I Was Denied
I tried to jumpseat the other day. The gate agent didn't believe I was a pilot. She said she had just watched "Catch me if YOU Can." Then she said that she was going to make sure that every j/s er was legit. She got on the PA and was asking me questions (throughout the whole...
Go to SWA and then bail as soon as you can to a cargo carrier like FedEx or UPS. They will not have to deal with economic pressures, furloughs, cutbacks or any other things that JBLU is dealing with, and SWA will have to deal with in the future. Pax carriers, the once favored route is way...
Just wondering why JB didn't use the A318 instead of the 190?? If any JB guys can chime in.....It would seem a better fit with the Airbus fleet!
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funny you shoud ask! according to some "higher ups" when the 318 came out they thought it was just a marketing gimmick. they never really thought...
you may be right about JB setting the bar with rates...however, JB pilots are flying the planes aren't they? they have to option of making 140-150K in an airbus eventually....right....pay IS way LOW on the emb, but I think one has to prioritize....fight over pay.... management sends planes to...
NO! i think the trick in aviation is to find a place you "remotely" like working at...AND STAY! especially if it is a seniority based system. there will ALWAYS be greener pastures out there and there will always be a better job somewhere...but you will never establish yourself or your family if...
DAM....i was hoping it was over for 'em!" LOL!
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Friendly Skies
Tom Van Riper, 03.15.06, 6:00 AM ET
New York - The headlines: Southwest Airlines is raising fares, and JetBlue Airways is losing money. But don't expect it to last. Both low-fare carriers still have plenty of advantages...
oops...i forgot about SWA. although a low cost carrier from a management perspective, i think they were formidable as any legacy pre 911. however, i wouldn't imagine a TON of people turning down UAL, DAL, AMR for SWA with offers at all 4, when all of them were all making money AND enjoying...
There are tons of furloughed legacy guys/gals flying at LCC's. I would have to say that most if not ALL of them would have preferred to stay at the Legacy jobs before the contract scalpings! However, now that upgrade times and career expectations have been shattered due to management...
Airline job: 100K a year working 75 hours a month ( the min I possible can)
Outside business: 320K a year with UNLIMITED raises in the future.
Bottom Line: Fly for fun, own a business to pay the bills
mr LT....who do you work for? doesn't take too much of a detective to assume what airline you fly for... if so, you are not qualified to use "fine aviators" in a sentence without proof of not being involved in one of many "incidents" at your "sandbox" your background makes one assume you could...
the acid test is this: if your wife, daughters and little boy were on that plane with your parents (maybe that isn't a good example LOL) what would you want the pilot to do?
my vote if it were my family in the back??? get them off the plane and get them on a good plane...PERIOD!
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oh yeahhhhhhhh....i remember there was that one flight that left OAK to BOS back a few years back...it was a redeye and a LONG flight...no winds! apparently, both pilots fell asleep and overflew BOS by a few hours...woke up and saw lots of water...no problem...they diverted and landed safely in...
furloughed dude:
first of all...congrats for leaving b6...or should i say congrats to b6?
now let me see, would you have liked to get on with SWA when they were only 6 years old? Were they making industry "leading" wages then? where would you be if you got on with SWA during their first 5-6...
PLEASE NO 737NG! 6 hours stuck in a tiny cockpit! I will do fuel stops all week long for the rest of my life to stay in the Airbus cockpit on LONG HAUL flights!
YES there is a doom and gloom panic at B6...I know at least 8 people that have put their resumes in with UAL, DAL and NWA. 3 have already been hired ever since hearing the shocking news!!!!
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