Mini-Meals come to ASA

[Max Powers]

New Regional start up?

http://ypwr.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/09/aaron-sohacki/#comment-682


March 9, 2008
Aaron Sohacki
Posted: 11:25 PM ET

Aaron Sohacki fell in love with planes at an early age.

Like a lot of kids, Aaron Sohacki’s dad took him to watch airplanes take off and land at the airport. Like some kids, his love for watching planes turned into a love of flying, and he got his pilot’s license before his driver’s license. Uniquely, his love for flying turned into a passion for running a business that flies other people.
When Sohacki was 20, he started ImagineAir. It’s a regional company that lets regular folks fly privately. Along the way, he has flown some not-so-regular people like one of his first clients, the former mayor of Augusta, Georgia, who needed to fly to have dinner with Rudy Giuliani.
The charter service takes people 300-500 miles from the headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Considered a new version of a taxi service, the “air taxi” often costs less than commercial travel. Now age 24, the CEO still flies customers and often gets asked, “Are you even old enough to fly this plane?”
Be sure to watch Sohacki’s interview on CNN.com Live Friday, March 14, at 3:30 p.m. ET. In the meantime, send questions for this high-flying CEO. You can submit questions as comments below or send a question on video to I-Report.


Can anyone give any color to whether he actually got this plane on his own or his folks helped out? I'm guessing the latter.

 

[Stifler's Mom]

Do These Mini Meals Come With Little Tabasco Bottles?!!!

I always go raid the Popeye's condiment rack when I'm in ATL.

I appreciate the gesture as well. It appears that we finally have somebody in a position that wants to make positive changes at ASA. I think we owe it to Brad to give it a shot. Like mentioned before. It's going to only be a trial at first and they can't be any worse nutritionally then those damn cheese crackers and biscoffs on a flight.

 

[trip]

These are nice to hold you over when comming in late or quick turning. Have the F/A order some on your first turn at the hub and snack away the day!

P.S - keep some spares in the plane for those stand-up/nappers that might want some as well. I dont think they expire any year soon.

 

[sweptback]

Didn't one of the bulletins say it would be stored in the plane? I think it even said where but I just glanced at it.

 

[BOX OFFICE]

Look, folks, it's free food. Who could complain about that? When was the last time ASA did something we didn't force them to do? Be happy!

 

[Papa Woody]

When a Company with such a proven history of dicking-over its employees suddenly does something like this, it makes me wonder....

....radioactive tracer chips in the salami?

 

[skypine69]

Did you guys know that Brad is still on the seniority list at Skywest?

 

[~~~^~~~]

Does he hold a slot on the ASA seniority list?

 

[Medeco]

Does he hold a slot on the ASA seniority list?

Not that ive seen.

Medeco

 

[Medeco]

No one's forcing anyone to eat these. If you're hungry and don't want packaged sodium, go inside and get a sandwich.

This is ASA not Emirates. You can't expect Filet Mignon on your way to Mobile, AL.

Or use em as a snack. Who cares.

Not to mention, we have a financial incentive to get every flight out ontime.

Actually we have an incentive to ARRIVE within 14min of scheduled.

If you have to eat the do so.

I agree the FA's will get the heat on this if they delay for a food break since they have no language to protect them.

This is a nice gesture, and hopefully we can tweak it with the survey on the choice of food we have.

ASA PILOTS, this puts money in our pocket if we take advantage.

Medeco

 

[JoeMerchant]

Greetings..The point is, these snack meals are nutritionally bankrupt. This is only as bandaid fix. They should schedule real meal breaks.

Take care

....as opposed to the nutritional meals you find at BK and Wendys.....

 

[JoeMerchant]

Folks did you read the memo? It stated 90 day trial period. You can even sample the food from 3/14 to 3/21. Then if you don't like it you can tell them you don't like it! What did you think we were going to get Outback to Go, right from the start. Personally I think its a step in the right direction. When was the last time someone in the GO did somthing for the crews? It appears that someone is steering the ship in GO.

...exactly right 701EV....Brad is doing better in this position by far than anyone else and he is steering the ship....some people seem to want to ruin that.....

 

[JoeMerchant]

Not saying it isn't a gesture or a step in the right direction.....but if you think you aren't going to get bitched at by a CP, gate agent, or someone else for going inside and possibly taking a delay vs. eating one of these snacks on a short turn your crazy. It's ASA...it's only a matter of time. I bet you Eva is drafting up a note to the FA's right now

....keep up the complaints and they will take away the snacks.....what will that accomplish?

 

[JoeMerchant]

Or they could just be trying to make a nice gesture. Geez, guys. It is a SNACK. They have never called it a "crew meal". It's to hold you over until you get a break. If you need a real meal, then do what we've always done: inform the gate you're taking a meal break. Our contract still states "ASA will recognize crew nutritional needs during duty periods involving flight operations". NOTHING WITH THAT HAS CHANGED! This is Brad extending the same courtesy to us that SkyWest pilots already get. STOP BITCHING WHEN ASA TRIES TO DO THE RIGHT THING!!! You make us all look bad.

AMEN!

 

[JoeMerchant]

Look, folks, it's free food. Who could complain about that? When was the last time ASA did something we didn't force them to do? Be happy!

Pilots.....

 

[atlcrashpad]

I hopes day gots sum soul food ones....... aint nuttin likes ribs and greens..... mmm.. Bouyyyyy.......

 

[Max Q]

...aaaaaaaaand my day is complete.

-Brett

 

[FightingIrish]

I can't believe we are debating the merits of getting free food. Some people are never happy. This is great and most of us are appreciative.

 

[asayankee]

They're even calling them D-0 mini-meals. Mark my words, this will come back to bite us in the butt as the company "re-interprets" what a crewmembers nutritional needs are.

 

[JoeMerchant]

They're even calling them D-0 mini-meals. Mark my words, this will come back to bite us in the butt as the company "re-interprets" what a crewmembers nutritional needs are.

...the only thing that "will come back to bite us in the butt" is when you whiners succeed and they take the snacks away from us.....will you be happy then asayankee?