ASA in a nutshell

["GO AROUND"]

Integration is just pure laziness on their part, just like a lot of other things they are fighting us on. Whatever is easiest is what they want and that means as little restrictions on them in our contract as possible.

Pref bidding and a simple computer program to handle swaps, drops, trades and open time would cut costs greatly. Why do we have to have all the incompetents in planning and scheduling doing what a computer could do 10 times better. Why they have been fighting us on having pilots help with building schedules is beyond me. Having a pilot that actually flys the schedules provide some insight couldn't help? There are airlines that have pilots that build the schedules, Airtran for example.

The appeal to managment with pilot cost reductions is they happen quickly as opposed to the months, gut usually years it take our company to impliment other ways to cut costs. Example is the 5 years it took them to figure out that having one form for load, fuel, and weight and balance for all three fleets can save thousands. It only took five years.

 

[Palerider957]

It's not about money, it's about power and control......

If management gives ASA pilots anything, than their control over your lives is diminished that much. Right now they have pilots 20 days a month and 16 hours a day (incl. JM'ing, and "ATC or Operational delay.)

It's a zero sum game, and they really don't have any incentive to relent.

 

[AMANSWORLD]

I vote yes for strike-thanks to alot of great decisions from mgt. to government everything has gone up except for wages?? uummmhhh
5 years as president and he doesn't even think the poor mini. wage should be changed... This country and administration is for the rich and CEOS and Boards of companies. IF the American people don't work--the rich don't make money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well said -

 

[asa rat]

SKYW in Forbes

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/12/22/management-growth-stocks-06platinum-cz_sd_1222super.html

NEW YORK - Analysts expect these Forbes Platinum 400 companies to show greater growth--in sales and earnings--over the next 12 months than they delivered in the last 12 months. The following ten companies show at least 10% sales and earnings growth over the last four quarters; if analysts' predictions are correct, these companies will fare even better over the next year. The median company from last year's list of Supercharged Forbes Platinum companies shows a 24% total return over the past 12 months.

Company Recent Price Estimated P/E* PEG** Sales Growth* EPS Growth*** BJ Services (nyse: BJS - news - people ) $36 19 0.9 25% 45% Centene (nyse: CNC - news - people ) 24 16 0.9 56 26 Dollar General (nyse: DG - news - people ) 19 15 1.0 13 20 Noble (nyse: NE - news - people ) 71 16 0.4 51 152 Qualcomm (nasdaq: QCOM - news - people ) 46 30 1.5 29 27 SanDisk (nasdaq: SNDK - news - people ) 51 23 1.1 44 26 SkyWest (nasdaq: SKYW - news - people ) 30 12 0.4 92 49 Transocean (nyse: RIG - news - people ) 63 19 0.4 49 214 United Parcel Service (nyse: UPS - news - people ) 78 21 1.5 14 15 Wesco International (nyse: WCC - news - people ) 41 16 1.1 19 40 Data as of Nov. 29, 2005. *P/E: Price-to-earnings ratio, next 12 months. **PEG: Price-to-earnings-growth ratio (estimated P/E for next 12 months divided by the expected 3-5 year earnings growth). ***EPS growth next 12 months. Sources: Audit Integrity; Forbes; FT Interactive Data, Reuters Fundamentals, Thomson First Call, and Worldscope via FactSet Research Systems; Standard and Poor's; Value Line

 

[180ToTheMarker]

5 years as president and he doesn't even think the poor mini. wage should be changed

So its Bush's fault that B.L. is an ass???