Oh dear god. I just vomited in my mouth. I can't believe there are still people like this around.

Do us all a favor man and read a couple of books and talk to some people who have been around for a while! If we are ever going to make a gain it is going to be now. There will not be a time like this again in the next decade, perhaps career. If you are holding out for a better time you're never going to get it. And as someone else said, the only thing that is going to change is Chipaway can get a solid gold umbrella holder and another house. You aren't going to see a better QOL, better staffing, better hotels, or a faster upgrade.

There are limits to how fast SW will grow or extend themselves. Ask guys who have been around a while. Ask about the flying they gave up when UA asked for both a IAD and ORD base. Why? Because they thought it was too much to handle. They were probably right.

Ask if the sims are at capacity. Ask if a LCA has ever flown with anyone other than a student in the last 3 years. If you want to prostrate yourself for SGU, go right ahead. Just don't do it thinking they appreciate you for putting your family second.

I'm not suggesting getting greedy or unreasonable. But I am hoping we all can shed the beaten spouse syndrome and demand the respect we are due.

TFAYD

 

Check 21.A2

What you are talking about was for the company not restoring days off within the current bid period. A whole separate issue that has nothing to with reserve staffing.

 

I ran the numbers on the new pay proposal. For the amount I typically work, with the per diem & pay increase and essential decrease in compensation via reduction of 401k match through vesting %, I would make the same with or without the new contract. There is nothing in it for me to lock myself into a four year agreement with a zero sum gain. I urge everyone to do your own assessment.

 

If the Skywest pilots vote no, what's to stop the company from simply implementing whatever they want?

 

I would imagine Skywest management knows that if they start implementing unpopular contract terms, there is a real risk of that pilot group unionizing.

 

Management is driven by ego. They've thwarted Union drives in the past so they can do it again, at least in their minds. It sounds like this is more of a play to prospective pilots, getting "meat in the seat" so to speak. Skywest knows they're heavily weighted with 50 seaters, UAL just announced more 50 seaters being parked in 2016 as leases come up. Without a steady flow of new-hires due to stagnation as they park more airplanes Skywest will become less attractive during the RFP process.

Don't take my statements as a supporter of a "yes" vote, but without NMB/RLA it doesn't really matter, management can simply do what they feel is necessary.

 

If only there was a company owned by Skywest (but not skywest itself). That was properly staffed, had qualified pilots, and in need of new airplanes.........

 

CRJ2 is making money (lots of it). You don't park planes that make money unless someone wants you to fly planes that make even more money (and the E-175 is not it...yet). Why else did SkyWest just grow by 12 CRJ2s for Delta? I know, I know, every industry pundit and pilot and CEO wants to tell you the 50-seaters are gas hogs and money losers and they can't get rid of them fast enough. And yet, they are still going. If the CRJ2 is a money loser, then Air Wisconsin is going to be feeling the heat long before SkyWest will.

 

As far as I'm aware expressjet is not properly staffed, Even though they are losing airplanes their attrition is making up for it (last I heard 70 a month to I'm sure nevets will rah rah Union in a sec and give a better number . I think this will be more parking of 145s for tsa and expressjet than our 200s. Apparently were cheaper than expressjet, so that makes us the clear choice providing we can staff which so far we are (need more reserves in some bases)

 

There will probably be a market for about 400 fifty seat aircraft industry wide once it's all said and done.



And we can ALL be cheaper together but certain people don't want that. The last aircraft that will be parked are Skywest owned aircraft. And that includes zero 145s.

Was that rah rah good enough?