New President at Colgan Air
 

Buddy Casey is the President of Colgan Air.
New ATC Callsign: "Eastern" (sarcasm)

-Bat

"Eastern"? Eh.. Better than Mercury or Lindbergh tho...

Is this for real?

I hated the call sign "Colgan" Eastern sounds like an airline we all used to know................
I didnt know they were allowed to use an old call-sign like that (if thats what Eastern even used?)

Yes, "Eastern" was the Eastern Airlines callsign.

I doubt Colgan has it, but it is a throwback to the fact that BC is ex-EAL management during the strike and a notorious union buster.

Have fun...

when does this take effect??

Well, Colgan pilots dont want a union Protecting them:rolleyes:

where did you get this info??

Its on the colgan air crew site. It was in a memo sent out on 10/3.

BC is the new manager.. callsign is still Colgan. Look up BC and his buddy Lorenzo sometime.

People on the ALPA OC said outstation basing was going away, that has recently started.

People on the ALPA OC said the Colgan's would not be running the show much longer, and now our new President is an associate of Frank Lorenzo

The company claimed nothing would change except the Q400.....another lie

Gee I wonder which side was honest.

It's a shame a 159 Colgan pilots couldn't educate themselves and see through the BS, now it's time to suffer our fate.

If your a Colgan pilor and do not know who Frank Lorenzo is you will learn quick.

Well for those COLGAN pilots who voted no, I suggest you pick up "Flying the Line, Vol I, II" and read it, have fun with your new management

i looked on the site i couldnt find it??

I just googled "Frank Lorenzo" and if this is true...about his associate being our new president...then we're screwed.

The old saying, "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree" may hit home if this comes into full effect. If this happens...maybe I could stand to wait to upgrade for a year or two going to a different regional...

Makes me wonder why this guy comes on board soon after ALPA is turned down

More than 15,000 people lost their jobs in one day.

Just remember, the problem wont be losing our jobs. The problem is keeping them, and being a scab if things go the way I would predict. BC was in the NMB room when th ALPA vote failed, standing next to the Colgan rep.

Big Sky still hiring?

RAH, SKW, and XJT have been a refuge for Colgan pilots for several months (years) now, why should it change... COME ON OVER!! Let your feet do the talking :)

i'd love to go to another regional with a better lifestyle but the fast approaching pic time is much to tempting

Come on over and fly the Saab, as a Captain, at Mesaba.

To each their own.. but PIC time doesn't mean you'll get out of Colan any time soon

the mesaba idea sounds interesting

This just in from a good friend, and Colgan Pilot - NEGATIVE on the new callsign...what gives? Are we starting rumors again?!

Hey alteast one person on the forums got it.
Callsign is still Colgan... "say again callsign... Golden?? Culligan?"

The fact that so few get the "Eastern" reference just goes to show you why a slim majority of Colgan pilots thought that they would never ever ever need a union.

It's only a matter of time before the rest of the Colgan's start leaving, well at least the FAs have some protection now. The more I think about it, Mesaba might be a good idea, I wouldn't even have to take pay cut, it would probably be a pay raise.

Hey mudpuppy, what are the chances of another union run for next year?? I'm a pro-union guy and would like to see if ALPA is planning another campaign.

check out www.alpa.org/colgan. the website is still up and has a ticker updated daily till the day we can petition the NMB again. They said they'll be back, they still do conference calls too I think.

Nice, 320 more days till the next petition. Maybe when we see the horrors of a Lorenzo airline come to reality coupled with a healthy dose of whipsaw more pilots will be willing to vote for representation.

man that sucks so bad, most of the 25 captains I've flown with so far voted against the union, seriously they think they know so much.. just makes me lose all respect for someone who makes such an important decision based on the fact that they have to pay 2% dues.

and yeah, I agree our upgrade is so short right now and that makes staying here so tempting.............................. but I dunno I might really start sending out some apps......

yeah i want some more free potbellys

GH, If you can go somewhere else that is based close to home or where you wanna be and has better, or any workrules besides 30 in 7, life is a bunch better. Ask the guy in the left how much tpic he has, if he has more than 999 then i guess the Kool aid just spilled. Why risk your ticket at a hocus pocus operation like that.

do i know you??

34 in 7 on the Beech. Im blocked at 112 this month. Pay credit not much more.

I can't believe that vote failed. :(

Well, there are some captains at Colgan who have been there for years and seem to be be making a career of it. Not sure why......:confused:

Yeah and looking like a better bet than Colgan.