andy, ive got to go with you on this one. it would be great for comair to start getting more airplanes, but i really see this as the final nail in the coffin for me. who knows though, we all dont even know what it is about. looks like we have posting material for 7 days now. i would have to say that we are losing more airplanes, thats what the trend has been in my year and a half here, and i dont see anything different. talk amongst yourselves.

 

Correct me if I am wrong because it has been along time since we have added airplanes....but don't they only publish "displacement bids" when we are losing aircraft/flying?

 

Well maybe this has to do with the closing of Concorse C in CVG. And your flying (Furlough Comair pilot, not my flying anymore) will take a hit in the first quarter of 2009 because of it. I can come up with a lot of scenario to make me feel better but the fact is THIS PLACE SUCKS!!!!

Keep us posted on why this bid happens.

 

True. We are either losing more flying... or the head counters over in the GO got their head count wrong on the last displacement bid. Lets hope for the latter, but I fear the former. I'm hopefully going to Mesaba later this month... good luck guys. I'm going to miss flying with a lot of the guys at Comair; a great group that I'm sad to see this happen to. We can only hope that things eventually turn around.

 

My guess:

1. More Captain downgrades (we seem to still be a little "fat" on them--per Comair standards)

2. 70/90 base opening in JFK (or even DTW/MSP for that matter)

 

Maestro Is Down..yaaaaay

 

Goodluck at Mesaba I sent my stuff in bout 2weeks ago and haven't heard anything yet. Gonna be sad to leave if I make a final decision.

 

It took about 3 weeks for them to call me, be patient, you will get the call.

 

Last time Comair got planes was Summer 2005... we got a couple 50s back from SKW (I believe they went there during the strike in 2001) and this "growth" tripped our two-year pay freeze. Of course three months later Delta surprisingly "went bankrupt" and the 30+ planes we were promised to bring us to the Contractual 199 Aircraft Fleet just "went away". They did let us keep the pay freeze, though.

Then in Jan 2006 a bunch more went back to lessors. Then more went away with the RFP in 2006-2007. Meanwhile Delta is leasing planes to Freedom and SKW for $1.00 a month.

Then in 2008 we were awarded the Freedom 900s and a week later we weren't. But everyone still remembers that one.

I believe you are correct- a Displacement Bid is downgrades and base reductions and such.

If they were adding 700/900 flying to JFK, or adding a DTW/MEM base it would be a Vacancy Bid.

 

The displacement bid was my last straw, i'm applying to Mesaba. Enough of this, I really think this airline is going nowhere besides loading the bags and changing the oil in the 50 i'm flying for Mesaba.