Wild SkyWest rumours I've heard

[propjockey]

Heard the following two days ago at work:

1. If ALPA is voted in, up to 1/2 of the flying for United will go away due to the perception of "higher cost."

2. ATL base is closing.

3. All of the the 900s may be going away to be replaced by Q-400s -- note that the new aircraft announcement merely said "76-seat aircraft," not CR9 or E175.

Discussion?

 

[siucavflight]

I believe them all!

 

[WSurf]

I also heard a rumor that a Volkswagen Bug has much more head room then the Ferrari Testarossa. However another rumor was that also your chances of getting Head while in the Ferrari went up over a million percent over that of the VW Bug!

 

[siucavflight]

I heard that JA likes the pull twist then tug method.

 

[Bluto]

My favorite 2:
1. Vote in ALPA and the secret un-announced SWA feed opportunity will go away.
2. Vote down ALPA and interview opportunities at SWA will go away from SkyWest pilots due to their secret un-announced pro-union hiring policies.

Guys, if these rumors are causing you to even consider voting one way or another, please, for your safety, take a step back from the computer, take a deep breath and recognize that the life's-blood of this industry is B.S. Believe it when you see it, and even then, be skeptical.

 

[Texx]

I also heard a rumor that a Volkswagen Bug has much more head room then the Ferrari Testarossa. However another rumor was that also your chances of getting Head while in the Ferrari went up over a million percent over that of the VW Bug!

It does! I had to put a sunroof in my Tess so my head would fit.

 

[siucavflight]

And even if UAL wanted to pull half your routes who would take them? No one else has the staffing to do so.

 

[Texx]

I heard that Dave Chappelle is really white and he works at Skywest!

 

[Nevets]

Skywest will not see any flying "go away due to the perception of 'higher cost'." That is just not the way business works. And in any case, JA will not allow a false perception take any flying away.

 

[Gobi Gred]

If 1/2 the United flying were to go away, they would have to give it a unionized carrier since SkyWest is the only carrier of size that is dumb enough to fly around without a legal contract. (Unless of course someone started a new one) That has to be the dumbest rumor I've heard in a long time. That one must have been started by someone who is afraid ALPA might actually pass and will do anything to prevent it. The ATL base closing could be a possibility.

 

[samballs]

Unfortunately there are pilots that believe every rumor out there. The other day had a flght Att. tell a United Flt Att. that we were buying Jet Blue I laughed and she said go ahead laugh But I know a lot of stuff you don't I'm on the hotel commitee!

 

[John Pennekamp]

I heard that if Skywest votes down ALPA, ASA will be dissolved, the ASA pilots will be stapled to the bottom of the Skywest list, and then publicly flogged at noon in Temple Square. Additionally, the A319s secretly on order will be delivered, and you'll be buying out Jet Blue. Just remember, you heard it here first.

 

[PBRstreetgang]

Not a rumor but enjoy,

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PBR
SKYW ALPA naysayers, the light at the end of the tunnel isn't daylight it's a high speed bullet train and you have been tied to the tracks by Snidely Whiplash(BH). BOHICA, and say good by to the fast upgrade!

 

[EUT]

Nevermind. Not worth a response.

 

[PBRstreetgang]

I'm really dissapointesd Livingston...Even for you that was pretty lame.

Dl just hands BH the rope to lash us to the tracks!
PBR

 

[EBE]

I heard that if Skywest votes down ALPA, ASA will be dissolved, the ASA pilots will be stapled to the bottom of the Skywest list, and then publicly flogged at noon in Temple Square. Additionally, the A319s secretly on order will be delivered, and you'll be buying out Jet Blue. Just remember, you heard it here first.

Yes, I can confirm this. Everything exept the Jet Blue buyout. But good news, we'll be flying the A319s for fun and for free!

 

[Well-hung Start]

Skywest will not see any flying "go away due to the perception of 'higher cost'." That is just not the way business works. And in any case, JA will not allow a false perception take any flying away.

If perception had any impact on the aviation business, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport would shut down.

....just based on perception...

You know what I'm sayin'?

 

[PBRstreetgang]

Yes, I can confirm this. Everything exept the Jet Blue buyout. But good news, we'll be flying the A319s for fun and for free!

The SKYW guys who went to Virgin America are gonna be pissed at you for undercutting them after they undercut everybody else in the industry!
PBR

 

[Crash Pad]

Come on two pages and not a single sighting of unpainted aircraft at some remote field with SW tail numbers... I expect more from flightinfo.

 

[Speedtape]

Yes, I can confirm this. Everything exept the Jet Blue buyout. But good news, we'll be flying the A319s for fun and for free!

The A319 pay rates will be 50 seat pay + 1%. But, just think about that increased profit sharing!