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08-01-2009 | 06:31 PM
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From: OH CA - Retired
Evilboy,
With all that has happened to us Major guys in the last five years it's great that we are recovering what was ours to begin with. Plus it makes it all worthwhile knowing a*#holes like you are out on the street, hopefully for a long time. To bad you'll never see how the better half lives.
With all that has happened to us Major guys in the last five years it's great that we are recovering what was ours to begin with. Plus it makes it all worthwhile knowing a*#holes like you are out on the street, hopefully for a long time. To bad you'll never see how the better half lives.
08-01-2009 | 06:46 PM
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From: FIRE ALPA
The worst thing that could have happened to Comair was be bought by Delta. Then go on strike and be hated by both Delta mgmt and Delta pilots....
08-01-2009 | 06:49 PM
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From: FIRE ALPA
Now the worst thing that could have happened to the old NWA folks.... be bought by Delta. Ask the old NWA and Mesaba guys how much they like Delta so far..... As for Pinnacle, I think they are hosed under either right now so.....
08-01-2009 | 07:29 PM
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From: CRJ Seat 13D
08-02-2009 | 04:58 AM
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From: Popsicle Logic
I think they both need to take a step back and zip it.
Maybe I am an idealist, but we get nowhere when we fight amongst ourselves. Frankly I think these zingers and jabs are petty. And I am sure I can start by pointing the finger at myself as someone guilty of this.
When we in-fight, the terrorists win.
Maybe I am an idealist, but we get nowhere when we fight amongst ourselves. Frankly I think these zingers and jabs are petty. And I am sure I can start by pointing the finger at myself as someone guilty of this.
When we in-fight, the terrorists win.
08-02-2009 | 08:01 AM
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From: "if it's got wings, I can crash it".
Evilboy,
With all that has happened to us Major guys in the last five years it's great that we are recovering what was ours to begin with. Plus it makes it all worthwhile knowing a*#holes like you are out on the street, hopefully for a long time. To bad you'll never see how the better half lives.
With all that has happened to us Major guys in the last five years it's great that we are recovering what was ours to begin with. Plus it makes it all worthwhile knowing a*#holes like you are out on the street, hopefully for a long time. To bad you'll never see how the better half lives.
Ouch........I'll make sure to lose 15 seconds of sleep tonite.
08-02-2009 | 08:17 AM
I have shiny jet syndrome
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From: ELACS, FACs and SECs. Who doesn't love 'em?
According to ACL65 over on Majors forum (Delta latest and greatest) something(BAD) big is coming down the pike in August for DCI carriers and it looks like ASA, SkyWest, and Comair are going to be affected the most. He's got a good pulse on what's going on there at DL, so I trust what he puts out. I mean the only way to go is down, so we're either going to loose a hell of a lot more hours or we're going to be loosing some airframes to another DCI carrier.
If there is an "announcement" about something for us, it would have to be a reduction in flight hours as they can not transfer any aircraft to other DCI carriers unitl 2011, when our minimum fleet agreement has expired.
08-02-2009 | 08:35 AM
I have shiny jet syndrome
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From: ELACS, FACs and SECs. Who doesn't love 'em?
Besides, how much worse can things possibly get? It is no secret that we are getting a bigger percentage of our flights being axed than any other DCI carrier out there and I would expect the cuts to continue short of something drastic happening like some mysterious sale to another airline, the economy suddenly rebounding, the former mechanic and van driver that are running this freak show have some super secret growth plan up their sleeve, or some sort of merger. Otherwise, we're toast.
Check, please!
Check, please!
08-02-2009 | 08:53 AM
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From: NOYDB
I know several of us have discussed that minimum fleet agreement. What specifically is our minimum fleet numbers? I know the 900's aren't counted in the agreement. As of now we're at 83 CRJ's, 15 CR7's , and 13 CR9's. Three more 50 seaters are going back to leassor by the end of the year.
08-02-2009 | 10:37 AM
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From: MD-80 FO
Red Alert for Comair Commuters.
This morning I walked up to the gate to commute for my four day trip and rather than seeing 20 empty seats (which I saw on travelnet last night), I saw all zeros. The Delta MD80 was completely full.
I looked around to see if there were other Delta or Comair pilots who would have thier hands on the jumpseat. I didn't see any other pilots except for freedom (Mesa).
I approached the Gate counter and asked "Have any other Delta or Comair pilots checked in for the jumpseat?"
The response was no.... and I handed over my ID and passport. I assumed that Mesa no longer requests the jumpseat since they fall behind DAL, Comair, Mesaba and Compass according to the memo that came out 6 or 8 weeks ago.
I walk down the jetway, and they clear exactly two non rev's behind me. A comair guy (works in the GO) and his son. He told me that the three Freedom pilots were *****ing out the gate agent because one of them was there first and they believed it is fist come first serve.
I walked back up the jetway to politely explain that this isn't the case and rather than hearing me out. One of the three Mesa guys yelled that it was first come first serve as of June 1st.
The gate agent said that she would look it up, but she knew what the jumpseat priorty was and that I was right.
Anyone who uses DAL as a commuting option needs to be aware that FALSE information is spreading like wildfire at Mesa/Freedom. I am unaware as to weather they are uninformed, wrongly informed by thier company, or outright lying.
I have called our CP office and I am attempting to get a copy of that Memo again .... to photocopy and distribute to MCO gate agents.
I have apologized to MESA, CHQ, etc Jumpseaters on my airplane to make room for Delta pilots. It seems like most people know the game and play it. What happend this morning was an abberation.... but one that I do not want to see multiply. You know, if you tell a lie often enough... people start believing its true. I dont want DAL gate agents to start thinking that first come first serve is how we assign the JS now.
This morning I walked up to the gate to commute for my four day trip and rather than seeing 20 empty seats (which I saw on travelnet last night), I saw all zeros. The Delta MD80 was completely full.
I looked around to see if there were other Delta or Comair pilots who would have thier hands on the jumpseat. I didn't see any other pilots except for freedom (Mesa).
I approached the Gate counter and asked "Have any other Delta or Comair pilots checked in for the jumpseat?"
The response was no.... and I handed over my ID and passport. I assumed that Mesa no longer requests the jumpseat since they fall behind DAL, Comair, Mesaba and Compass according to the memo that came out 6 or 8 weeks ago.
I walk down the jetway, and they clear exactly two non rev's behind me. A comair guy (works in the GO) and his son. He told me that the three Freedom pilots were *****ing out the gate agent because one of them was there first and they believed it is fist come first serve.
I walked back up the jetway to politely explain that this isn't the case and rather than hearing me out. One of the three Mesa guys yelled that it was first come first serve as of June 1st.
The gate agent said that she would look it up, but she knew what the jumpseat priorty was and that I was right.
Anyone who uses DAL as a commuting option needs to be aware that FALSE information is spreading like wildfire at Mesa/Freedom. I am unaware as to weather they are uninformed, wrongly informed by thier company, or outright lying.
I have called our CP office and I am attempting to get a copy of that Memo again .... to photocopy and distribute to MCO gate agents.
I have apologized to MESA, CHQ, etc Jumpseaters on my airplane to make room for Delta pilots. It seems like most people know the game and play it. What happend this morning was an abberation.... but one that I do not want to see multiply. You know, if you tell a lie often enough... people start believing its true. I dont want DAL gate agents to start thinking that first come first serve is how we assign the JS now.
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