i'd think it'd all depend on how quickly the ball got rolling on the continental flying. In an overnight situation, yeh, it's not going to happen. But, if CAL starts pulling airframes at a slower pace, i don't see any real reason skywest couldn't hire the necessary pilots, and through movement within in the company find enough to cover the addition of the new flying....

It's not like there aren't other pilots out there who want a job still...infact, now that the doors are closed at most places, eagle raised their mins, go-jet's getting guys, and there are plenty more waiting on the sidelines for their chance to get on with SOMEONE....ANYONE.

 

Aint that the truth, I wish I was even close to guarantee last month. I worked 5 days and had 26:52 of block. On the high note, my golf game IS coming along nicely...

 

How the F am I the spokesman ? This is the internet. Anonymous people in their skivvies spewing whatever immature BS they can through their keyboards.


If you come up on my post, just don't read it. Easy. This forum is simple, mindless entertainment by folks who don't have the guts to do something as simple as own up to what they say and write.


I'm not even sure what it is that you have issues with. If you think I'm posting something incorrectly, or there's some error in judgment, why not instead correct those ? I have no duty to make you look good, or bad.


Hey, folks throw out lots of barbs herre. I have no problem sparring. Cheap entertainment. Nothing personal, 'cuz lets face, everybody here is just an icon and a handle anyhoo.


As to your more pragmatic comments, yes, we have boatloads of pilots, boatloads of cash, and an agreement with Continental. What's missing?


Planes.


Now we have approval to fly the little jungle jets, and there are (and probably going to be) a bunch of these on the market. Wonder what will happen next ?


Does that make me a spokesman ? Does that upset somebody, and make "all of us" look bad ?


I'd prefer we not buy XJT. I don't see the value to the shareholders in that, unless it's a fire sale. Is that bad too ?


I'm asking these questions rhetorically. I really don't care what happens with SkW with respect to XJT, or how people view my individual opinions of it.

 

forget about the 51
what happens if they announce an intent to cancel the CPA? i would wager an increase in stock prices would not be in the cards. in fact all creditors would be looking for ways to distance themselves from XJET imo.

 

Well, I do think our airline is better than many out there

And to put everything in perspective. Does it really matter what any of us say or here ? Will something of substance come out of any of the gazillion posts ?

No.

At least I got a good chuckle out of Sluper dude's posts. Heck, I think it's ballsy to use his handle. Reminds me of a pilot I flew with not too long ago. First words out of his mouth were, "I'm a good pilot". Let's just say that he didn't live up to his self proclaimed prophecy.

Hey, lighten up guys !!!! This is supposed to be fun.

 

I find a lot more entertainment in this when people engage in a somewhat intelligent debate. Tony, if you think nonsensical name calling and callous remarks about other pilot group's demise is fun then maybe we can put you and saabarowski in your own little forum ring to duke it out. At least SAAB and the XJTers don't have the sense of manifest destiny that so many SKW posters on here do.

You are a SAPA rep. You made that clear on this board. Making that knowledge public, you definitely have a responsibiity to act more mature.

Grow up Dude

 

Callous remarks ? From me, about the demise of a pilot group ? I have no joy in any pilot loosing their job, nor do I express that. By the way, XJT just announce they still have tons of money in the bank, so I don't think they are going away soon (if that's what you're referring to).

This BS reminds me a bit of the union drive. It was OK to slam our company, its pilots, me personally, or virtually anything to do with our company.

All fair game.

If I responded to that BS, then I was bad. This BS will pass, too.

I am fully grown, by the way.

 

Exactly, thats why i have been calling him out. He has an arrogant swagger about himself and clearly finds some excitement out of skywest back dooring XJT. People are truly seeing Tony's real colors. Keep it up Tony you're doing great

 

my screen name is just that a "screen name" not a "handle" (what are we doing driving big rigs?). Imagine that "Superpilot" on a *GASP* aviation forum WOW. Maybe you should have used something more creative. You could change yours to Gramps or Oldtimer? or better yet how about union-buster or mgmtwannabe those would work well for you.

 

So are there ERJ's sitting around somewhere here in the States? Or are these gonna have to come from some operator like Mesa or XJT?