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Old 09-04-2007 | 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by kremit14
Had bedford in class today and he says that upgrade is going to drop two weeks every month and that 83 captians are being called back to US Air. Also with in the next year the EFB's are going to start getthing certified in the 170's
Would this be the same Bedford from MAIR/Mesaba fame?
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Old 09-05-2007 | 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by sigep_nm
Would this be the same Bedford from MAIR/Mesaba fame?
The one and only.
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Old 09-05-2007 | 09:41 AM
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Did he mention to you his plan for getting the 170's on CAL property? I was impressed.
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Old 09-05-2007 | 09:46 AM
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out of curiousity what did he do with the MAIR/Mesaba incident you speak of
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Old 09-05-2007 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by ToiletDuck
Did he mention to you his plan for getting the 170's on CAL property? I was impressed.
I'm curious what his scheme is to force CAL ALPA to fold on scope...

NOBODY should want 70 seaters at Continental. Nobody.
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Old 09-05-2007 | 11:04 AM
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when he visited my class a few months ago he mentioned that with alot of pilot contracts coming up for negotiations that the unions will be looking to protect or get back the pay and retierment benifits that they lost in the past few years. In return he says the union groups will have to give something up and the only thing they have left to lose is scope.
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Old 09-05-2007 | 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Killer51883
when he visited my class a few months ago he mentioned that with alot of pilot contracts coming up for negotiations that the unions will be looking to protect or get back the pay and retierment benifits that they lost in the past few years. In return he says the union groups will have to give something up and the only thing they have left to lose is scope.
Nothing, most certainly not scope, should be for sale in this environment. Nothing is worth giving up jobs...and the last 7 years have done nothing but cement that fact.

More small jets outsourced away from mainline might be good for your short-term upgrade...but they're hell for all of our career progression and expectations.
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Old 09-05-2007 | 11:22 AM
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This is all good news for MAG would-be lateral movers! 1.7 year upgrade at Skywest is great... I imagine I will be doing a lot of right seat four-stripe flying in the next few months.
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Old 09-07-2007 | 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Killer51883
when he visited my class a few months ago he mentioned that with alot of pilot contracts coming up for negotiations that the unions will be looking to protect or get back the pay and retierment benifits that they lost in the past few years. In return he says the union groups will have to give something up and the only thing they have left to lose is scope.
Pilots are getting harder and harder to come by with every day that passes.
Why, exactly, would any group have to give up anything?
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Old 09-07-2007 | 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by POPA
Pilots are getting harder and harder to come by with every day that passes.
Why, exactly, would any group have to give up anything?
Because profit margins are getting smaller and smaller with gas prices increasing.

There is no shortage of mainline pilots. Never will be.
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