Airtran??

[Sun Devil 2000]

Then why the heck is it dang near impossible for me to drop/swap in open time? I get the "insufficient reserves" message 99.999 percent of the time.


To the original post - life is pretty good. Pay could definitely be better. Good people to work with. Quite a few of the Captains were not willing to sell the FOs out and helped us vote down the recent TAs.

Guess it depends on the seat and the Airplane.

 

[jke406]

Curtis46 is the kind of person that makes this place great! If you are ready to roll your sleeves up and work, this is a good place. Your app goes to the bottom of the pile of 17000 or near the top with recommendations. Good Luck!

OK, I'll bite. 17,000 applications? come on now. what percentage are in any way competitive?

honestly, I'm sure you'd agree he'd be "near the top" of the pile if he meets the mins, even without a recommendation.

 

[TV9Driver]

i've been here almost 3 years, average 15 days off and about 85 hours a month. I am able to get commutable lines every month.

As far as the pilot group sticking up for the f/o's - i'm not 100% sure of that one. The vote was approx. 60%/40%. So that means that about 600 pilots where willing to sell us down the river. (i don't have the exact numbers in front of me)

Also, most airlines have the "1 percenters" - the 1% of idiots working there. Here, i'd put that number at about 5%. I've noticed there are alot more "colorful" captains here than at the other airlines i've been at.

Insurance is abysmal (sp) and f/o pay is definitely subpar.

All that being said, AAI has a lot of potential - and like Curtis said, if you actively take part and help out, it will make this place alot better.

just my 2c

 

[RIDETHELIGHTING]

Don't forget there were some first year FOs that also sold us down the river. Wanting a bigger raise their second year. Very short sighted.

 

[Lear70]

I doubt too terribly many of the F/O's voted Yes. Especially given that the average raise was $5-$7 an hour and they'll be F/O's twice as long as they were initially promised.

All the same, I know a lot of CA's voted No based on F/O pay, health insurance, and Reserve rules alone and a lot of those CA's weren't affected by most of those things, so I greatly appreciate every single NO vote cast by those guys!

AAI will likely be a great place to work, but it's going to take a LOT of angst to get it there; management's certainly not likely to do the right thing for the employees... even though we ALL know they can afford it.

 

[PRINCE AKEEM]

Another benefit is that the 'slow jams' on the C Concourse are quite nice!

 

[Murphy]

Of the people polled in my new hire class from two years ago, 5 NOs and 3 YEAs so right in line with the overall vote.

 

[Daddy]

I hear you guys have a TA...any details?

 

[Citrusflyer]

I hear you guys have a TA...any details?

You're dreamin' dude. No TA.....we're not even talking.

 

[tubelcane]

What reason would any fo at Airtran possibly have to vote for either of those TA's? 3 in one class! I haven't polled mine, but I hope there weren't 3 yes votes in it.