Airtran Question

[SEVEN]

With the recent recall of all remaining furloughed pilots, is there any talk of substance of any hiring in the near future?

 

[Jetpipeovht]

Why would you want to work there?

 

[Eagle757shark]

No growth planned until 2011. A profit in the first quarter was nice. But there will not be any hiring.

 

[Saluki Dawg]

Not till after the merger is complete.

 

[SEVEN]

Not till after the merger is complete.

Frontier?

 

[SEVEN]

Why would you want to work there?

Not interested in working there. Was just curious about the current state of the airline. If Airtran begins hiring, that would be a positive turn given the current hiring situation in the industry as a whole.

 

[Jetpipeovht]

Not interested in working there. Was just curious about the current state of the airline. If Airtran begins hiring, that would be a positive turn given the current hiring situation in the industry as a whole.

I think when everyone is hiring is when everything will be peachy.

 

[SEVEN]

I think when everyone is hiring is when everything will be peachy.

Even if a few airlines start hiring again this summer, it's better than none. There are a lot of qualified pilots on the street.

 

[Colonel Savage]

Why would you want to work there?

And where are you that it's so great?

 

[Colonel Savage]

No growth planned until 2011. A profit in the first quarter was nice. But there will not be any hiring.

Wasn't that statement likely a negoiating ploy?

 

[RIDETHELIGHTING]

And where are you that it's so great?

Hes got to be a USAIR east guy, because they always think their sh!t don't stink.

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

Why would anyone want to work at AirTran???

Same old thing: DAL sucks, NWA is terrible, CAL awful, Cathay crap, Emirates horrid, etc., etc.

Now, why would I want to work at AirTran???

My longest trip would be less than 165 days, which is the length of the current trip that I'm on.

I would be flying modern equipment, and not a DC-9.

I would not have to shop at Nakumatt Mega for groceries at my crashpad.

My crashpad would be better accomodations than where I'm living.

I can think of some more, but got to get up at 0500 for a safari-one thing I wouldn't be doing at AirTran.

cliff
NBO

 

[Colonel Savage]

"My longest trip would be less than 165 days, which is the length of the current trip that I'm on.

I would be flying modern equipment, and not a DC-9.

I would not have to shop at Nakumatt Mega for groceries at my crashpad.

My crashpad would be better accomodations than where I'm living.

I can think of some more, but got to get up at 0500 for a safari-one thing I wouldn't be doing at AirTran."

Finally, some perspective for you domestic guys.

Thanks, Cliff...

 

[jonjuan]

"My longest trip would be less than 165 days, which is the length of the current trip that I'm on.

I would be flying modern equipment, and not a DC-9.

I would not have to shop at Nakumatt Mega for groceries at my crashpad.

My crashpad would be better accomodations than where I'm living.

I can think of some more, but got to get up at 0500 for a safari-one thing I wouldn't be doing at AirTran."


Finally, some perspective for you domestic guys.

Thanks, Cliff...

Nope, sorry- Southwest guys have it worse. They have to do LBB.

 

[PCL_128]

Hi!

Why would anyone want to work at AirTran???

Same old thing: DAL sucks, NWA is terrible, CAL awful, Cathay crap, Emirates horrid, etc., etc.

Now, why would I want to work at AirTran???

My longest trip would be less than 165 days, which is the length of the current trip that I'm on.

I would be flying modern equipment, and not a DC-9.

I would not have to shop at Nakumatt Mega for groceries at my crashpad.

My crashpad would be better accomodations than where I'm living.

I can think of some more, but got to get up at 0500 for a safari-one thing I wouldn't be doing at AirTran.

cliff
NBO

I hope you're making some really big money to put up with that crap. I'd rather work at CostCo than deal with all of that.