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Spirit question
your posting history shows you to be a Central FL guy who appears to have gotten hired by AirSunshine or Cape Air, then Mesaba and Pinnacle. It also shows that you've been around for seven or eight years. I will assume that all to mean that you are highly desirous of getting back to FL, getting... -
Spirit question
They have order for 34 Airbuses? So what, they had that order two years ago when they furloughed a hundred pilots. That order means nothing. Don't quit your day job. -
"Airline types need not apply"
Ditto I've been out of Corporate for almost 13 years, so I don't feel qualified to speak to the current attitude toward "airline" pilots, but I will say this: two of the three corporate chief pilots I worked for were spineless. I had no problem checking to ensure that all of the snacks were... -
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Pass the Crow
When SWA begins to interview (not reinterview poolies), will they still use the same old SWA interview technique? Would it be hypocritical to hire a couple of thousand AirTran guys without an interview but still force a SWA interviewee to play the "tell me about a time" mind game? Note: all of... -
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Going on strike = magazine kudos
Using this logic, under these conditions, why would you even bother going on strike? Seriously, the companies (and the nations) financial situation were well known before the strike. Nothing changed. If union thought striking was a viable plan before the strike, what changed their minds? -
Spirit contract unofficial results?
No strike is wasted as long as you got what you wanted. I really, REALLY, expected more of a pay raise, but the voting results indicate that 74% of the Spirit group got what they wanted. Me?, If it were my decision, I'd never advocate for a strike unless I believed that the pre-strike working... -
Spirit TA
I expect that they were able to get to a place that allowed them to reach the goals stated by our pilots in the Wilson Center polling. If so, 50% + 1 of us should be happy. I intend to give it a good look see and vote accordingly. Thanks to EVERYONE. Our pilots, our union, ALPA National... -
Will Spirit Survive if they WalK?
I would say that you are an _____, but no. I'll just show your ignorance. The Spirit seniority list includes many pilots who would have a place to hang their hat, except that the AA cloakroom ran out of hooks. You sound like a person who has forgotten September 11, 2001. Maybe you always were... -
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Vision Airlines to fly struck Spirit Flights
It is in some way unfair that a pilot is asked to take a bullet for someone else without any consideration given in return. It is what it is. Life isn't fair. You are correct, any pilot flying any airplane that puts money in Spirit's pocket will be branded a SCAB. SCAB will never go away... -
Will Spirit Survive if they WalK?
I missed this post the first time I read the thread. It's not the fault of the tng dept unless you lump the FAA and upper management, and SAFETY into "tng". No, I am not in tng or checking or safety - nor mgt for that matter. Upper mgt has changed tng methods and SOP about once every nine... -
Will Spirit Survive if they WalK?
The real irony here is that the pilots would have settled for a small wage increase (compared to the industry) back in 2006 when negotiations began. The ALPA surveys showed a desire for pay, pay, and pay, but the expected increase was fairly small. All most of us wanted was to be able to... -
Will Spirit Survive if they WalK?
Spirit's survival is entirely dependent upon Spirit's management and ownership. The pilot group is making reasonable wage and work rule requests but the company has driven the group towards a strike in times of economic success (for Spirit at least). The company must believe one of two things... -
Is Spirit released?
I don't see a comm lockdown. I do see an inadequate level of communication during a critical time, but they do put out an occasional AMES message so there is no lockdown. I might agree that there has been some sort of committee breakdown. The MEC Chair must be overloaded right now, he needs... -
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Losing it's Luster
You got it! All they're doing is trying to set the stage for the MPL. Somehow, they are bound and determined to find pilots who are both cheap and quality at the same time. I fear that my career will be over before someone finally realizes that cheap and quality are mutually exclusive. -
Is Spirit released?
Not one person over there is talking about scabbing. Even everybody's favorite MEC hater, PL, is vowing to stop OT in the cooling off period. -
Spirit #) day cooling off period ...
The MEC officers could easily be involved in negotiations. The Vice Chair is an experience negotiator and the SecTreasurer is an experience status rep. They have been through this before and could reasonably be expected to successfully function there again. -
Spirit #) day cooling off period ...
I agree, there is something else going on; and that is the reason I don't believe using the NMB is a viable negotiation strategy.... to many variables outside our control. We don't operate in a vacuum. Our receiving a release could be used by other carriers as a precedent and they could demand... -
Spirit #) day cooling off period ...
The time frame is unbelievable only to those who failed to think on their own. First, and I know that I repeat myself, the RLA is not intended to be a vehicle for contract negotiation. The RLA and the NMB it created, are intended to prevent disruptions in transportation. Second, we do NOT... -