Another 63 on the street at FLOPs

[993_Pilot]

. . . I do still think KR is in this for the short term to get what he can (beechjets) and that his plan is to kill the union, possibly by continually shrinking the company, then he can hire a bunch of new pilots to fly for a lot less.

It is about ego for him too, not just money. He was shown the door last time, and this time he wants desperately to guide his baby through the hard times, so he can sell it off to the highest bidder in the end. Then he can go write "Management by Trust, Part 2". Where, in the last chapter, he will tell everyone how he saved Flops from certain doom, and then ride off in to the sunset with his secretary to live happily ever after."

 

[frac pilot]

watch the sales department, when they close that then you can count the days until all the contracts run out.

 

[Publishers]

With all the alligators in the swamp right now, the pilot problems are like mosquito's flying around. As stated before, the big problem at FLOPS is no real symbiotic relationships with manufacturers, training, parts, etc...Schedulers and Dispatchers had half of the last years number of attendees.
This is all about how far down you can hunker to survive the storm not some stupiud strategy against the pilot corp.

 

[Ticker]

Times must not be so bad at Flight Options after all.

Awarding a multi million dollar contract on the same day you furlough 63 pilots.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28657883/

 

[EX_CV580FR8Dawg]

http://www.maaco.com/

 

[gunfyter]

FLOPS has 100 airplanes? Does this take you guys down to 3 pilots per ship?

I would guess that would make those still active, about as busy as a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest....

 

[t-bone]

Times must not be so bad at Flight Options after all.

Awarding a multi million dollar contract on the same day you furlough 63 pilots.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28657883/


It looks to me like the furloughs are part of the contract negotiations.

Kinda makes our Christmas party not look so bad...

 

[frachonkey]

1000 pilots in 2002.. 2009 under 400. Most places try to grow year over year. FlightOptions has managed to shrink by 10 percent per year, for the last 6 plus years. FlightOptions has managed to move from the second largest in the business, to almost last. I dont think even uncle Kenn can help this train wreck.

 

[EX_CV580FR8Dawg]

Kinda makes our Christmas party not look so bad...

no doubt... that is just a huge kick in the nuts! so have you spent all your perdiem for your tour at Bone Daddy's yet?

 

[t-bone]

no doubt... that is just a huge kick in the nuts! so have you spent all your perdiem for your tour at Bone Daddy's yet?

Per Diem? What's that? (we've got company CCs and expense our meals, within limits)