Republic pilots are building a reputation in the airline industry and it's not good.

 

We are building a not so good reputation with people who think that this all takes 3 days and a couple cases of beer to resolve. Most realize that this is going to take a little bit of time and that you can't buy 4 airlines and think everything will fall into place as soon as the ink drys. Tomorrow I believe everyone sits down together to get the ball rolling. Hopefully everyone is back flying ASAP and we can all start working towards a contract and payscale that looks somewhat like the ones both Midwest and Frontier are leaving.

If too much of this Midex vs. RAH vs. Frontier vs. Lynx stuff builds it not gonna help anyone working for an hourly wage. We are currently our own worst enemys. We need to get this SLI hammered out quickly and as soon as its done put our differences aside so we can come together and work together towards a better contract.

 

Pilots in the last year or so sure did not go to Gojet to get a head in seniority, and have nothing to do with the original ones as if it matters anyways. Again dead horse beating..

 

There is a big difference between someone who spent years at an airline that laid them off and they went to GoJet to keep paying the bills vs. someone like you who took it because it was the first thing that came along with having 250TT.

 

good luck telling that to 99.9% of people on his forum.

 

Words to the 600 hr pilots.

This is a small industry and all levels of pilots are involved in the interview process. Where you decide to fly and the actions of your pilot group are considered when majors are hiring.

We work in close quarters and you have to fit in with the membership.

 

Most GoJetters are weak low time pilots and then there are some experienced ones who need to desperately pay bills for their families (UA furloughed mainline guys).

Then there is you who bashes GoJet until you join up. You're the hypocrite pilot, congrats on having stong moral fiber You sold yourself to be a management whipping boy.

 

What a sad, spiteful, and foolish man you are md80.

 

He/she may be a little over the top but what he/she said is the truth. Since I don't work in the industry any longer it's hard for me to get first hand accounts but my friends at SW, UAL, AA, FL and DAL are telling me that you guys are in fact getting a not so good reputation. If you don't think your reputation has any bearing on hiring patterns then you're foolish. Take one look at how many pilots from Comair have been hired at Delta recently.

Like I've said earlier, I ride on the Midwest 170's 5-6 times a month. I make a little effort to say hello to the crew. Some of the comments I get leave me speechless.

 

What are we earning a reputation for, showing up to work on time and performing our jobs? What else could we be earning a reputation for? It's a crappy situation but there's nothing illegal about. I, like most of us here, hope the Midwest folks come over and are integrated soon. Most of us understand that even more good jobs are being replaced by jobs less so. There are plenty like me who hope the groups at all the majors lock down scope for all our betterment. You superior major folks allowed for this and now you judge the poor shmucks dealing with low wages and inferior work rules for longer and longer periods of time in our quest for a job with a good company. Additionally, you actually have the gall to threaten our ability to move on from jobs you all created? What a bunch of unbelievable hypocrites and Bozos many of you are.