I Say BOTH!!

 

ummm bacon....... I like bacon

 

glad to see the 28204 employee number with a line has been making his line very productvie in the saw. Union told me bc he had CARRY IN he got pushed into a line? Plenty of people have carry in. so why is our system so screwed up that an august hire has a line (now worth 80 some hours) and the march hires are still on reserve...... stupid computers, NOT fair

 

Changing the subject a bit... I hope we get to go to Fredericton again now that Big Sky is gone. Snooty Fox here I come!!

 

"We support some of the recommendations presented by the U.S. Department of Transportation to ease congestion and reduce delays at New York’s three major airports. However, we expressed “grave concerns” about the DOT’s proposal to impose auctions to allocate new capacity at the New York airports.

Our response came as DOT Secretary Mary Peters made the recommendations to President Bush on Wednesday. We commended the Federal Aviation Administration for its willingness to work toward implementing the 77 short-term capacity improvement recommendations supplied by the New York Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC). " - DELTA

If this goes through it could definitely hurt Comair's New York Ops

 

More flying for Comair:

Comair to take over Big Sky flights out
Bangor Daily News
December 20, 2007

Big Sky Airlines, a Delta Connection partner that flies from Bangor to Boston, announced early Wednesday evening it would discontinue its East Coast operations Jan. 7.

Despite Big Skys departure, Delta announced Wednesday evening that Comair, another Delta Connection carrier that serves Bangor International Airport, would pick up the Bangor-to-Boston route, according to Anthony Black, a Delta spokesman.

Comair presently flies the Delta Connection flights from BIA to Delta markets in Atlanta and Cincinnati.

On Jan. 7, Big Sky will cease operations at 16 airports from Tennessee to New York and from New Jersey to New Brunswick.

Delta Air Lines will refund tickets or reroute customers to other flights if they hold Big Sky tickets booked after Jan. 7. Delta reservation agents will contact customers, including those from Bangor, who have flights scheduled after that date on Big Sky, Black said. Customers can also call Delta directly at 800-221-1212.

Comair will begin service "almost immediately" after the Jan. 7 Big Sky departure, Black said. Comair will fly to Boston twice daily using 50-seat regional jets, replacing Big Skys six daily flights that use 19-seat turbo-propelled planes, according to Rebecca Hupp, BIA director. Big Sky had been flying four flights daily from BIA since it began service here in April, but had added two more daily flights on Nov. 4.

"Clearly there is demand for quality service and there is a market between Bangor and Boston," Hupp said from home Wednesday evening.

Hupp said she expects the change will improve the Bangor-to-Boston route service. The 19-seat planes were not popular with BIA patrons.

"I expect that passengers will welcome the return of the 50-seat jet," she said.

Big Sky is a Montana-based airline that began contracting in April 2007 with Delta in small and medium-size markets, and operating out of Bostons Logan International Airport, according to a press release. Big Sky and Delta mutually agreed to cessation in services. Big Sky cited unusually bad weather, disappointing revenues and fuel prices as reasons for its departure. Big Sky will continue to operate in Montana as it works to transition its services to another carrier.

The jobs of approximately 140 Big Sky employees - primarily located in Boston; Watertown, N.Y.; and Covington, Ky. - will be eliminated, according to the airline. The company has engaged a broker to assist in the sale of its East Coast aircraft.

 

Comair Holiday Party Cancelled 20-Dec-2007
After receiving far fewer RSVPs than anticipated by our early deadline, we have decided to cancel this year's company-wide holiday party scheduled for Saturday, January 5 at The Syndicate.

Oh, so you mean employees DON'T want to pay $20 to attend their company Christmas party? Who'd have thought?

 

Well I think they cancelled it because they didn't have enough people RSVP which makes sense. Why spend the money when you are going to loose it anyhow. Hey at least its saving some money, and not wasting it.

 

Employee morale is pretty low right now, and nobody wants to go to some company Xmas party.

On a side note: I heard we are not going to get our Ham’s next year

 

Fine with me. I have to drive 45 minutes to the closest place that sells the hams.