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I believe that it was the super senior guys as well as the new hires that were yes voters. The lifers did it because it was one more small piece of the pie that they can nibble on into retirement. And the new hires did it because their instructors in SLC told them they had to vote yes.

This. Which is exactly why new hires should not be able to vote.

word302

09-21-2017 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by rickair7777 (Post 2433879)

Lifers are relatively few in number, and even many of them are burned out by scheduling practices lately.

It was all the people who need fast upgrades, and expect to move on soon.

I'm not sure that's the case Rick. The fast upgrade is already here. All the SLC lifers and 175 captains are living a pretty good life. I think there are more lifers here than you think.

Duesenflieger

09-21-2017 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by word302 (Post 2433890)

I'm not sure that's the case Rick. The fast upgrade is already here. All the SLC lifers and 175 captains are living a pretty good life. I think there are more lifers here than you think.

This^. There are so many lifers that it isn't funny. They won't admit it outright, but when I ask whether they have their apps out and they say no and they have been here for twelve years, 2 + 2 = lifer. And even if they are not lifers, they have worked here long enough that they will benefit from the boost in 401k.

amcnd

09-21-2017 01:18 PM

SkyWest I would say 600 lifers. Thats 13% of the pilot group.. Horizon i would say has 200 lifers thats 30% of there pilot group...its all prospective..

word302

09-21-2017 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by amcnd (Post 2433941)

SkyWest I would say 600 lifers. Thats 13% of the pilot group.. Horizon i would say has 200 lifers thats 30% of there pilot group...its all prospective..

There are way more than 600 lifers here.

amcnd

09-21-2017 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by word302 (Post 2433986)

There are way more than 600 lifers here.

Realy no way to figure out that number... thats my 20 year educated guess... based off of knowing the top 1000 pilots here pretty well..

nopantsILS

09-21-2017 04:44 PM

There's lifers who admit it and easily 3x-4x as many who might say they want out but will never do anything about it. A huge percentage of our pilot group does not have a 4 year degree.

Aurora8

09-21-2017 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by amcnd (Post 2433941)

SkyWest I would say 600 lifers. Thats 13% of the pilot group.. Horizon i would say has 200 lifers thats 30% of there pilot group...its all prospective..

600?! You obviously haven't looked at the master seniority list for a while :p

Turbosina

09-21-2017 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Duesenflieger (Post 2433908)

True. It's amazing how many 10 year CAs give you a blank look when you ask if they have apps out. I honestly would say that 70 percent of the CAs I fly with have zero interest in moving on. I'm honestly not exaggerating that percentage.

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