Originally Posted by BenFluth216

Is anyone on the 900 interested in picking up 3 RAP CDOs on the 26, 27, and 28?

Originally Posted by Spooled

You mean the 'nine'?

Originally Posted by Spooled

You mean the 'nine'?

Originally Posted by BenFluth216

Is anyone on the 900 interested in picking up 3 RAP CDOs on the 26, 27, and 28?

Originally Posted by EvilGN

Things are running...sure, but for some of us new guys, things aren't peachy. Since the beginning of APR, there have only been 6 new hires in training, and those were 200 guys. All the new 900 folks came from the SAAB, thus displacing (keeping junior) those in the Apr class. Even some if not all the FTI guys (900) hired in Late 07 are being placed back on FO status.

Its not that I am trying to moan and cry about the crappy life of a regional pilot, I still have no regrets of being here, but the lack of new hires in the past 3 months, with no indication of it starting back up, means I and the other new guys will be sitting reserve a bit longer than expected. No new hires for AUG as well, which means we WILL be sitting reserve until NOV-DEC time frame at the soonest (could go way later), and thats just going to be painful, not to mention more costly (crash padding).

Also, I can only imagine the Saab guys are going thru the same thing, no movement=crappy life for the bottom.

Anyway, the original point of this post was responding to the "running smooth" comment. I would have choosen the word STAGNANT, but thats just me.

Originally Posted by JAGflyer

Well, isn't the DC-9 known as the 'nine'?

Originally Posted by BIGRIG

I think Spooled may be mocking someone.......I think some XJ guys refer to the 900 as the "9".

Originally Posted by Dude

Hey, if it makes you feel any better, I spent a cumulative of 3 years on reserve at Mesaba. I was hired in early 2004, spent the first year on reserve, another 6 months on build up, made it to the left hand column of the bid package and then the bankruptcy hit. I was displaced all the way down to the bottom of the seniority list where I wallowed for almost a year. I stopped bidding after a while because I never got what I wanted. It was always high speed reserve. I came within a nut hair of being furloughed but somehow I made it. Now I’m just enjoying life at the top. Lesson here is nothing in this industry is peaches and cream. I’m just glad we’re not furloughing again like so many other regionals are doing. And not to sound too pessimistic, but if you think we are going to get more 900’s beyond what we have already been awarded, be prepared to be asked for concessions. It’s the name of the game with this management group. Rant over….

Originally Posted by sigep_nm

Even trade, I will take your high speeds, and you can take my added reserve days....RAP I believe gets over 8 hours of rest so I cant even see how that is a high speed. PM the CA's names for the those flights and i will consider it.