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10-25-2021, 01:51 PM
#861
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Originally Posted by LUVisLost
Bro I’m a button pusher. I am a widget that moves across the computer screen. A nothing. I am happy with that too cause 5…20. That’s all I need to know.
I’m saying you are talking out your arse. That’s what I’m saying man. We are shrinking right now because we have supply side issues, not demand side. Once they get that in order we will be expanding like gang busters. That’s the way this industry works. Management is always a day late and a dollar short and reactionary. WN used to be different but now we are the same. We will top 10K pilots and 65K people before you know it.
You are a Debbie downer, I get it. Some people are optimists and some are full of negative energy. You are the latter. You cherry pick fares, you cherry pick news, you most likely cherry pick what your spouse says….it’s all good I guess but let’s keep it to facts here. We will have more people on property by EOY 2022 then we had 2019 EOY. That will happen.
I’m saying you are talking out your arse. That’s what I’m saying man. We are shrinking right now because we have supply side issues, not demand side. Once they get that in order we will be expanding like gang busters. That’s the way this industry works. Management is always a day late and a dollar short and reactionary. WN used to be different but now we are the same. We will top 10K pilots and 65K people before you know it.
You are a Debbie downer, I get it. Some people are optimists and some are full of negative energy. You are the latter. You cherry pick fares, you cherry pick news, you most likely cherry pick what your spouse says….it’s all good I guess but let’s keep it to facts here. We will have more people on property by EOY 2022 then we had 2019 EOY. That will happen.
Thousands of employees volunteered for buyouts, early retirement or long-term leave during the pandemic. And the airline has had to bring on new employees to replace those departed workers to meet the demand, Mr. Jordan added.
“I’ve been at the airline for 33 years,” he said. “Constraints have always been, can you get aircraft, can you get airports, facilities, gates? This is the first time where the constraint is staff.”
He’s saying the same thing. We are having to hire people to replace the people we’ve lost. I’m my opinion the writing is on the wall. We have reduced capacity in hopes of turning the tide, of not having enough people capital on the ground to run the airline and turning a profit. So far that has not happened without tax payer money. Now you start throwing runaway inflation, fuel price increases, and a not so trustworthy administration in DC, the cost will start to add up. And in the past when the cost start mounting which they are, we will pull the plug on any growth and start to pull back. It’s like a broken record. That’s what they did in 2007, and it may very well happen again here.
10-25-2021, 02:42 PM
#862
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Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan
That drives me nuts too. Put your earbuds in Dude, nobody wants to hear your country music too 40 on your Bluetooth speaker while we're trying to set up the cockpit for the next leg.
That’s just as bad as the idiots in the cabin with their speaker on during flight. Inconsiderate a************s.
10-25-2021, 02:48 PM
#863
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Originally Posted by CA1900
It's especially fun when it's a non-datalink airport, and I have to put on my headset just to hear the ATIS and get the clearance, and it's still a struggle because the music is so f'ing loud. If you need music on the ground that badly, get a set of headphones.
10-25-2021, 02:55 PM
#864
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Originally Posted by e6bpilot
Oh, I get it now. You're a country is headed for the abyss guy. I was mistaking you for someone with rational thought.
Must be the socialists. Or is it the fascists? I can never remember. Guess I'll forget upgrade and get one of those Missile silo bunkers in South Dakota.
Must be the socialists. Or is it the fascists? I can never remember. Guess I'll forget upgrade and get one of those Missile silo bunkers in South Dakota.
10-25-2021, 04:45 PM
#866
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Posts: 1,091
Originally Posted by RJSAviator76
Nope. Everybody likes Eeyore. This troll is straight up Twilight Zone.
10-25-2021, 05:56 PM
#867
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Originally Posted by Profane Kahuna
You would think the mods could spot the same IP address or computer profile on these losers with multiple troll accounts.
10-25-2021, 07:15 PM
#868
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Originally Posted by BobbyLeeSwagger
Feel free to report whatever you think should get a look.
Just saying with modern technology the forum should be able to stop them from signing up with multiple accounts after they have been banned.
10-25-2021, 09:44 PM
#869
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Posts: 2,842
Originally Posted by Proximity
Different world than 5 years ago. Much easier to get an interview these days. If you can't get a call from DL/UA/FDX/UPS, a few months at SWA will very likely trigger the interview at those places (especially Delta).
Hopefully we can get all the people we need with minimal attrition. A new CBA would help offset the things we lack like aircraft variety, upgrade time, etc.
Most every CA I fly with tells me I’ll be in the left seat in less than 2 years if I want it. We’ll see….
10-25-2021, 11:51 PM
#870
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Posts: 824
Originally Posted by WHACKMASTER
Ask them to turn it down for crying out loud.
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