328Jets at Comair

[FlyComAirJets]

What are the realistic chances of these A/C ending up at Comair?

In two words, IM POSSIBLE.

 

[ShadowFlight]

Re: zero

We will not get them. They're going to Skyway or someother subpar Walmart type airline. Comair's growth is over unless Delta goes BK.

Name one other operator out there today, other than ACA, that can fly the DL 328's on a moment's notice. Skyway is the only operator. We want the DL 328's. Like others have said, it's nice to see Skyway finally having positive things happen after a rough time recently.

Be happy for us and wish us well. If the situation was reversed, we would be happy for you.

Peace

SF

 

[General Lee]

Medflyer,

We have gotten some new 738's since 9-11, but alas we did park the afore mentioned MD-11s, L1011's, and 727s. That is a large chunk, and that is probably why we have 3000 less pilots now than we did pre-9-11. As far as those MD-11s go----we could have used them for more MAC charters, and one of our many VPs said that we were supposedly the Government's "favorite" doing those charters......But, somebody on the 4th floor parked them....More revenue lost.....Our fault again I guess. And, you guys are next. You better pray we don't go Chap 11.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[surplus1]

Comair's pay will also go WAY WAY down if Delta goes Chap 11.

Well General, for once you and I agree. Comair will definitely be affected if Delta files Chapter 11 and it will not be pretty. However, I would not be too gleeful if I were you. He that gloats last gloats best.

Your pay will go down as well, probably by at least the 40% that the Company has proposed or more (Delta has always wanted to get a leg up on American). There's a chance you could wind up as "industry leaders" again, on the low end.

You will lose your defined benefit pension plan.

Your featherbedding work rules will vanish and give rise to crewroom banter about the good old days.

You will actually be required to fly for a living rather than sit around and get paid for "looking good".

80 hours of hard time will be a new benefit for you. It will allow you to hone your piloting skills, free up the radio frequencies by eliminating the wind checks (with that much time in the cockpit you'll be able to guage the wind without asking). Chalk it up to defending the profession with action rather than rhetoric.

You can lose the protection of your no furlough clause. With that much hard time more of your juniors are likely to get bad news. (I would not want to see that, but it is a possibility)

The Company will be able to get rid of the annoyances generated by your scope clause. That will give us access to those mini 737's made by Embraer.

You will no longer be able to ridicule the AirTran guys and your new pay will be lower than SWA. Imagine that.

They will take away your pedestals and you will then have to acknowledge that you are just pilots like the rest of us. That will probably be hardest of all.

Let's hope it won't happen. That way we can all continue with our assorted illusions.

I think they still remember your fun strike.

You may be right. So do we.

PS. Don't get upset now, I'm just ruffling your pin feathers.