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[imisscorplife]

Just because Skywest employess havent received a furlough notice doesnt mean its not going to happen. Were not immune!

 

[JumpersAway]

Yeah, you better hope. United has just about the WORST balance sheet in the industry, on par with US Airways. Add to that the morale -- and rising oil prices. Branson has all but predicted their death. Continental already looked at merging, not gonna happen. Hopefully for you, Obama will rescue (I doubt it, there's no more money). Only option left would be Jerry to give them some of the money he's earned over the years. I doubt it, you don't invest in a sinking ship.

Trojan

You know it's bad when USAirways doesn't want to merge with United..............

As for it being impossible for them to go away- please reference Pan American and Eastern.................

 

[LazyLightnin']

Just because Skywest employess havent received a furlough notice doesnt mean its not going to happen. Were not immune!

Maybe a total rumor, but I heard a little over 200 could be on the way out soon.

 

[USCtrojan]

Maybe a total rumor, but I heard a little over 200 could be on the way out soon.

I sincerely hope not, for the SkyWest pilots. Please don't take my previous posts as hoping or wishing that on SkyWest or anyone for that matter. This economy sucks worse than mesa, so you know it's pretty bad. Hopefully a year from now things will look a lot different.

Trojan

 

[XPOO]

If projections for Fall 2009 turn out to be correct, then I don't see any way around it. Delta has announced a 15% reduction, instead of the original 10%, and still waiting to hear on United.

 

[Erlanger]

It's actually Skywest who petitioned the FAA to sit in on PCs and fail the pilots so as to dwindle down the list and not have to furlough.

 

[Tarzan]

It's actually Skywest who petitioned the FAA to sit in on PCs and fail the pilots so as to dwindle down the list and not have to furlough.

I'll wave the BS flag on that one.

 

[ACL65PILOT]

The FAA would be killed for doing that. Plus the FAA does not have the manpower to do that. They will threaten to take self examining authority away if you fall below a 90% pass rate, but that is it.
They need us to do their job.

 

[Erlanger]

I'll wave the BS flag on that one.

You guys don't know a joke when you see one.

 

[Erlanger]

The FAA would be killed for doing that. Plus the FAA does not have the manpower to do that. They will threaten to take self examining authority away if you fall below a 90% pass rate, but that is it.
They need us to do their job.

They apparently do have the manpower. There is a force of 9 SLC FSDO inspectors sitting in PCs and doing line checks at Skywest alone. Their goal is to do 350 of them by Sept. There has been a big increase of failures because of them. I hear some of the check airmen have had fights with the FAA becasue the FAA wanted then failed but the check airman says it's a pass.

BTW, the FAA is at every regional now becasue of the BUF accident. if you haven't head of the increase failures at your place, you will soon.