Just, damn.
Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- AMR Corp.’s American Airlines is preparing to offer union employees contracts today that probably will eliminate more than 10 percent of jobs and freeze pensions as the third-largest U.S. carrier pares spending in bankruptcy.
As many as 15,000 jobs may be cut...
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/awx/2011/09/13/awx_09_13_2011_p0-369078.xml&headline=Delta+Done+With+Aircraft+Orders&channel=comm
So much for that...
SkyWest Inc names new President Bradford Rich
Brad Rich named SkyWest, Inc President. What?! Shake up!
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/skywest-inc-names-bradford-r-rich-president-121623828.html
Pilot Refuses Full-Body Scan, Says TSA Doesn’t Make Travel Safer
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (CBS/AP) — A Tennessee pilot who says he’s tired of being manhandled by security agents is waiting to see if he will lose his job because he refused a full body scan.
ExpressJet Airlines first officer Michael...
Analysis: Regional airlines consolidating to cut costs
By Karen Jacobs
ATLANTA | Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:39pm EDT
(Reuters) - Regional airlines are consolidating to reduce overhead so they can offer lower rates to their larger airline partners, while...
Our #2 guy came into our recurrent ground and stated the following:
If scope is not relaxed by mainline carriers in the next wave of negotiations (which most airline CEO's state is a realistic assumption, he added), companies like SkyWest Inc and Republic Airways will have a choice: shrink and...
Mesa/Freedom makes the rag...ahem...the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
http://www.ajc.com/business/deltas-regional-carrier-partnerships-559215.html?sms_ss=email
Who thinks this will encourage the chances of SkyWest pilots unionizing?
I'm curious as to what the SkyWest pilots think...
The article addresses DL specifically, but I suppose it applies to all airlines.
http://www.ajc.com/business/new-rule-boosts-union-523646.html
As per the conference call:
Pilots are largely to blame for the disproportionate company losses in profit due to guarantee pay, which is to be addressed in the future. (They also mentioned regularly scheduled MX)
Uh oh. So much for minimum salary. Looks like we'll eventually be working for...
New ASA TOLD card
What do you guys think about the new TOLD card in ASA aircraft? I think it's crazier than a crippled midget running with a bucket of hot-sauce...
A few things that I found-
1) It's difficult to read as it's in mice-type.
2) The information is jumbled, squished, and...
While stowing my suitcase, I came upon a rolled up piece of plastic on seat 8-D. It was a window shade ripped from its proper place of function. A passenger apparently became SO angry that his ASA flight was late, he decided to reach for the closest piece of...airplane...and write his feelings...
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