Skywest and ATL Reductions?

[Texx]

Hearing talk that Skywest has informed ATL pilots that there may be some changes with the ATL base?

Anyone, anyone...

 

[EMB170Pilot]

I hear we are combining our crew rooms. We got a tv with rabbit ears!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jmoney]

Popcorn!

We now have a popcorn machine-an awesome change!
-I luv it!

 

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SkyWest sent out a memo to ATL pilots advising that the company is looking at staffing and may shift flying out west. Pilots to be notified of changes when scheduling considerations have been worked out. (or something like that)

A base rationalization makes sense now that Jerry has no immediate need to harass the productive employees at ASA by violating status quo. As predicted, the heat will now be focused on the other side.

Hence the term - "whip saw" - it goes both ways until both sides get together and make it stop.

 

[OpsCheckGood]

I think both sides should abandon their normal bases, get together, swoop in and take over XNA! Make it a SUPER regional hub. Good locatation and we'll lock up the Northwest Arkansas market before someone else does. Cheap land and lots of Wal-Marts for the pilots. Just a thought!

 

[TOOL CRIB]

The Skywest ATL 900's will be ASA's within 6 months I bet now that a contract is in sight...

 

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It never made sense to transfer those airplanes anyway. What a waste of millions of dollars.

 

[Tomct]

It never made sense to transfer those airplanes anyway. What a waste of millions of dollars.

Cmon Fins...mgmnt is EXPERT in wasting money. I mean how much did they waste on the attourney's over the past 5 years for our contract? At the very beginning all we wanted was about 30-35 million. What did they waste on the attourney's....75-100,000 dollars a month for 5 years!

 

[Erlanger]

Fact: Skywest has received approval to do Caribbean flying out of ATL. Don't know when this is all going to start but expect announcement before the year is out.

 

[Speedtape]

Fact: Skywest has received approval to do Caribbean flying out of ATL. Don't know when this is all going to start but expect announcement before the year is out.

Does Catalina Island count?

 

[Tomct]

Fact: Skywest has received approval to do Caribbean flying out of ATL. Don't know when this is all going to start but expect announcement before the year is out.

Are you approved to fly over the water? ASA is...sounds like those airplanes are going to come back to where they belong!

 

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Fact: Skywest has received approval to do Caribbean flying out of ATL. Don't know when this is all going to start but expect announcement before the year is out.

Fact: See below

excellent post
VVVVVVV

 

[Texx]

Fact: Skywest has received approval to do Caribbean flying out of ATL. Don't know when this is all going to start but expect announcement before the year is out.

Your approval was on the transfer of ASA authority to fly to the Carib. Skywest didn't apply for the routes... only to use ASA rights.

http://dms.dot.gov/search/document.cfm?documentid=342424&docketid=22152
http://dms.dot.gov/search/document.cfm?documentid=343462&docketid=22153

 

[Skywest Pylot]

I believe Skywest used the ATL base as another tool to brow beat the ASA guys. Now that contract negotiations are over the base is of little use to them and will probably be closed. The ASA power game is over for now. Is this how the "employer of choice" treats it's pilot groups?

 

[Cpt Oveur]

Hmm, aren't we getting ahead of ourselves. I haven't seen the pilot group ratify or even given the chance to vote on a TA. I dont see why ASA is entiltled to fly the 900'smore than all the companies that them to fly for Delta out of ATL: Skywest, Pinnacle, Comair, and Freedom. Why not get through the contract first?

 

[TOOL CRIB]

If I remember correctly, I believe Shuttle America has the overwater exemption too and does indeed fly to the Caribbean from ATL

 

[Texx]

Hmm, aren't we getting ahead of ourselves. I haven't seen the pilot group ratify or even given the chance to vote on a TA. I dont see why ASA is entiltled to fly the 900'smore than all the companies that them to fly for Delta out of ATL: Skywest, Pinnacle, Comair, and Freedom. Why not get through the contract first?

English major? I didn't think so.

 

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I dont see why ASA is entiltled to fly the 900'smore than all the companies that them to fly for Delta out of ATL:

You don't see why it makes sense for ASA to operate the airplanes which came from its' order book out of its only base where it used to perform 100% of the "Connection" flying?

You can't see that - heck - imp: Stevie Wonder imp: can see more than that.

 

[SiuDude]

You don't see why it makes sense for ASA to operate the airplanes which came from its' order book out of its only base where it used to perform 100% of the "Connection" flying?

You can't see that - heck - imp: Stevie Wonder imp: can see more than that.

Oh, so Skywest is now going to pay millions of dollars to transfer the 900's to ASA?

 

[SiuDude]

Oh, so Skywest is now going to pay millions of dollars to transfer the 900's to ASA?

Actually, they probably are.