Displacements, merger and reserve is a choice
05-10-2020 | 10:57 AM
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I wonder if we're really too big to fail? I wonder if Ch 11 and Ch 7 are in our future.
Pan Am, TWA, and Eastern....We got guys from their lists here at UAL. They all thought they had hit the lottery when they got hir
05-10-2020 | 11:01 AM
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First off “reserve is a choice”... Oh the irony! For anybody who has thought that to be true, let this be a wake up call. And yes I know that quitting is a choice.. Let’s just skip that stupidity and agree that’s not on the table for this discussion. We need a sustainable, non abusive reserve system at this airline ASAP! This is no longer an issue we can put off on the JR. guys and gals and call it a choice or “paying your dues”. Being forced back on reserve and especially for those now forced to commute to it should NOT be a sentence of corporal punishment. We have to fix our abusive reserve system!
In 2008 I was an A-320 Captain based in LAX just prior to the MAD (Merger Announcement Date) I was displaced out of the left seat. It doesn’t matter how long you were a captain or a WB F/O or how many people have been furloughed behind you, for ISL purposes you are where you are on the MAD. Those are the cold, hard facts.
This will be displacement number 7 or 8 ( I’ve kind of lost count) for me and number two off the left seat if it happens. Same circus, same act, slightly different clowns this time.
My guess is that we might well see another round of mergers and acquisitions after this mess is over.
In 2020 I find myself in a very similar situation though I haven’t officially been displaced as of yet, the writing is on the wall. Going on 23 years I will very likely be unable to hold a captain seat anywhere in the company when this all shakes out. Many of our pilots will be on the street.
A merger after massive displacements and furloughs is going to be a major ISL nightmare.
Just some not so random thoughts on this sunny day in May 2020.
In 2008 I was an A-320 Captain based in LAX just prior to the MAD (Merger Announcement Date) I was displaced out of the left seat. It doesn’t matter how long you were a captain or a WB F/O or how many people have been furloughed behind you, for ISL purposes you are where you are on the MAD. Those are the cold, hard facts.
This will be displacement number 7 or 8 ( I’ve kind of lost count) for me and number two off the left seat if it happens. Same circus, same act, slightly different clowns this time.
My guess is that we might well see another round of mergers and acquisitions after this mess is over.
In 2020 I find myself in a very similar situation though I haven’t officially been displaced as of yet, the writing is on the wall. Going on 23 years I will very likely be unable to hold a captain seat anywhere in the company when this all shakes out. Many of our pilots will be on the street.
A merger after massive displacements and furloughs is going to be a major ISL nightmare.
Just some not so random thoughts on this sunny day in May 2020.
If our union reps get stuck on reserve for over 2 years I bet we see some real changes in our reserve rules. If it doesn't effect them, its farther down on the ole priority list. We should do a constitutional amendment to the CBL. "No one running for a status rep positon will be allowed to run unless they have at least two (24 calendar months) of documented service as a reserve pilot, standby pilot, on call pilot, airport standby pilot at a FAR 135 or 121 carrier."
05-10-2020 | 11:43 AM
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Reminds me of the kid who did the p** p** on the electric fence. Wasn’t me. But when my friend did it, I double over in laughter.
05-10-2020 | 12:37 PM
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A friend of mine didn’t see a hot wire and accidentally tested the theory while we were dove hunting. He was either a really good dramatic actor, or it isn’t a myth. Either way, I was laughing so hard that I almost dropped the guns.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7tmmig
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7tmmig
05-10-2020 | 03:50 PM
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A friend of mine didn’t see a hot wire and accidentally tested the theory while we were dove hunting. He was either a really good dramatic actor, or it isn’t a myth. Either way, I was laughing so hard that I almost dropped the guns.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7tmmig
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7tmmig
05-10-2020 | 04:48 PM
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05-10-2020 | 05:26 PM
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To get this little thread drift back on track....I’d rather get bit by an electric fence than face displacement, another merger, or reserve.
05-10-2020 | 06:32 PM
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