Air Whiskey to philly?

[relief tube]

anyone know when AIrWisc is starting the transition to USair flying?

Was in PHL today and saw a Usexpress w/ tail number ending in AW, didn't know if it's just mesa or someone knew.

 

[JohnyChimpo99]

Awac

We (AWAC) started flying for US Airways last Saturday.

 

[Smoking Man]

Remember the following.

"Ops need marshlers and a jet way driver on gate ##".

"Ops need fuel on gate ##".

I could keep going but that would take all the fun out of it.


Best of luck in PHL.

 

[mnalpha]

flew aw from from phl to msp today

 

[91100 100 set]

Remember the following.

"Ops need marshlers and a jet way driver on gate ##".

"Ops need fuel on gate ##".

I could keep going but that would take all the fun out of it.


Best of luck in PHL.

Yeah, the other night I heard an Air Whiskey flight on ops making the laundry list of service requests at the gate. Air Cart, GPU, lav, windshield, "commissary" (it's "catering" now), etc. I kinda laughed to myself and wondered how much of that they would actually get in a timely manner.

Welcome to Philly. Get your lavs done at the outstations and don't hit any bugs on the leg in.

 

[House_X]

anyone know when AIrWisc is starting the transition to USair flying?

Was in PHL today and saw a Usexpress w/ tail number ending in AW, didn't know if it's just mesa or someone knew.

Took AWAC from PHL...great flight!!! First Class operation!!! Wish you guys the best at USair...

 

[BlackPilot628]

I saw AWC is running flights from PHL to CHS now as well.

 

[KingAirer]

Is AWAC doing their own W and Balance Calculations with the new USAir flying, or still doing that "breakdown" stuff. Have fun with that in PHL.

 

[JohnyChimpo99]

We do are w/b through our ACARS and then write it down for the station. PHL won't be any different than ORD. Our ramp there is pretty bad and almost impossible to get a lav, but you will NEVER get one unless you ask, right? Trust me, AWAC is used to poorly run ramps in the hubs.

 

[LowlyPropCapt]

Remember the following.

"Ops need marshlers and a jet way driver on gate ##".

"Ops need fuel on gate ##".

I could keep going but that would take all the fun out of it.


Best of luck in PHL.

I've given up...

How about: "Folks we are just a few feet from the gate, but we need someone to park us. Please keep your seatbelts fastened until we are able to turn off the fasten seatbelt sign. Welcome to Philly!"

Then you sit back, relax, and think about how insanely over block you are about to be.

Resistance is futile!

 

[BlackPilot628]

I've given up...

How about: "Folks we are just a few feet from the gate, but we need someone to park us. Please keep your seatbelts fastened until we are able to turn off the fasten seatbelt sign. Welcome to Philly!"

Then you sit back, relax, and think about how insanely over block you are about to be.

Resistance is futile!

I feel you. This happened to me all the time in Charlotte parking at the "E" gates. I always thought I would hop on the early flight and beat that traffic home. NOT! We would sit on the ramp for 45 mins or so.

 

[mamba20]

You dont think PHL is any worse then ORD? Granted I've only been to ORD a handful of times, but my friend, let me offer you my most profound condolences about now being based in PHL. You have no idea of the hell your about to experience. May god be with all of you.

 

[eastflier]

Hope Air Wiskey will enjoy flying out of phili. They have no idea what they have comming with ramp operations there.

 

[lear24]

I've given up...

How about: "Folks we are just a few feet from the gate, but we need someone to park us. Please keep your seatbelts fastened until we are able to turn off the fasten seatbelt sign. Welcome to Philly!"

Then you sit back, relax, and think about how insanely over block you are about to be.

Resistance is futile!

You've got it right on, relax and listen to the sound of cash flowing.

 

[rightrudder]

Yeah, none of us want to be in Philly, but we didn't have a say in the matter.

 

[WickedPissa]

I have read the anti-Philly posts for a couple months now. It sounds like a lot of bitterness from existing PHL crews against Air Wisconsin crews. AWAC pilots have enough stress to deal with than to listen to a bunch of negativity. It was not thier choice to be kicked out of ORD, DEN, or IAD.

I have logged many hours in PHL, ORD, and IAD. PHL is rated G compared to IAD's C/D concourse nightmare or ORD's alley that AWAC and Eagle share. At least AWAC guys will be raking in a little extra doughzak waiting for a marshaler that is busy shooting hoops with the pink dolphin (block or greater).

By the way eastflier, I didn't know there was C172 parking on the Philly F concourse.

Good luck AWAC. Have fun in Philly. The downtown train leaves all concourses (except F) every 1/2 hour. The train was built before the concourse. Hundreds of bars, restaurants, and hot women 20 minutes away in Center City. (No smart comments on the "hot women" please. You may have to see it to believe it, but it's true).

 

[Axel]

...PHL won't be any different than ORD...

Spoken like a true neophyte. Son, you have no idea... The english language does not have the ability to describe. You'll see what we all mean. In 3 weeks you'll be singin' along with the rest of us.

 

[bitememesa]

Just remember Air Whiskey guys...Mesa guys listening to you on ops in Philly are laughing as hard as humanly possible every time you ask for your laundry list.

Enjoy your time in Philly while we take the rest of your flying you priced yourself out of.

 

[hoover]

Just remember Air Whiskey guys...Mesa guys listening to you on ops in Philly are laughing as hard as humanly possible every time you ask for your laundry list.

Enjoy your time in Philly while we take the rest of your flying you priced yourself out of.

Yeah well...we took your USAir flying, we're soon be taking your America West flying...and when you fukc up your United flying (again) we'll be there to take that too.

 

[Beaver_Liquors]

Just remember Air Whiskey guys...Mesa guys listening to you on ops in Philly are laughing as hard as humanly possible every time you ask for your laundry list.

Enjoy your time in Philly while we take the rest of your flying you priced yourself out of.

I am confused, it seems that you are actually proud of working for crap wages?

That might be a new low

 

[J32driver]

Just remember Air Whiskey guys...Mesa guys listening to you on ops in Philly are laughing as hard as humanly possible every time you ask for your laundry list.

Enjoy your time in Philly while we take the rest of your flying you priced yourself out of.

Thats ok. You'll be overpriced someday too.

 

[mnalpha]

Im happy to have AW come to PHL and replace Mesa, it will make my comute better/more reliable. Welcome AW

 

[LowlyPropCapt]

Just remember Air Whiskey guys...Mesa guys listening to you on ops in Philly are laughing as hard as humanly possible every time you ask for your laundry list.

Enjoy your time in Philly while we take the rest of your flying you priced yourself out of.

This from someone named "bitememesa". So are proud to be a bottom feeding maggot who whores him/herself out to J.O. or not?

Anyone who takes such obvious pride in underbiding another pilot group is exactly what you appear to be: An A$$.

 

[DiverDriver]

Just remember Air Whiskey guys...Mesa guys listening to you on ops in Philly are laughing as hard as humanly possible every time you ask for your laundry list.

Enjoy your time in Philly while we take the rest of your flying you priced yourself out of.

Ouch. Not necessary.

I will say this about Mesa: One of your professional pilots came up to me and my FO in a very nice way and gave us the heads up about something that could potentially get a FAA violation. He could have sat back and said nothing. But he came to us very politely and I thank him for it. I've already spread the word as best I can about what he pointed out.

To that Mesa pilot I say THANK YOU.


edit to add: I found my first 4 day trip to PHL pleasant and no worse than any exprerience at ORD. At least these "F" gates don't have bodies laying all around the floor everywhere. What did Boyd call ORD F gates? "The fall of Saigon re-enactment?"

 

[Beechnut]

Ha ha, that's pretty funny. I just did a 5 day stint on reserve in ORD. On day 3 I was called to do a test flight... while waiting for an ever elusive tug, I watched the cops swarm in front of my plane and arrest two of our rampers. As I was sitting there thinking "what could possibly top this?" AWAC customer service tried to board an airplane by marching the passenger through the cops and the hand cuffed rampers on the way to the departing airplane. Some passengers balked at walking through a police crack down. So for a minute or so passengers, cops and criminals (or also called AWAC employes) mingled on the ramp until the passengers were escorted back up to the terminal.

I'm gonna miss ORD.

S.

 

[WhiteCloud]

Ha ha, that's pretty funny. I just did a 5 day stint on reserve in ORD. On day 3 I was called to do a test flight... while waiting for an ever elusive tug, I watched the cops swarm in front of my plane and arrest two of our rampers. As I was sitting there thinking "what could possibly top this?" AWAC customer service tried to board an airplane by marching the passenger through the cops and the hand cuffed rampers on the way to the departing airplane. Some passengers balked at walking through a police crack down. So for a minute or so passengers, cops and criminals (or also called AWAC employes) mingled on the ramp until the passengers were escorted back up to the terminal.

I'm gonna miss ORD.

S.

Priceless!! This is Chicago......couldn't a few bucks have taken care of it?