Airtran Captain leaves for SWA

[Bob Dylan]

Probably the best decision ever. People in the know doubt that the Guadaloupe pilots will be offered anything except a preferential interview.

This story just proves that Southwest will take care of their own. Hopefully Guadaloupe pilots will removes their heads from their anuses.

 

[S3sundowner]

Hey I try to stay off here, but some of you guys amaze me. How many of you would have taken the route the rest of the swa pilots took and been happy with that? Rhetorical question. Give up already and be happy.

 

[Kharma Police]

Hey I try to stay off here, but some of you guys amaze me. How many of you would have taken the route the rest of the swa pilots took and been happy with that? Rhetorical question. Give up already and be happy.

I was happy before September 27th and will be happy after the SLI. Why don't you, "give up and be happy" and accept that you have no control over the SLI. Just put on a happy face, go down to the bar and kick back some Brass Monkey. Trust me, you can thank me later!

 

[PCL_128]

Not true.

 

[satpak77]

I doubt this story is true

 

[fuzzy077]

I like monkeys

 

[S3sundowner]

New hire jumpseater confirmed this. I believe he was an 8 year aai captain. The reason I heard was qol, so maybe he's a commuter from west us. Who knows.

 

[jonjuan]

If SLI goes more or less relative, he'll go from sw CA pay to sw FO pay and not seeing the left seat for 15 years. Yikes. That's some big bank over time.

 

[Bill Nelson]

If SLI goes more or less relative,

Hillary Clinton is more likely to be on our seniority list than any AirTran pilot getting relative. Lets get real here.

I'd be shocked if an AirTran Captain was in a recent class but he would still get a pay raise, but I never thought an AirTran negotiator would be on the April interview list either.

 

[Dude]

If SLI goes more or less relative

What do you mean if? Of course it is. Why not? I mean is there anything else the "deal" can get for you, perhaps immortality too?

 

[AFcitrus]

Actually, I heard this CA was going to be terminated by Airtran. He asked if he could resign instead. He then went to SW and started over. Really a great move for someone who otherwise would have been looking for employment in another field. Being at the bottom of the new SW list was a no brainer compared to the alternative. Again, just what I'm hearing.

 

[Bill Nelson]

Nice try.

 

[General Lee]

Well "he" is a big dumbass.

Must have been for the money. No. Maybe the security. No. Maybe the career expectations. No.

I give up.

Gup

He could have had MORE of that from the left seat after the SLI. Yep, dum-bass.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[General Lee]

What do you mean if? Of course it is. Why not? I mean is there anything else the "deal" can get for you, perhaps immortality too?

That is EXACTLY what the USAir East pilots thought. After the SLI, the top 500 were all East pilots, and then pretty much relative from there. Expect something similar. Arbitration is in your future, you cannot deny it. Why would your union already get outside lawyers to prepare for it? DOH or a staple just won't happen. Enjoy it, dude.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[S3sundowner]

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[JT12345]

People use to think the world was flat.

 

[humveedriver]

Hey I try to stay off here, but some of you guys amaze me. How many of you would have taken the route the rest of the swa pilots took and been happy with that? Rhetorical question. Give up already and be happy.

It's cause of your awesomeness!

 

[GuppyWN]

He could have had MORE of that from the left seat after the SLI. Yep, dum-bass.


Bye Bye---General Lee

We don't take jobs at 2nd tier companies and stay because we hope to get bought and inherit everything.

At least I didn't.

Gup

 

[Ty Webb]

I haven't heard of any Captain leaving here to go to another airline in several years, and I haven't heard of a senior guy leaving since Frenchy went to Delta . . . . the rest of his family lives in France, and so it made sense for him. I saw him a couple of years ago in "E" Concourse, and he was happy with his decision. Great guy, btw.

 

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