Sure! Uncle Rico will be there to snap glamour shots for all that want one with the Vage! I'm getting mine at the Team Summit Meeting!

 

I like how the FO lunch will be in November, I guess thats so us furloughed guys cant bring the heat.

 

I think guys that have been holding a line for a LONG time and are back on JR reserve will be happy to bring some warmth into the convo.

Hell, If it's in the airport, i'll fly up on my benefits. and bust in there, and start some fires.

 

It'll probably be in a SIDA area

 

So my impression after the conf call is that mgt and the pilot union are even not talking about anything right now, esp. regarding mitigating furloughs.

The question I had submitted online to the call was:

"What about voluntary pilot furloughs? Or is a part-time pilot program even being considered? Seems like a win-win, less furloughs and an immediately available, still current work force should any flying be suddenly handed to us. Perhaps I am naive, but why are the discussions between mgt and the union so secretive? I think the drop in morale and fear amongst the pilot group is due to lack of information from both sides. How about minutes from the meetings so that the pilot group has an idea of how their fate is being handled?"

They paraphrased my question, I guess, to a comment about "some of you feel like mushrooms and that is what these conference calls are for, to keep you informed"...ugh! Frustrating!

 

how was the conference call any good stuff or was it the same old stuff

 

What questions were asked? Any news about moving the mobile home facility? Did they outline consequences for not checking out on Maestro? Did they say that we are going down, but that we need to keep a positive attitude to support Big D?

 

I like how he would dance around a question, then when someone would ask again he seemed to get annoyed. That or maybe he was really trying to avoid the furlough/ALPA debacle.

 

1. Gas is cheaper
2. 50 seaters are on the way out (beginning of the end) Q400 and more fuel effecient aircraft are the new era of regional aviation
3. UA is still on hold, but there has been movement in a good direction (only for 50 seat feed due to UA's scope on # 0f 70+ seat a/c.) Still pimping ourselves to other carriers as well.
4. Emonstro is the best! Has no defects.
5. Company has not denied any of ALPA's submittals for furlogh mitigation
6. The Vage feels he should have pushed the issue harder with ALPA to meet more.
7. Those who have low morale, are at fault for having such low morale.( I guess that was in reference to DominAirTrix's question that was submitted
8 Comair will be part of some holding entity after Delta's DCC day (merger closure date). Comair will streamline back office support(kick people to the curb) since a lot of those funtions will be done by the holding entity. All three will streamline IT issues, such as operating systems and programs for scheduling and so forth.
9. Comair HAS NOT violated the pilots contract concerning long calls!

 

Riiight. And in the last conference call he said GRB wasn't closing and then two days later, they announced it was closing.