38-48 CA upgrades on the -190 which will provide some movement if it happens.
That's good news, would make for 80-100 newhires. Hope they spool up and run with it.
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Old 07-14-2012, 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Climbto450 View Post
During my LOE the instructor said they where all just informed in a briefing to be ready for new hire classes by September.
Heard only a class of 8 for Sept then nothing till next year. Just heard it from the school house.
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Old 07-14-2012, 08:29 AM
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Heard only a class of 8 for Sept then nothing till next year. Just heard it from the school house.
That makes sense from the bid prospective. The bid had 7 E90 positions in BOS go unfilled.

However it is clear by all the RSA's that we need to upgrade people.
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Old 07-21-2012, 06:13 AM
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Has anyone heard any updates? Sounds like we may get some news when the bids are due at the end of next week??
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