ASA Buying Back Vactions

[COOPERVANE]

I disagree they have done this for "years" They did it LAST year but not the several years prior

 

[777forever]

How in the HELL am I screwing over other pilots???? WTF are you talking about? I have not done one thing-EVER-to screw over other pilots. I am simply explaining why the company chooses to limp through the summer months understaffed, because they know there will be a MAJOR LOSS of block hours in the fall. Any pilots they upgrade may have to go back to the right seat after a few months, and they wouldn't want to furlough any new hires in the fall. As much as we HATE it, it is probably a better, wiser business decision due to the costs of the training. Would you want to hire on, and be let go in a few months?

Now, please explain how I'm and idiot and how I'm screwing ANYBODY over????

Relax, any pilot with a level head and common sense agrees with you. Don't let that moron get your blood pressure up.

 

[FORESTGUMP]

I disagree they have done this for "years" They did it LAST year but not the several years prior

Wrong....sorry.

 

[ASACRJFlyer]

While I would like to say I agree with you, we were short staffed in Feb, Mar and Apr, too. Those aren't normally busy months and we were extending line holders and flogging reserves in those months already. Not to mention that attrition is slowly starting to pick back up (can't wait to see what happens when the REAL hiring starts)...

It's too late to do anything about it for this Summer but management saw this coming a long time ago. Can't wait to get the next apology letter, its gonna be a LONG Summer, BOHICA!

 

[cybourg10]

A better business decision would be to staff the summer block hours so we don't lose revenue and then offer 60, 40, or 0 hr lines during the fall/slow months. I would gladly take a month off during college football season!

 

[spudskier]

IAD already offering 150% for all open time... don't bite! who could anyway when everyone has mins days off?

 

[enuffalready]

......... then offer 60, 40, or 0 hr lines during the fall/slow months. I would gladly take a month off during college football season!

you and quite a few others would too. I would gladly take a month or two off every year...