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Old 01-05-2009, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Jake Wheeler View Post
My airline had about the same but this has dropped by half over the last several months due to unemployment at other airlines. Basically, our pilots had no place to go.

Eagle must really suck if you are still losing so many these days.
Wow! thats a realy great statement?? how old are we 13? eagle also has the most senior pilot group so we actually have people retireing.
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Old 01-05-2009, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by maveric311 View Post
Wow! thats a realy great statement?? how old are we 13? eagle also has the most senior pilot group so we actually have people retireing.

That's not really a good thing at a regional. And it's a big reason why you'll be an FO until you're 50, if you stay there.
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Old 01-05-2009, 08:05 PM
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Yes that’s true. The most bitter skippers who never made it to the majors who don’t want any advice from an FO. Experienced or not. Anyone been to SYR lately?
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Old 01-05-2009, 08:38 PM
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That's not really a good thing at a regional. And it's a big reason why you'll be an FO until you're 50, if you stay there.
Tell me somthing I dont know! geez. I know my lot in life. Eagle is good airline and yes some captains are old crusty and not open to sugestion. This is NOT THE NORM. Besides name an airline outside Mesa and Go Jet that will have upgrade time inside 5 years in the forseable future. If you can the list, is short and not distinguished. QOL and Schedule are more important to some people.
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Old 01-06-2009, 12:04 PM
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I haven't flown with any bitter Captains...or crusty ones...or really rude ones. They've all been quite pleasant. I've had a jerk or two, a non-stop touch everything even though its the FO's leg, and one that intimidated the hell out of me because he had over 10,000 hrs in the ATR and pretty much mind-melded with the machine and had no true need for an FO. But no really crusty, bitter, miserable old people. My opinion has always been respected and my input valued, I've been treated well and respected.

One the whole, I find having older Captains around is a good thing. I have learned a lot from the people I've flown with - things they have learned over years and YEARS of experience. Compare that with a person who was an FO for 2 or 3 years before upgrading to CA - they may have a small amount of knowledge to pass on compared to the guy with 10,000 in the plane. I prefer having that knowledge there.

(PS, the 10,000+ hour guy did not purposely intimidate me, I allowed myself to be intimidated because he had 200 times my time in the aircraft and I didn't think I would do anything right for him.)
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Old 01-06-2009, 03:06 PM
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H.R. has to do something for their job...so they go to these c.f.....nothing will come out of them.
Here are my thoughts: UPS and FedEx attended pilot job fairs. They havent hired for a long time, why are UPS and FedEx representing themselves at job fairs if their not hiring? Lots of companies go to career fairs even thought their not hiring.

I don't understand it but it happens. I do think Eagle will be hiring in early summer. But this career fair doesnt make me raise my eyebrows at all. I think its too early. It may depend on if the displaced DFW jet pilots will displace to the ATR to staff what Eagle needs staffed.
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Old 01-06-2009, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Jake Wheeler View Post
My airline had about the same but this has dropped by half over the last several months due to unemployment at other airlines. Basically, our pilots had no place to go.

Eagle must really suck if you are still losing so many these days.
Perhaps it's because we haven't eagerly embraced flying previously done by another ?

We don't have a KMKE domicile yet........if we did, perhaps more would be staying.
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Old 01-06-2009, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by eaglefly View Post
Perhaps it's because we haven't eagerly embraced flying previously done by another?
Every American pilot I've talked to thinks differently. You should look at the thread where they plan on shutting you down. When they talk about Eagle they think of a four letter word which begins with S and ends with B.
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Old 01-06-2009, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by eaglefly View Post
Perhaps it's because we haven't eagerly embraced flying previously done by another ?

We don't have a KMKE domicile yet........if we did, perhaps more would be staying.
As if Eagle wouldn't do feed for other airlines if it could. From what I remember, Eagle cannot do other flying as a wholly owned entity of AMR. And AMR being as stingy as it is, do you really think that they would not pursue more business if it were possible, just because some pilots didn't think that was an acceptable thing to do?

And do you really think that if Eagle were to do some new flying for a new airline, would you or anyone else really refuse to do it?
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Old 01-06-2009, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by maveric311 View Post
QOL and Schedule are more important to some people.
I don't know that still doesn't justify spending 1 to 2 years on reserve and another 4 or 5 yeas as an FO even if you live in Dallas or Chicago.
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