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Originally Posted by newarkblows (Post 256725)

as for jumpseating on expressjet and being weight restricted you were most likely trying to jumpseat on one or two of our er's. Its a version of the 145 that isnt very friendly to high weights. When continental gave up those 69 airplanes it consisted almost entirely of XR's and LR's or the better airplanes went to the west coast. Even with our weight program we have to weight restrict sometimes. We do it less often then CHQ but with ER's, potentially bad weather in houston, and the fact that we sometimes tanker fuel... it happens. sorry if it inconvenienced you but we don't like it either.

I jump Eagle alot. Do yall do your wieght and balance like they do? They have what they call a "load room". It is an office where a person does all the weight and balance and coordinates with the gate agent. It takes the process out of the crew's hand. Since the ERJ's are wieght limited, I sometimes miss a ride.
I disagree with taking something that important out of the crews hand. We do our own where I work. We can do some things to get a jumpseater on. We will do what it takes to make sure they get a ride. We can do that because we do out own calculations. Out of the crews hand at Eagle though.

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Originally Posted by freezingflyboy (Post 250815)

Let 'em dog us. While they drop to their knees for every major airline out there, taking whatever they can get, paying their pilots peanuts we can fly airplanes with OUR name on the side of em. The only airplanes CHQ has with their name on it are those uglyass white tails they have floating around. That must be why they hate us so much:D

We don't hate you at all. Why would we? As far as working for peanuts? I guess I just don't get it...

http://airlinepilotcentral.com/airli...xpressjet.html

http://airlinepilotcentral.com/airli.../republic.html

I guess you can afford HBO And Skinamax if you're a 5th yr FO. Otherwise whats the difference?

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Originally Posted by Glowball (Post 257076)

Well, your 70 seat pay rates need to come wayyyyyyyyyy up

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Originally Posted by SAABaroowski (Post 257100)

Well, your 70 seat pay rates need to come wayyyyyyyyyy up

They're still higher than ASA's CA rates in their new TA. And ours were set 5 years ago. This is where you say "Well, I was talking about your FO rates." Everyone's FO rates need to come up...not just ours.

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Originally Posted by SharkyBN584 (Post 257191)

Good luck on that one... they allready think we're over paid.

Reviving an old Favorite.....

Anywho..

Love the perrenial favorite Xjet...
Kinda like the new ASA TA...
AWAC RDU domicile would be niiiiice...
PSA based with my Guard Unit..(CLT, priceless)

I am in the "final" stages of applying, just trying to feel out current reserve times, and how much flying while on reserves.....? Don't want to sit on my arse...

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Originally Posted by BeaglePilot (Post 256855)

Would I like to see my FO's make a few more bucks??? Sure, but unfortnately there is very little I can do to control that.

I disagree.
Could you have voted in a union to establish at least average pay rates? Yes. What do you have now? The Colgan family which establishes your pay rates. Thanks for settling with that. The rest of us appreciate it a lot.