US Airways Callsign Question

[ERfly]

Hey USAir guys,

Any reason why you guys insist on saying "Cat P**s" as your callsign when you fly? I taxied out behind you guys this morning all it did was make you sound childish. You guys weren't even trying to hide it. In fact, you enunciated it!

 

[DOVPILOT]

Ahhhhh, you must have been in KPHL today, welcome to the party

 

[Carl S.]

Angry people who do not get what they percive to be right act like a 3 year old in a toy store. It is just a small thing compared to what they want to do our jobs!

 

[TWA Dude]

Let 'em say it as long as they like. Their anger only hastens their inevitable journey to the Dark Side.

 

[ERfly]

Ahhhhh, you must have been in KPHL today, welcome to the party

No, a little further to the north and a lot smellier.

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

The easties are required to be reminded who purchased them.

 

[lookin4better]

Childish pilots?

You have to be making this up.

 

[twighead]

No, a little further to the north and a lot smellier.

You must mean BOS, because NY is the best city in the world!

p.s. there is no city that is smellier than PHL.

 

[ERfly]

You must mean BOS, because NY is the best city in the world!

Other side of the river...

 

[Sandhawk]

I'll take "La Garbage" for $100, Alex.

 

[ERfly]

I'll take "La Garbage" for $100, Alex.

Nope...it was the sEWeR.

 

[DOVPILOT]

p.s. there is no city that is smellier than PHL.

The only airport in the world with a human feces-to-fertilize plant right next door, piles of poo steaming in the winter time.

 

[Lear70]

Actually, that's kinda funny... Cactus to Catp*ss...

Not that I think it's correct for professionals to do on the radio (I don't), but hearing it here on the b*tch board is kinda funny...

p.s. No, I don't agree with the attempted Easties power grab. No, I don't agree with Nicolau, but the UAir MEC should have known better and come back with something more reasonable on seniority integration and maybe they wouldn't have been given the smack-down.

It's an unfortunate situation, sorry guys (and gals).

 

[LearLove]

Hey USAir guys,

Any reason why you guys insist on saying "Cat P**s" as your callsign when you fly? I taxied out behind you guys this morning all it did was make you sound childish. You guys weren't even trying to hide it. In fact, you enunciated it!

because in every group there is always an a$$hole...

....or fat chick.

 

[Fubijaakr]

I'll never forget the first day the callsign changed. One of the controllers kept forgetting and calling an LCC flight "USAir".

Finally, he got it right and said, "Sorry about that guys, it will take awhile to get used to."

USAir replied, "That's OK. They can call us anything as long as we get what we want."

That is a true story.

 

[j32wreck]

Hey USAir guys,

Any reason why you guys insist on saying "Cat P**s" as your callsign when you fly? I taxied out behind you guys this morning all it did was make you sound childish. You guys weren't even trying to hide it. In fact, you enunciated it!

What time did you depart and how far ahead of you was the cactus aircraft? Do you happen to remember a flight number?

 

[taxi1wire]

Meow Listen Here Meow!!

LOL! Thats too damn funny!!! At least they didn't say
chickenf........r!!!!!!

 

[ERfly]

What time did you depart and how far ahead of you was the cactus aircraft? Do you happen to remember a flight number?

I don't remember. It was the busy morning push and I have a hard enough time remembering my own flight number.

 

[j32wreck]

6am? 8am? 10am?

 

[ERfly]

6am? 8am? 10am?

It must have been around 7 am. Any reason why you need to know?

 

[j32wreck]

the union is on a big push about that kinda stuff

 

[ERfly]

the union is on a big push about that kinda stuff

Sorry I can't remember a flight number, but it was a 737-400 and I think they were headed to CLT. I heard them on ground frequency. They used it from their initial call up until we were switched to tower. Hope this helps.

 

[Crzipilot]

Hmm...the union or the company???? Who knows who Mr 18 posts is running to go tattle tell on.....hahaha

 

[Bringupthebird]

the union is on a big push about that kinda stuff

What union? The pilots at US have a union?

Evidence people, evidence!

 

[BeCareful!]

I heven't heard much of this stupidity on the radio lately....but like mentioned above there's an idiot in every crowd. Lot's of guys say it on the flight deck, but most are professional on the radio.

Oh weeeellllllll......it will all be over some day...... long after we retire.

 

[Airline Driver]

The easties are required to be reminded who purchased them.

This argument has been beat to death time and time again. West says that they bought East, and East says they Bought West. I will say that West was in better financial standing, "but not by far", and if it were not for outside investors to put up the Money to "MERGE" the two airlines together when they did, "Both", carriers would be bankrupt and perhaps not flying today. I will say that it is very interesting what Logo is painted on the side of the airplanes.

Us Airways is comprised of many airlines all merged into one.

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

Yeah they were both dying anyways...

I like your choice in guitars, by the way.

 

[cactusboy53]

Yeah they were both dying anyways...

I like your choice in guitars, by the way.

Proof please on AWA dieing, or is it just innuendo and conjecture? In May 2005 AWA had a decent amount of cash in the bank, paying off the ATSB loans, was making money Since Q2 or Q3 of 2003 (I believe that is correct), hiring new pilots, upgrading pilots at year 6+, getting new airplanes, and adding new cities. Further, they finished a contract negotiation with the AWA pilot group at the end of 2003 that was to be the first post 9/11 contract that had many improvements.

You just can't argue with facts.

 

[Airline Driver]

Yeah they were both dying anyways...

I like your choice in guitars, by the way.

Thanks man, Nothin' Like a Gibson. Rock On!!!

 

[Airline Driver]

Proof please on AWA dieing, or is it just innuendo and conjecture? In May 2005 AWA had a decent amount of cash in the bank, paying off the ATSB loans, was making money Since Q2 or Q3 of 2003 (I believe that is correct), hiring new pilots, upgrading pilots at year 6+, getting new airplanes, and adding new cities. Further, they finished a contract negotiation with the AWA pilot group at the end of 2003 that was to be the first post 9/11 contract that had many improvements.

You just can't argue with facts.

AWA was in much better financial position than Airways at the time, You are absolutely 100% correct in that statement. You also had Money in the bank at that time, you are also 100% correct in that statement.

However the Money in the bank was dwindling fast. You were not in bankruptcy prior to the merger, but not far from filing. If AWA kept operating with out the merger, it would not have been long before you had to File for CH11.

The Merger was, from a business standpoint, a logical move for investors to save two airlines from the inevitable. Jobs were saved because of it. From a Crew standpoint, It has caused nothing but hard feelings and animosity between the two sides.