Virgin America getting closer

[ATR-DRIVR]

Does 80K in California buy a double wide or something???

Maybe an 8 foot camper for your 79 F-250 - 10 footer if you are REALLY lucky.

 

[amt]

Just landed in SFO and saw a A320 painted with Virgin America logo.
I guess it's really happening now !

 

[Green]

With a rumored 80K a year top pay for an A320 captain, I hope like hell the majors go for blood if that disaster ever does get off the ground. Does 80K in California buy a double wide or something???

where in god's name did you hear that number????!!!

 

[Bobby Orr 4]

Keep in mind W and McCain are both in favor of foriegn ownership of airlines.

 

[Ex737Driver]

Virgin America getting closer..........................

to what??????????
........................ an enema?
........................ being put down like a rabid dog?
........................ getting their nuts caught in a combine?
........................ dying a horrible death?
........................ paying ********************ty wages?
........................ adding more service to the already overcrowed airspace?
........................ having it's pilots lose the rest of their self respect?
........................ to getting Stewie to kill Lois?
........................ to pissing on a spark plug?

 

[hyflyt560]

Virgin America getting closer..........................

to what??????????
........................ to pissing on a spark plug?

Nice one! I love it. We need to start a thread of, "Unusual and/or useful qoutes." In fact, if we do, "I'll jump up and down and shoot sparks out my ass."

 

[HighSpeedClimb]

Call VA what you want, as a business, they seem to be a competent entity. Our US airlines will have a fight in front of them and I hope they can crush this Operator! I'm not going to hold my breath though.


Virgin America to Ink Deals With Disney, Fox, Paramount and Warner Brothers
Wednesday October 11, 3:00 pm ET

BURLINGAME, Calif., Oct. 11, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Virgin America, the new U.S. start-up airline with pending government approval plans to start domestic service early next year, today announced a collection of launch studio partners for its inflight entertainment (IFE). The airline has reached individual agreements with Disney, Fox, Paramount Pictures, and Warner Brothers to provide major theatrical content at every seat and on every flight.
Although details of the deals are not being disclosed, the agreements will provide Virgin America's guests with the best in motion picture and television entertainment. The airline's industry leading onboard entertainment will offer its customers 'pay-per-view' movies, live TV via satellite, a wide array of audio music entertainment including the ability to compile individual audio playlists, a broad selection of popular electronic games, and even meals on-demand.
``Our partnerships with Disney, Fox, Paramount, and Warner Brothers are helping us redefine the traveling experience as it exists for airline customers today,'' said Charles Ogilvie, Virgin America's Director of Inflight Entertainment & Partnerships. ``Our guests will be able to pick from the latest and greatest Hollywood has to offer and enjoy their entertainment selections on their own schedule from the comfort of their seat.''
``Disney is happy to be part of the Virgin America team's challenge to redefine the inflight entertainment experience,'' said Linda Palmer, Senior Vice President -- Non-Theatrical Distribution at Disney. ``All arms of this studio are excited about Virgin America taking flight!''
``Fox Inflight's mission is to stay on the leading edge of the industry,'' said Neal Rothman, Executive Director, Digital Exhibition & Non-Theatrical Licensing at Fox. ``We know we're doing that as members of Virgin America launch content team.''
``Interactive entertainment is a space that Paramount is excited about. Being members of the Virgin America launch team is something that we are excited about and is an important milestone as the U.S. domestic industry progresses toward more interactive inflight entertainment,'' said Joan Filippini, Senior Vice President -- Non-Theatrical Distribution at Paramount.
``Nothing is more exciting than participating in this truly unique Virgin America experience,'' said Jeff Crawford, Senior Vice President -- Non-Theatrical Sales at Warner Brothers. ``Warner Brothers is committed to delivering its finest content on-demand and cabin-wide.''
The airline previously announced entertainment partners including CoKinetic Systems Corporation, IMS, Inflight Canada, Pace Communications, Panasonic Avionics, Spafax, and Wunderman. A new addition to team is the New York-based Anomaly agency.
Anomaly's charge together with other IFE team members is to identify cross-platform integrated partnership opportunities. This team has found innovative ways to structure partnerships that find value for all stakeholders and allow the inflight entertainment to be used as a unique touchpoint.
Wunderman's digital marketing team based in Irvine, California has spent the last two years as Virgin America's partner, building the graphical user interface (GUI) that Virgin America guests will see on the inflight entertainment system, an interactive environment that rivals some of the most cunning, sleek, cutting-edge ground-based and portable user experiences.
``The Virgin America IFE team's agency members, Wunderman and Anomaly, have been instrumental in building an interactive experience that incorporates an unprecedented navigational system with integrated partnership opportunities that have all never been done before,'' said Mr. Ogilvie. Virgin America anticipates announcing additional IFE team members, content relationships and strategic partners in the near future.

 

[AA717driver]

where in god's name did you hear that number????!!!

Someone pulled it out of their a$$, like many posts here.

VA will pay what the market will bear. In Australia, VB pays more than JetBlue and I believe they're a little higher than AirTran.

Everyone's just whistling past the graveyard because a whole lot of people are working for or laid off by airlines that are or have been in Ch. 11 and don't need another LCC sucking revenue out of their company.

I've applied to VA. If the pay's too low, I'll not go for it. If the pay is ok, why not? Or, I could wait to be recalled to the bottom of the list at AA (maybe to get laid off again...) and jerk gear for some former Ozark guy who's going to tell me about how bad he had it being laid off for a year after TWA bought them. Or worse, be based in LGA...

Frankly, after EVERY former ALPA legacy carrier rolled over and took what the company shoved across the table at them, I don't see where anyone here has a right to bitch about VA.

"We've already determined what you are. Now, we're just haggling over the price." ALPA's new motto. TC

 

[Don Carty]

Virgin America is going to rock, with industry leading payscales... on the low end. Richard studied under Borman and Lorenzo in a Shao-lin monastery in northwestern China. While there, he underwent advanced training... think of the Bud Light commercials.

Without huge elaboration, we will attract surplus labor by inspiring awestruck low-timers with crisp, new RJ's, and have them sign a PFT contract. The overall net effect is we are paid by our own cp crews. Initial quick advancement will stall, and at the precise moment, all assets of VA will be sold. Frank, Frank, and Don will all bail out with suitcases full of cash.

The pilots -- let's simply say they will have learned a harsh lesson. But hey, the "professional pilot mills" are churning out fresh low-timers dying to fly your work for pennies on the dollar.

 

[Master Shake]

Virgin America is going to rock, with industry leading payscales... on the low end. Richard studied under Borman and Lorenzo in a Shao-lin monastery in northwestern China. While there, he underwent advanced training... think of the Bud Light commercials.

Without huge elaboration, we will attract surplus labor by inspiring awestruck low-timers with crisp, new RJ's, and have them sign a PFT contract. The overall net effect is we are paid by our own cp crews. Initial quick advancement will stall, and at the precise moment, all assets of VA will be sold. Frank, Frank, and Don will all bail out with suitcases full of cash.

The pilots -- let's simply say they will have learned a harsh lesson. But hey, the "professional pilot mills" are churning out fresh low-timers dying to fly your work for pennies on the dollar.

You for got to end your statement with "So sayeth the Don".