Getting the call from US Airways?

[charlie2]

Never mind I found the CBS msg. buried in my mailbox. Yeah this place is Schizo. New hires walking in one side of the building while LOA's strolling out the other side. Things that make you go HMMMMMM.

I would never defend this AWA management team because they are as bad or worse than we've seen...but there really is some staffing issues coming very soon that might make some management pogue do some of these things. It takes about three months to take a new hire pilot to become a line pilot. If they get a line pilot to take a month off without pay while they are preparing for (but maybe quite hasn't happend yet) retirements/medicals/new duty rules and can get back that fully trained and current pilot in September then maybe it can explain it...a little. The LOA offer is for one month...August.

 

[Crzipilot]

But it did say to expect them to offer it for Sept. and Oct also. There might be some cost shuffling going on in the back ground too. They know they need the staffing but they don't need it right now, they need it in a few months, taking on the new hire, and getting some TOS f/o's to take a month or two off, saves them 50.00/hr or thereabouts per body. Not alot, but when 10% of the bonus program for your top executives is tied to Labor Costs, I'm sure they crunch all sorts of number long into the night to get those last shekels they can earn...

 

[Dornier 335]

(Not to make this an East vs. West thread)

Some people told me the temporary LOA is due to decreased flying out of PHX for the fall and west crews flying some east routes. West are at min hours.

 

[DCAA320]

"west crews flying some east routes"

The west already flies lots of east routes.

 

[weasel_lips]

"west crews flying some east routes"

The west already flies lots of east routes.

If it were not for the those "east routes" 30% of the westies would be on furlough right now.

 

[DCAA320]

exactly

 

[Lampshade]

If it wasn't for the west 100% of the east would be on furlough now.

 

[DCAA320]

And I would be flying my Airbus in China munching some sweet slanted stuff.

So I don't give a crap what you think Lampshade, you moronic westies can have this crap.


Hey WEASEL LIPS, why are you so interested in this mess. GET A LIFE

 

[fareview]

I cant believe a former military officer would post so immaturely..."weasel lips"?!...

sad

 

[dugan jones]

I cant believe a former military officer would post so immaturely..."weasel lips"?!...

sad

weasel lips is his screen name dude, seems to me he is addressing him properly :laugh:

 

[DCAA320]

WEASEL LIPS

Is a studly MD-11 guy, just curious why he is so interested in us lowly Airbus guys at U S Airways.

 

[fareview]

Misread on my part.

Apologies, I stand corrected.

fv

 

[Tweaker]

FI - renewable resources for lulz!

 

[TWA Dude]

If it were not for the those "east routes" 30% of the westies would be on furlough right now.

Repeating a lie might allow you to convince yourself but it fools nobody else. The Transition Agreement sets the minimum block hours for the West so where we fly those hours is irrelevant.

 

[cactusboy53]

Repeating a lie might allow you to convince yourself but it fools nobody else. The Transition Agreement sets the minimum block hours for the West so where we fly those hours is irrelevant.

TWA;
Don't confuse the kids with facts. It ALL belongs to them, and they will sell us off to Republic very soon. They are deserving and entitled. If if were not for them "saving" America West...they would have been well on their way to purchasing a real airline like American and teach them how to do a merged seniority list......