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[tankerhead]

Hiring 400 in 2014, 40 airplanes...

Not a chance.

 

[freightdogfred]

nada.

did you pay for your training at gulfstream fred?

No, I did not. I also really don't care how someone gets into the biz, whether it be from Gulfstream, a WN Higher Power PFT grad, or AF Academy grad.
I'm a freighter pilot, I used to fly out of corrosion korner to garden spots like Bucamaranga, Bogota, Quito, Iquitos, to name a few, in HK, HI and YV registered airplanes with quite a few ex Viasa pilots, among others. I didn't care if they got their certificates at Pancho Villas school of flying, as long as they could fly-95 % of them were superb pilots, down there you don't last long if you are not. My point is that we all started somewhere

 

[waveflyer]

Seriously? Read a dozen of his posts from SWA/ATN threads at random. If you can't figure it out then, then you're just as much of an egotistical a-hole as he is. This guy has made it his mission in life for the past three years to tell us how inferior we are to him.

hahaha- please dude
That is ridiculous.

You are not inferior as people or pilots- the job you had was inferior to swa's and that IS a seniority argument whether you like it or not.

Jeez PCL- don't get your oversized granny panties in a wad -

It's funny how you have to make this personal- you have to make it something it's not bc you have to defend your indefensible position-

 

[PCL_128]

You've made this personal on many occasions, wave. Pretending otherwise is laughable.

 

[humveedriver]

- the job you had was inferior to swa's and that IS a seniority argument whether you like it or not

Actually I think our "job" was superior in many ways. I enjoyed the longer turns and longer legs. We also had the odd carribean overnight. There was significant standardization amongst our aircraft and we had options installed that greatly enhanced safety. Younger front and back end crews combined with less employees equalled less slam clicking.

SWA has a better contract. But it's not a better job. Big difference.

 

[canyonblue]

But it's not a better job. Big difference.

It's a better career. Big difference.

 

[humveedriver]

It's a better career. Big difference.

Hopefully I can get 20-25 years out the SWA life cycle. A lot of former Eastern, Braniff and TWA pilots at both airlines. Nothing is ever written in stone. Upgrading in 3 years was pretty neat too. In other words, flying a standardized modern fleet of 737s to near international destinations from the left seat seemed like a good career to me. To suggest that my future is brighter at one airline vice another serves no purpose. Tell Jim Rice he was a fool for pinning his airline career to a 3 city Texas airline.

 

[jonjuan]

hahaha- please dude
That is ridiculous.

You are not inferior as people or pilots- the job you had was inferior to swa's and that IS a seniority argument whether you like it or not.

Jeez PCL- don't get your oversized granny panties in a wad -

It's funny how you have to make this personal- you have to make it something it's not bc you have to defend your indefensible position-

I'd bet the Eastern guys who struck and were out of a job and then went to values would love for you to tell them that in person. Good thing they can't hit a woman, however.

 

[jonjuan]

It's a better career. Big difference.

Limited to the conus. Many would disagree.

 

[Tripower455]

Actually I think our "job" was superior in many ways.

It's funny how much better the AT job was, AFTER the 9/27 acquisition announcement.