Comair to be shut down 9/29
#121
Runs with scissors
Joined APC: Dec 2009
Position: Going to hell in a bucket, but enjoying the ride .
Posts: 7,723
As I said way back on page one of this sad thread, what is happening today with the RJ's providers is nothing new, this Churn has been going on for a very long time.
When are we going to learn to get togther, stop with the circular firing squad, and point the guns outward, at the politicians and CEO's who love 'churning' us?
#123
Timbo
It has ever been thus. The UAL-Capitol and DL-Chicago & Southern merger were endlessly debated and hated. That generation went to their graves believing they had been unfairly screwed. And, thinking of BN, there was PanAm's sale of Panagra to argue about.
Is there a "fairly" screwed?
GF
It has ever been thus. The UAL-Capitol and DL-Chicago & Southern merger were endlessly debated and hated. That generation went to their graves believing they had been unfairly screwed. And, thinking of BN, there was PanAm's sale of Panagra to argue about.
Is there a "fairly" screwed?
GF
#124
As I said way back on page one of this sad thread, what is happening today with the RJ's providers is nothing new, this Churn has been going on for a very long time.
When are we going to learn to get togther, stop with the circular firing squad, and point the guns outward, at the politicians and CEO's who love 'churning' us?
When are we going to learn to get togther, stop with the circular firing squad, and point the guns outward, at the politicians and CEO's who love 'churning' us?
#125
New Hire
Joined APC: Jul 2012
Position: CL65 Left
Posts: 9
Bingo ! Someone that actually knows what he or she is talking about. 89 days walking in circles and costing mother DL millions was the beginning of it all. It showed that we (Comair pilots) won, had control, and power through solidarity and determinition.
#127
Agreed. They may think they're the most respected from the inside looking out, but from the outside looking in, I can say they're not respected at all.
Many Comair pilots have always walked around with this "We're practically mainline, just flying RJs" attitude and looked down upon their companions at other regionals.
They're no better than any other, except for the fact that every pilot left there has made a bad career decision somewhere along the way... its why they're still there after so long. A regional is a place where jobs are outsourced to until the next bidding cycle. It isn't a career and its foolish to think otherwise, no matter how good things are at the current moment.
Many Comair pilots have always walked around with this "We're practically mainline, just flying RJs" attitude and looked down upon their companions at other regionals.
They're no better than any other, except for the fact that every pilot left there has made a bad career decision somewhere along the way... its why they're still there after so long. A regional is a place where jobs are outsourced to until the next bidding cycle. It isn't a career and its foolish to think otherwise, no matter how good things are at the current moment.
#128
To all my my Comair friends- sorry it finally came to this, and I know you will all land on your feet and hit the ground running.
Back in 1993 the FAR 135 outfit I was working for went under. You couldn't buy flying jobs that year, and I was devastated. I had too little ME PIC to compete for the few jobs available. I did something else to keep food on the table and ended up getting a better flying job that I stayed at for six years. My point is that this may very well be an opportunity, but it's up to you to find it.
I'd also like to thank you for raising the bar on 2001. I was at Eagle and gladly paid the strike assessment although I was a starving SF3 FO with a family. I still remember the high fives at all the regionals when you got your contract with big raises and a pension. I too agree that THAT is why you are where you are today. You guys raised the bar higher than any of the majors EVER wanted it to go.
To those finding schadenfreude in this- that says far more about you than it does about the good people at Comair.
Good luck, blue skies, and tailwinds.
Back in 1993 the FAR 135 outfit I was working for went under. You couldn't buy flying jobs that year, and I was devastated. I had too little ME PIC to compete for the few jobs available. I did something else to keep food on the table and ended up getting a better flying job that I stayed at for six years. My point is that this may very well be an opportunity, but it's up to you to find it.
I'd also like to thank you for raising the bar on 2001. I was at Eagle and gladly paid the strike assessment although I was a starving SF3 FO with a family. I still remember the high fives at all the regionals when you got your contract with big raises and a pension. I too agree that THAT is why you are where you are today. You guys raised the bar higher than any of the majors EVER wanted it to go.
To those finding schadenfreude in this- that says far more about you than it does about the good people at Comair.
Good luck, blue skies, and tailwinds.
#129
No Weekends Off
Thread Starter
Joined APC: Sep 2007
Position: CRJ FO
Posts: 362
Were there problems with CMR MEC and the treatment of DAL furloughees? Yes.
But for putting their careers on the line and sacrificing their paychecks and putting their families through an 89-day strike, Comair pilots deserve the respect of every regional pilot.
Sadly, it was ultimately winning the battle in a losing war. As others have said, DAL management had it in for Comair since the day the strike ended. And it's come to this sad end.
Good luck to all Comair-ers past and present. In an industry that demands huge sacrifices from every regional pilot, you guys and gals paid more than your share.
Thanks, and Godspeed.
#130
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2010
Position: Doing what you do, for less.
Posts: 1,792
Were you guys even around in 2001? Since the whole regional outsourcing debacle began thirty years ago, only one pilot group at a major regional had the cojones to stand up to mainline management and go on strike for an industry-leading contract.
Were there problems with CMR MEC and the treatment of DAL furloughees? Yes.
But for putting their careers on the line and sacrificing their paychecks and putting their families through an 89-day strike, Comair pilots deserve the respect of every regional pilot.
Sadly, it was ultimately winning the battle in a losing war. As others have said, DAL management had it in for Comair since the day the strike ended. And it's come to this sad end.
Good luck to all Comair-ers past and present. In an industry that demands huge sacrifices from every regional pilot, you guys and gals paid more than your share.
Thanks, and Godspeed.
Were there problems with CMR MEC and the treatment of DAL furloughees? Yes.
But for putting their careers on the line and sacrificing their paychecks and putting their families through an 89-day strike, Comair pilots deserve the respect of every regional pilot.
Sadly, it was ultimately winning the battle in a losing war. As others have said, DAL management had it in for Comair since the day the strike ended. And it's come to this sad end.
Good luck to all Comair-ers past and present. In an industry that demands huge sacrifices from every regional pilot, you guys and gals paid more than your share.
Thanks, and Godspeed.
Saying that only they have the cajones to stand up to management? There we go again. Comair pilots aren't these amazing regional pilots... they were just given an opportunity that most of us would love to have. How many other regionals since then have been given the ability to strike? Not many. Pilots industry wide have the cajones and resolve to do what the Comair pilots did, and they do it in whatever way they can. ASA pilots come to mind, they sure did stick it to management pretty good and they didn't even have governmental permission to do so... they put themselves on the line just as much or more than the Comair pilots did.
If Comair pilots really had cajones, why are they still showing up to work in light of this news? How bout a good ol' fashioned sick out or something? If that happened, I'd change my tune.
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