Another 63 on the street at FLOPs

[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)

 

[Mike Jenvey]

<<<< Per Diem? What's that? >>>>

A daily allowance, to cover your food & any other incidental expenses (laundry, private 'phone calls, internet, etc). Across here in the UK, there are tax implications & normally each company has to get a dispensation from the IRS in order for per diems to be tax-free.

Currently we get about US $90 per day.

 

[EX_CV580FR8Dawg]

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

We got to expense ours too I guess, we also got the per diem but not sure how that all worked out. Gotta love the Grapevine Bone Daddy's!