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THE SHAFT , 07-21-2021 05:49 PM

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I back OTZ here….I was VX, X regional and I enjoy working here. No one can honestly say VX brought anything to this marriage besides the galley. Which have all left.

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conquestdz , 07-21-2021 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by OTZeagle1

“...but the US, Midwest, Aloha, ATA crowd also ran to the lowest paying non-union NB job in the US🤔🤔🤔.

Where in the heck would you expect a recently unemployed pilot from those companies to go during that time frame? Do you think they wouldn't have preferred to go to one of the other, higher paying carriers? It's not like flying jobs were abundant post 2008. VX and a couple regionals were all that was hiring unless you wanted to go the expat route.

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fucius , 07-21-2021 08:14 PM

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OMG!! Are we gonna start this again? AS is a decent place to work, but contractually, we have some work to do given our peers’ contracts. I think we can all agree on that, contract 2022!!

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NotTellin , 07-21-2021 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by OTZeagle1

“800 hardened airline vets that have been thru many contracts, furloughs, acquisitions, and bankruptcies” 🤔

Best guess but in the group of 650 VX OG’s, think there is probably 75-100 that kinda resemble a few of those descriptions, but the US, Midwest, Aloha, ATA crowd also ran to the lowest paying non-union NB job in the US🤔🤔🤔.
The rest of the VX group are just a bunch of X-regional pilots. Talk about sad, and clueless, you just spout out emotional hyperbole and garbage pretending some stance of moral high ground and elitism. Dude, I voted “NO” both times I was given a vote.

Angry, bitter, whinny, unhappy, and hardened… Yup, that’s the group I want hang with, really? Sounds like an incredible life, sign me up!

Wow! I’m glad I’m in the left seat so I don’t have to fly with you. I feel sorry for your F/Os. Now for your incredibly insensitive comeback in 3…..2…..1

#4975

ShyGuy , 07-22-2021 11:33 AM

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So SFO Boeing base. Not gonna lie, I thought SF was done. This is great news. Prolonged Buses in fleet over 2023, 2024 means reductions spread out over years, with more growth = reduced involuntary amounts of reductions to other bases.

Cautiously optimistic about this news.

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NewGuy01 , 07-22-2021 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ShyGuy

I sure hope so. I’m still hoping for a call from United. I imagine even with a 3.5 year loss of seniority the upgrade would still be faster at SFO if I leave for UA.

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Benito , 07-22-2021 03:04 PM

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Angry, bitter, whinny, unhappy, and hardened… Yup, that’s the group I want hang with, really? Sounds like an incredible life, sign me up!

Agreed, any new hire would be a fool to sign up for that.

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Benito , 07-22-2021 03:12 PM

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I won’t argue it needs some freshening up, but this garbage (“worse then a regional”) contract has paid me $2,464,XXX.XX in the last 6.5 years. That doesn’t include 401k, A-plan. Think your friends at any regional or in a different line of work might struggle to find your line of reasoning.

Thanks, now we have something to look forward to in 25 years.

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ShyGuy , 07-22-2021 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by NewGuy01

The reality is that no matter how good it gets here, even if max scope, best NB pay, good schedules, there’s still a fair portion <5 yrs here who are young enough that will still leave for the big 3 because what they offer isn’t found here (various bases throughout country, wide body, greater retirements + movement).

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THE SHAFT , 07-22-2021 09:16 PM

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Shocking……