Then they staple us to the bottom with airframe lock for a period of time. When the retirements start going full swing and they see it as an opportunity to keep things staffed top to bottom. Perhaps, maybe, who knows

 

AAG is not buying MESA. Mesa just went public again with an IPO. AAG owns 7.1% of Mesa. That's just $30 million of valuation after the IPO. If anything, AAG has the investment to keep Mesa interested in the AAG flying. This $30 million investment is really a tiny drop in the bucket for AAG. But United wants and needs Mesa too.

Don't hope for a merger, hope that the Mesa guys get a great deal with flying for UAL and then drop AAG flying. Then hope that AAG has to increase pay and benefits at PSA to grow the pilot group really fast to cover tons of lost CRJ flying immediately.

 

Your scenario and mine aren’t likely. But it’s fun to say things.

 

LOL
Airline Pilot Forums-it’s fun to say things!
Not sure why I found this so amusing, must be a slow day.

 

I also find it amusing that the TITLE of this this new BS thread for PSA gets bumped to the top and bolded every time we say nothing at all...

But such is probably the most important message we can send out of our micro-verse to counter the $5000 referral bonuses, forced upgrades combined with involuntary "voluntary" displacements, long reserve times, low overall trip credit, and industry-lagging captain wages.

Oh, and how could I forget...Total radio silence from our union leaders on anything of substance for 8 months. That calendar count also makes our new reserve rules now 6 months overdue!

 

I feel like this video sums up everything I’ve read here on the PSA board..

https://youtu.be/F8hCIolZRTU

 

Excellent. They can't threaten to fire you for describing the work environment, if you've already resigned.

I don't agree with the "I'm going to chase rainbows until I'm 35" viewpoint, but I can't argue with someone realizing five legs a day never leaving the State of North Carolina...except for those 25 mile-long final approach "aerial tours" that take you over South Carolina, is a lot of work for not much pay.

 

There was some truth in that video, but much of it is exaggerated. This job is what you make of it. He came off very entitled to me.

It’s pretty black and white and everything you want to know about this job is out in the open for anyone who wishes to find out information. There should have been no surprises for him.

Commuting is a CHOICE. I have chosen it and I deal with the fallout from that decision from time to time. I also look at it as a benefit of the job. Being able to commute and live where I want is a benefit to me and my family.

Complaining about not having enough time to eat or only eating airplane basket food is a crock. If you’re hungry, go eat. If we delay a flight because you stood in line for 20 minutes then it is what it is. It isn’t YOUR fault they only have a couple palatable restaurants back in the trailer park that is the E terminal in CLT.

You like to teach? Good. Become a CA and eventually a LCA. You’ll get plenty of teaching in. It’s called career progression, not career regression. Going back to being a CFI is a recipe for it to take even longer to pay off your debt.

Many of us were happier doing something else before the airlines. All the best jobs I’ve ever had are likely in my past (in and out of aviation). But I have a family to feed and bills to pay. It makes me happy to see my family happy. And if I stick with this career path for the remainder of my working life (health-permitting) my family wont just survive, it will thrive. THAT is what this is about. Over 75% of the seniority list retires by 2032 at AA alone. Delta and United have staggering retirement numbers as well. I don’t give a damn about flying airplanes. It’s a job. And it will pay very well in just a few short years.

 

I agree with the "entitled" vibe, though I chose not to write that. I also agree with not having heartburn about time spent getting food. I do my best to avoid/minimize delays, but I'm not eating crap out of the galley to do so, and I'm not sloughing around a huge cooler bag because no one in Dayton thinks we are humans with physiological needs.

Pray tell though...what are the "couple palatable restaurants" at CLT? I still haven't found one.

 

The couple places I like are in the main terminal. In the E terminal Whiskey River isn’t bad if you want a burger or salad but the prices aren’t great nor is the wait. The line at Panda Express is usually 50+ deep so I don’t even bother trying to get some steamed veggies and fake chicken.