Expressjet announcement today

[Cpt Oveur]

Story breaks at close of business today. Sounds like October is when it happens.

 

[Captain Morgan]

I hope it's not furloughs. I know it's been said before that they will but I was under the impression it wasn't official yet. I hope it's more flying for you guys.

 

[Bushhatesyou]

Story breaks at close of business today. Sounds like October is when it happens.

Try Sept.

 

[n757st]

Closing branded?

 

[pacsky72]

How many guys/gals do you have based with the branded jets?

 

[dnkt]

About 300 total in ONT and around 80 in SAT.

 

[aussieflyboy]

delta closing sept 1st, branded shutting doors sept 2nd. 39 a/c parked. 25% block hour reduction for october. furlough numbers unsure at this point.

 

[PCL_128]

Good luck to all at XJT.

 

[Superpilot92]

delta closing sept 1st, branded shutting doors sept 2nd. 39 a/c parked. 25% block hour reduction for october. furlough numbers unsure at this point.

is that official news or rumor? I hope its rumor! If not good luck guys!!

 

[aussieflyboy]

is that official news or rumor? I hope its rumor! If not good luck guys!!

I'm led to believe the press release is due out later this evening, so until then I guess it's "unofficial".

But it did come right from the horse's mouth. Ream and co. are holding an employee road show this week at all of the bases. The info comes from several text msgs from people at the ontario road show which is currently under way.

It's already common knowledge to just about everybody in the company unfortunately.

 

[soardtk]

What about the charter ops?

 

[JumpersAway]

Wow.......good luck guys. You've got an airline to be proud of, and I hope the damage is minimal.

 

[Superpilot92]

What about the charter ops?

Charter ops are growing from what i have been told by friends still there.

 

[Alchemy]

It's official

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080708/latu095.html?.v=101

HOUSTON, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- ExpressJet Airlines announced today that it will suspend flying under several lines of its at-risk flying operations in September 2008. ExpressJet mutually agreed to terminate its agreements with Delta Air Lines effective September 1, 2008 and will cease its branded (XE) commercial passenger flight operations on September 2, 2008. The 39 aircraft currently used in these operations will be among those returned to the lessor no later than June 2009.

I'd like to thank both Jim Ream, and Reverend Bedford for this fantastic news.

 

[Erlanger]

A 6% pay cut to be announced soon too for all employees.

 

[USCtrojan]

A 6% pay cut to be announced soon too for all employees.

Erlanger, how the Hel! do you know that?!?!?

Trojan

 

[MJPilot]

Furloughing up to 550 pilots starting in September.

 

[johnsonrod]

Furloughing up to 550 pilots starting in September.

How far back would that go for hiring? Any estimates?

 

[JoeMerchant]

Good luck to all at XJT.

....the needed Jerry more than they needed "luck"....

 

[I_Love_Lamp]

Furloughs are starting in October not September. From the mouth of the CEO, I was at the meeting today. He told us this verbatim, please don't spread misinformation. No number has been discussed either. But the date is definitively October 1st.

 

[WalterSobchak]

Branded is officially gone...

http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=PR&date=20080708&id=8872643

 

[azpilot]

....the needed Jerry more than they needed "luck"....

No thanks. Happy trying to work things out on our own. No bad words to the working peeps at Skywest but management at CAL and Skywest can go @#$% it.

At least we tried to be something more than a staffing company. If oil was at $85 a barrel I bet branded would have continued. Loads have been great we just can't charge the right fare. Same boat as EVERYONE else.

More changes to come.....

 

[MJPilot]

Furloughs are starting in October not September. From the mouth of the CEO, I was at the meeting today. He told us this verbatim, please don't spread misinformation. No number has been discussed either. But the date is definitively October 1st.

http://www.airlinepilotcentral.com/airlines/major-national-lcc/expressjet.html

Not hiring. Furloughing up to 550 pilots starting in September.

 

[Superpilot92]

....the needed Jerry more than they needed "luck"....

Thanks for not letting everyone down, you have successfully portrayed yourself as a Tool once again.

How is you venture working out about trying to recruit other regional guys to throw the Union representation? Must not be going good if you are giving one of the largest regional pilot groups the finger with this fine post.

http://www.airlinepilotcentral.com/airlines/major-national-lcc/expressjet.html

Not hiring. Furloughing up to 550 pilots starting in September.

Well we all know thats official

 

[PCL_128]

....the needed Jerry more than they needed "luck"....

How's the view from under Jerry's desk?

 

[JoeMerchant]

How's the view from under Jerry's desk?

I'm sorry you don't have management that knows how to make a profit and treat people well....that must suck....I understand why you are unhappy....

 

[PCL_128]

I'm sorry you don't have management that knows how to make a profit and treat people well....that must suck....I understand why you are unhappy....

Wow, you've really become a hard-core management kool-aid drinker, Joey.

 

[JoeMerchant]

Wow, you've really become a hard-core management kool-aid drinker, Joey.

Nope....I just like working for a company that knows how to make money and treat people right....I understand you don't know what that is like working for Gulfstream, Pinnacle, and Air Tran.....

I'll support whomever protects my job, runs a good company, and treats me well.....

 

[007]

I'll support whomever protects my job, runs a good company, and treats me well.....and I'll just take a giant ******************** on everyone else

class act

 

[JoeMerchant]

class act

Hate to break it to you....But that's the system we have....We should have never allowed it to get to this point......But we did....

Whether you want to admit it or not....We are all competing with each other.....Silly way to run a union....but that's what we have.......