For those that were with TWA, do you recall what the status of the pensions were when Icahn took them over. Were they overfunded?
How did the pensions transition with the American Airlines buyout and did they move you over to the AA plans.
wow. I would usually expect this of a legacy.
An airline has apologised after one of its flight attendants threatened to detain a plane full of passengers.
The threat came when an inflight entertainment system belonging to Alaska Airlines went missing on a flight from Miami to Seattle on...
Curious regarding VA - how are the rosters assigned at VA. Do you still get an initial bid or is it just handed to you. If it is a bid - how would it be determined who gets what - DOH?
Also, what about open time and swaps. How are these handled?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/labor-board-says-delta-air-lines-didnt-interfere-in-election-that-rejected-union/2011/12/07/gIQAqyJgcO_story.html
wow. Seems like DL is having great success in making itself union free.
Wasn't this supposed to be a labor friendly administration?
Seems like there are lot of changes being made at the top and some are leaving as well:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/american-to-reshuffle-management-amid-amr-ch-11-2011-12-06
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204770404577082523395760352.html
what is a good place to fly in December given the weather. X-C flying and commercial maneuvers. FL and AZ seem to be highly recommended. Any other places. Maybe out in Texas?
Any suggestions on a good school/FBO for an accelerated Commercial license in a one month timeframe (Nov or Dec) for someone who already has an IFR and 240 odd hours (including the long X-C).
NOAA has come out with some new icing charts listed under Icing - Airmet G.
The charts show areas with freezing levels and icing but want to confirm if I am reading these correctly. For instance check out the ICE graphic to the west.
An area with icing is depicted and then there is a...
With all this talk of pension reform (especially for the public sector unions), I'm curious as to what spillover effect this could have for pension reform at the major legacy carriers (if any).
If an FAA Private and Instrument license holder, logs hours abroad (specifically in Australia) can these count towards the eventual 250 hour requirement for the FAA commercial.
Do newhires at Jblu still sign the individual contracts with the company.
Has the airline ever ended contracts for any pilots or do they automatically renew after 5 years?
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