Airtran Can't Pay Correctly

[Ty Webb]

Post of the Week

Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner. Post of the week.

Ty

This was nothing more than a "punishment furlough" done by a spiteful management team that didn't get their way with the TA(s) and laughable pay cut proposals. Why else were so few LOAs approved?

I'm glad as early as September that the Mickey Mouse Club is finding out they have some pilot staffing issues. Looks like they put a quarter in there a$$es and played themselves.

As far as the Captains voluntarily sitting in the right seat, that’s just bad kharma. What goes around comes around my greedy selfish coworkers.

 

[Ty Webb]

I agree that the number of Captains flying left seat is very few.

As a Captain flying left seat, I take exception to this! :laugh:

 

[maxblast72]

I'm glad as early as September that the Mickey Mouse Club is finding out they have some pilot staffing issues. Looks like they put a quarter in there a$$es and played themselves.

Just finished my first month back on reserve duty. 22 hours of block, 71.5 hours of credit (including 3 vacation days), 1 day of urping. Only got used only 5 reserve days with 3 overnights away from home. Sat at home 10 reserve days. I would be surprised if any reserve CAs had over 80 hours credit.

I hope the company doesn't figure out they are fat on captains and short on FO's or another 20-30 guys will see a seat swap with 50% paycut. I am very surprised that I have not been asked to fly FO since March 2007.

 

[j41driver]

I am very surprised that I have not been asked to fly FO since March 2007.

Not that it matters because you'd tell them no, right?

BTW - think those Steelers will look any better this week?

 

[Steeler Fan]

BTW - think those Steelers will look any better this week?

Well, the O-Line couldn't look any worse (who knows, maybe we'll try calling some different plays this game).

Ravens are weak, so we should win handily on MNF!

 

[maxblast72]

No, I don't think it is right to fly as FO when we have guys on furlough. The company obviously could have furloughed 10 or 20 less FO's without affecting the bottom line too much. I think scheduling must have a handful of guys they know will fly right seat when asked.

 

[Pilot Knob]

As a Captain flying left seat, I take exception to this! :laugh:

Ooops! My bad. Your reply made me chuckle, though. Not like the little blue head guy you put in there. But pretty darn close.