AirTran Cpt becoming SWA CPT

[General Lee]

GL,

Your claiming victory because your getting the 88 717s?

Talk about arrogance. I can see exactly why Delta hired you.

You fit right in!!!

I'm claiming victory because instead of growing ATL, SWA is giving it away. As far as the 717s go, I didn't read anywhere saying any AT pilot would be let go, no. Instead, you are going to keep old 733s and 735s longer, and eventually get more 738s. Arrogance? Ummmmm, NO. Just watching your airline turn into a legacy, which you know is true. Enjoy it and enjoy ISP.



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[General Lee]

Not cool GL......

There's gonna be a lot of peeved AT folks losing seats because of the treatment by SWAPA and also that 717 deal.....don't pile on.

Say what? SWA can do whatever they want with the 717s, and it looks like they are paying a bunch of money to give those planes to DL. They also said they wouldn't furlough anyone, so the AT guys have that going for them. DL closes bases all of the time, and that is what happens in this business. I have been an advocate for the AT pilots, watching the poor behavior from their SWA brethern. Pointing out that the 717s will be coming DL's way doesn't change anything.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[redflyer65]

I'm claiming victory because instead of growing ATL, SWA is giving it away. As far as the 717s go, I didn't read anywhere saying any AT pilot would be let go, no. Instead, you are going to keep old 733s and 735s longer, and eventually get more 738s. Arrogance? Ummmmm, NO. Just watching your airline turn into a legacy, which you know is true. Enjoy it and enjoy ISP.



Bye Bye---General Lee

I'm glad you think it's all said and done General, I disagree. The future will tell the truth and show how arrogant your post really is...

 

[SWA Bubba]

And that's setting the record straight? Right.

SWAPA shares as much responsibility in this whole debacle as every other involved entity. They may have even had a hand in the 71 deal.

Dude, this is your paranoia talking. Yes, SWAPA and ALPA's respective negotiating committees filled in the minutiae, but that was about it. The company created the actual SLI list and the actual substance of both SL-9 (tabled by ALPA Airtran MEC) and SL-10 (ultimately voted in by both sides). Neither union nor their respective negotiating committes had the power to substantively change anything about either deal. And you know it.

As far as the 717 deal with Delta, all I have to say is, "what the hell have YOU been smoking?!" You really believe that SWAPA had a hand in that? Do you think that the company solicits input from the pilot union when it decides what airplanes to buy, sell, keep or give away (other than to negotiate rates for new equipment)? Even If the union DID have a say, don't you think they would have wanted to keep them? Good God, a plane is a plane, and employs pilots! Keeping them would have been more job security and growth potential for ALL Southwest pilots, including those on both sides of the partition. Wait, ... I get it now--you think that SWAPA, using some secret dirt it had on GK, ordered the removal of these airplanes, causing a loss of job security/growth for its members, just to piss you off personally. It's all making sense now....

I can't tell if your post is just A) pissed-off ranting of someone who knows better; or B) actual ignorant paranoia about how things really work in the world. Personally, I'm inclined to believe it's 'A'. At least, I hope so.

Bubba

 

[General Lee]

I'm glad you think it's all said and done General, I disagree. The future will tell the truth and show how arrogant your post really is...

OKAY RED..........you dork.... Your future schedule has a lot fewer flights in ATL than Airtran did, but who's counting? Remember how you and the other Corndogs thought you would take over here? Wrong. But at least you're adding Branson.....BYE NOW....


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[texman]

Say what? SWA can do whatever they want with the 717s, and it looks like they are paying a bunch of money to give those planes to DL. They also said they wouldn't furlough anyone, so the AT guys have that going for them. DL closes bases all of the time, and that is what happens in this business. I have been an advocate for the AT pilots, watching the poor behavior from their SWA brethern. Pointing out that the 717s will be coming DL's way doesn't change anything.


Bye Bye---General Lee

Boeing is paying for all the 717's. Think about the deal GL, and how it went down.

 

[General Lee]

Boeing is paying for all the 717's. Think about the deal GL, and how it went down.

Ummmm NO. I think your airline is paying for new seats, paints, wifi, etc on all of the planes, and part of the monthly leases. Apparently it was a great deal. I also heard from a high up source that Boeing offered the 25 717s used by Mexicana Click, currently sitting in AZ, to DL, which has the first right of refusal. That would mean maybe 113 717s. Not bad!


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[redflyer65]

OKAY RED..........you dork.... Your future schedule has a lot fewer flights in ATL than Airtran did, but who's counting? Remember how you and the other Corndogs thought you would take over here? Wrong. But at least you're adding Branson.....BYE NOW....


Bye Bye---General Lee

You talking about One month now? Three months? or 3 years?

I love how you continue to look like a Delta Doublebreasted Fool.

The other part of this deal that people like you and OYS could never understand is that we will STILL be one fleet model.

Not TEN like Delta. You do understand how much friction that causes on the bottom line don't you? Need me to run some numbers to help you understand?

Remember when you were all excited about one retirement causing TEN training events? Remember how you were bragging about that? You obviously have never run a business or taken any business classes.

You see General, we have one type of sim and don't have TEN training events when someone retires. But yet again, you open your piehole and show everyone how much of an idiot you are.

Keep talking.....PLEASE!!!

PS- For those of you that have PM me telling me what an idiot General Leigh is, thank you. I agree!

 

[scoreboardII]

Ditto.

 

[Whataburger]

I think it would help if we added up all of Delta's profits/losses in the last decade and then add up all SWA's profits/losses in the last decade and see who is smartly running a company.

Could we also tally-up amount of profit sharing, dividends returned to investors, new hires, bankruptcies, and furloughs for both companies in the last decade?

As they say in LBB, "The proof is in the pudding, puddin'."

 

[BILL LUMBERG]

You talking about One month now? Three months? or 3 years?

I love how you continue to look like a Delta Doublebreasted Fool.

The other part of this deal that people like you and OYS could never understand is that we will STILL be one fleet model.

Not TEN like Delta. You do understand how much friction that causes on the bottom line don't you? Need me to run some numbers to help you understand?

Remember when you were all excited about one retirement causing TEN training events? Remember how you were bragging about that? You obviously have never run a business or taken any business classes.

You see General, we have one type of sim and don't have TEN training events when someone retires. But yet again, you open your piehole and show everyone how much of an idiot you are.

Keep talking.....PLEASE!!!

PS- For those of you that have PM me telling me what an idiot General Leigh is, thank you. I agree!

Hey Idiot.....

Seriously you are going to rip on 10 airplane types? Really?

Let's see you get get to Narita or Prague with your beloved Guppy.....

There will always be people buying stuff from Walmart AND Neiman Marcus, which side of that fence are you Red? Everybody is happy if our clients are buying right?

Dial it down a notch until you cross an ocean there Red about the fleet mix.....

Over?

 

[Whataburger]

Hey Idiot.....


Let's see you get get to Narita or Prague with your beloved Guppy.....

?

It could be done.

 

[BILL LUMBERG]

It could be done.

True....it could....

 

[General Lee]

You talking about One month now? Three months? or 3 years?

I love how you continue to look like a Delta Doublebreasted Fool.

The other part of this deal that people like you and OYS could never understand is that we will STILL be one fleet model.

Not TEN like Delta. You do understand how much friction that causes on the bottom line don't you? Need me to run some numbers to help you understand?

Remember when you were all excited about one retirement causing TEN training events? Remember how you were bragging about that? You obviously have never run a business or taken any business classes.

You see General, we have one type of sim and don't have TEN training events when someone retires. But yet again, you open your piehole and show everyone how much of an idiot you are.

Keep talking.....PLEASE!!!

PS- For those of you that have PM me telling me what an idiot General Leigh is, thank you. I agree!

Probably 30 more years. You guys all bragged that you would overrun ATL, and it just aint happenin..... SORRY.

And Lumberg is correct, DL flies to many cities all around THE WORLD. You can't really fly a 737 from ATL to NRT, or ATL to Joberg. You just can't. 10 different plane types also means more movement when the top guys retire, which is better for the pilot group (bigger planes pay MORE per hour). When one of your guys retires, then one FO moves up, and you have to hire ONE newhire. When one senior DL guy leaves, 10 guys move up. Is that expensive? Probably. Will $2.5 billion a year in ancillary revenue help pay for that? YOU BET. Will you charge for bags soon? Wait, your fat, bald Captain on that TV commercial said "Southwest would NEVER do that....." We'll see if he eats his words. (AT is still charging for bags---can't you use that money to pay the AT pilots parity on the 737 at least??? Sure you could)

You Red are the idiot. Enjoy the stagnation, and Midland.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[General Lee]

I think it would help if we added up all of Delta's profits/losses in the last decade and then add up all SWA's profits/losses in the last decade and see who is smartly running a company.

Could we also tally-up amount of profit sharing, dividends returned to investors, new hires, bankruptcies, and furloughs for both companies in the last decade?

As they say in LBB, "The proof is in the pudding, puddin'."

No, let's start 75 years ago. Your airline was still a "shart" in someone's diapers back then.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[texman]

Think about our orders with Boeing and the discounted rate we are getting. 64% on the MAX and the easy conversion of the AT orders to 800's. It is a wash. Just thank Rollroyce for fixing the eng problem. The 717 is a low cycle life aircraft and good for you guys. Not for us. In the long run we come out as bandits $ wise. The MAX will be almost 17% more fuel efficient than your old tired domestic fleet. Have fun upgrading in a 737 flying domestic. You are getting old GL and will never see widebody capt. Do you even fly or just push buttons. You will be my FO one day you know it is coming.

 

[General Lee]

Think about our orders with Boeing and the discounted rate we are getting. 64% on the MAX and the easy conversion of the AT orders to 800's. It is a wash. Just thank Rollroyce for fixing the eng problem. The 717 is a low cycle life aircraft and good for you guys. Not for us. In the long run we come out as bandits $ wise. The MAX will be almost 17% more fuel efficient than your old tired domestic fleet. Have fun upgrading in a 737 flying domestic. You are getting old GL and will never see widebody capt. Do you even fly or just push buttons. You will be my FO one day you know it is coming.

I am getting old? 51? I still have plenty of time left, and unlike the stagnation you guys will feel (thanks to holding on to old 733s and 735s longer and then replacing them one for one with 738s that will be delayed now for a few more years), the DL VP of flt Ops said they want to hire 7000 pilots in the next decade. You might hire 700 I am guessing, and your retirement numbers coming up here are NOT impressive. That means you will continue to fly right seat into LBB for YEARS AND YEARS, eating quesadillas that will make you puke from the hotel bar, again, and again. Enjoy that, sucka! I will bid the 737-800 left seat in 2 years, and 787 in 2020. You won't. Just remember, caution wake turbulence my friend...


And wait, you are making fun of DL's "old domestic fleet?" DL does have 17 old DC9s slated to leave next year, but that's about it compared to your old 733s and 735s. How long are they going to stick around? A lot longer thanks to you giving away the 717s. Thanks!



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[redflyer65]

Hey Idiot.....

Seriously you are going to rip on 10 airplane types? Really?

Yea, I actually am going to rip on 10 aircraft types. 10 different sims. 10 individual training events for ONE retirement, and........

How many spare parts laying around for TEN types?

Let's see, we can add in fleet managers, and fleet chief pilots as well..

How's the Pubs department with TEN planes, they must be happy with job security.

How's that bottom line when you multiple by a factor of TEN? It' ridiculous. It's the one part of the puzzle that Anderson hasn't cleaned up yet. Well, that and the looming NW pensions over his head.

It's a good thing he got those 50 seat engine replacements off the books with new orders for larger RJs. That was the smartest thing he could have done, with DALPAs help of course.

 

[General Lee]

Yea, I actually am going to rip on 10 aircraft types. 10 different sims. 10 individual training events for ONE retirement, and........

How many spare parts laying around for TEN types?

Let's see, we can add in fleet managers, and fleet chief pilots as well..

How's the Pubs department with TEN planes, they must be happy with job security.

How's that bottom line when you multiple by a factor of TEN? It' ridiculous. It's the one part of the puzzle that Anderson hasn't cleaned up yet. Well, that and the looming NW pensions over his head.

It's a good thing he got those 50 seat engine replacements off the books with new orders for larger RJs. That was the smartest thing he could have done, with DALPAs help of course.

When you make a lot less ancillary revenue, you might have the worries you do. Well, you do have AT's bag fees, so you got that going for you....


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[FlyinGuy]

Oh yeah Flyin guy....

Judging by your profile, you are too young to remember when Southwest was the LAST place anybody went to. All is good now for you though I'm sure, knowing that all ya gotta do is separate from the military and go to the flavor of the day and call it the best airline ever......all about perspective junior!

You got all of that from my profile? Oh no, you called me junior. That hurts so bad.

Back to reality. If the companies and their pensions were so great, why did they file for BK and then dump the obligations on the taxpayers? I guess you don't have an answer for that one do you.

Was SWA the place to go back in the day? No, it was not the place that many had on the top of their list. I will refute your statement that it was the LAST place anyone wanted to go. Why, because it was a good ole boy network and many wanted to come here. Did they expect it to turn out the way that it did? NO, if they tell you differently then they are lying. So what is your point? Many thought that they had made it when they were hired by Braniff. Well we know how that turned out. So first choice, or last choice, it does not matter. What matters is when we look back at retirement and can say "Man...I was lucky!!!" That is all we have when it comes to career choices.