I've never done Hawaii, but I'm almost positive it can't. (I ran KOAK-PHNL, and at FL430, and starting with full tanks, you can only carry a couple of people, and you're landing with under 1700 pounds. I'm fairly sure a depressurization is going to mean you're going swimming.) Even going at...
It's a very comfortable, capable plane that's an amazing value for the ~$16MM price. I think it's going to be extremely popular.
It handles shorter runways with ease. It'll safely take off from Aspen and make a single-engine climb at MGTOW at up to 30C. Range is better than 2000 miles if it's...
IBT never provided one bit (nor funded one dime) of our negotiating resources; they merely took their franchise money and let the local do all the work. I don't see any advantage at all in going back.
You'll also learn to never, ever make firm plans with someone in the city in which you think you're going to sleep. I've told people I might be coming, but I don't make any real plans until I've started my rest period.
After the five-hundredth time checking in with SoCal "with [letter]," and still being asked to "confirm you have ATIS [letter]" every damn time, you get a little jaded about it.
Keep in mind, also, that the definition of "meal" is pretty broad, depending on the caterer and what they want to provide for what the company pays. It might be a nice steak with hand-made sides (rarely), or might be a single frozen breaded fish patty thrown in a box with a scoop of translucent...
I went through this at my last company when we had our first union drive. "Don't bring in outsiders," they said. "We won't be able to improve the pay if you unionize." And my personal favorite, "We'll have to give up our bidding system and switch to something else if you unionize." (WTF?)
There...
Yes, I work for Netjets, and our pilot group was affiliated with IBT for decades before we went independent seven years ago. I won't restate what Fischman posted because his posting is spot-on about why we went independent.
Indeed. But after seeing what they did with our non-union coworkers (including sacking so many of them on the spot), I'm glad I had something to tie their hands at least somewhat.
Having worked for both union and non-union carriers, there's truly no comparison. A union isn't a panacea, but it's far, far better than the alternative. After seeing it from both sides, I won't go back to a non-union job in aviation.
At my previous (non-union at the time) carrier, the company...
Not sure why you're talking about this here instead of our private message board, but you're misreading this completely. The company cannot assign anyone to the CC52, and the TA limits it to 10% on the CC52. They don't get to arbitrarily decide that nobody can be on it.
Whether you consider it a Cadillac plan is wholly irrelevant. That term has a specific meaning for tax purposes. It has absolutely nothing to do with copays, benefits, or coverages. It's defined as a plan with annual premiums of more than $10,200 for an individual, or $27,500 for a family.
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