You're fine, I was referring to the post by face biter. I agree with you that it's a slap in the face to L-AE guys; but people keep bringing stuff like that up as flame bait when new hires are excited about not having a commute. We don't disrespect you all in the same way that everyone else smears our name across this forum.

 

THREE separate Mesa threads have been closed in the past week due to inflammatory remarks and downright childlike behavior. These types make regional pilots as a whole look bad, and the mods have made it clear that those kinds of comments are off limits here. (To clarify, not your comment but the ones in the closed threads)

 

Half speed,

I don't see what is remotely inflammatory, uncalled for, or unwarranted in that post.

Please PM me with any further concerns as to not disrupt the discussion.

Thanks,

facebiter

 

To me this whole issue is kind of like when your girlfriend starts flirting with another dude and you proceed to summarily kick his @$$. Completely ignoring the fact that she enticed him.

Obviously this is a crushing blow to AE guys, to see their flying farmed out to the lowest bidder. The easy target for their warranted anger, is the Mesa pilot. But that anger is misplaced.

It could be argued that the regular line pilot should know better and refuse to play. But how do you do that when you're several years into a list at a company? Bottom line, you fly what and where they tell you to.

AE anger should be directed at their leaders, their parent company, ALPA, and the industry as a whole. i.e. the girl friend. But that isn't the easy thing to do, and I understand that. It takes clear thought and logic to follow the blame trail to it's true and proper place, and emotion is nearly always in conflict with logic.

 

Agreed, so for those that do have the money to spend, how long is the training in Copenhagen? Did people volunteer or end up getting forced to go there? I assume hotel is paid for over there?

 

They asked for volunteers but I think only 8 out of the 25 got picked and it's based on seniority. Most of the senior people picked it.

 

The airline you fly for has their airplanes purchased by their code share and maintained by the same while being shipped off to a foreign country for training.

What could go wrong?

 

Does Canada also count as a foreign country?

 

The foreign training is for the crj side, which we own.

 

I got a class date but cancelled. I have a buddy there is an 8 year cap and he is miserable. No way will I fly a jet for 20k a year.