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[COOPERVANE]

ASA Sucks!

 

[Medeco]

According to SH, pairings will not change for April. ASA is becoming the new Mesa. Delta has set the rate below what ASA can be profitable due to our high costs. Now, they must run it to the bare bone minimum and be cheap everywhere! They won't even be able to allow us to come up to Pinnacles new contract, because Pinnacle gets paid at a higher rate by Delta, so they can afford a little more. ASA cannot, and the joint contract will be a blood bath.

Look for cuts everywhere. Parts, support, urinal cakes, popcorn, seat cushions, soft pay, printer paper, crew busses, and of course.....asking for pay and work rule concessions! IT IS COMING!

Sorry, but SH is only doing his job.

Its very obvious to me his job is to start to set the tone for the upcomiing negotiation of the JCBA. He is on a mission to lower expectations and they are going to do it anyway they can.

For April on the 200, I suspect they will tweak it enough to appease those who will listen to the sob story.

This is the same crap that came up when we were in final negotiations with contract 2007.

Remember the note in the box we got from CT about how the sky was falling, and he used some Morningstar article to back his arguement.

Remember the 700's were going to be transfered to Skywest, they transfered 1.

Do not accept the story they preach and call them out any chance you can.

Did we really believe that they would just come to the table for the joint contract and say OK????

I certainly dont think we are going to get a great new contract, but Im not just going to accept what they preach.

One of the major reasons ASA is losing money this year is due to engine maint., it was stated in the last investor call. Brad Rich said straight up, that the cost will be a one time deal and profits on the plane will return this time next year for the life of the plane. Even with the rate reset.

 

[777forever]

According to SH, pairings will not change for April. ASA is becoming the new Mesa. Delta has set the rate below what ASA can be profitable due to our high costs. Now, they must run it to the bare bone minimum and be cheap everywhere! They won't even be able to allow us to come up to Pinnacles new contract, because Pinnacle gets paid at a higher rate by Delta, so they can afford a little more. ASA cannot, and the joint contract will be a blood bath.

Look for cuts everywhere. Parts, support, urinal cakes, popcorn, seat cushions, soft pay, printer paper, crew busses, and of course.....asking for pay and work rule concessions! IT IS COMING!

Oh boy, I might head to Air Mekong while waiting for the geezers to retire...

 

[79%N1]

Just tellin ya what to look out for in April. More of the SUCK!

 

[wms]

Meanwhile every ASA pilot is telling every xe pilot in the crew rooms at ord and IAD what garbage PBS is. There will be no PBS in the jcba because of the games ASA is playing with the pairings.

 

[johnpeace]

Great! We'll be able to waste ALL of our negotiating capital on PBS...then go back to line bidding for the same crap pairings.

Fantastic strategy.

 

[79%N1]

Great! We'll be able to waste ALL of our negotiating capital on PBS...then go back to line bidding for the same crap pairings.

Fantastic strategy.

He's right! XJT will not get the same line bidding they have, and wait until they find out about red arrow days, rendering the swaps/drops useless!

 

[Max Q]

People still think that PBS is the problem?

 

[johnpeace]

People still think that PBS is the problem?

You haven't noticed the stupidity level here?

 

[OCP]

I keep asking why specifically PBS has caused this. I have yet to have an answer that actually addresses the question.

 

[SPDBRD747400]

Remember the 700's were going to be transfered to Skywest, they transfered 1.

Actually they transferred 4.

 

[LazyLightnin']

Whatever you biotches are talking about now, Popolozio is gone April 1st.

Your life will improve.

 

[johnpeace]

Anyone want to join me in sending him taunting messages on OurASA wishing him well? LOL

 

[COOPERVANE]

Anyone want to join me in sending him taunting messages on OurASA wishing him well? LOL

I'm in!!! We'll see though. He might just be re-assigned. Maybe they'll put Georgia in charge of crew planning, that'll be a farkin joke.

I'll believe it when we get the memo about him "leaving to spend more time with family" or "leaving to pursue other opportunities"

Brad will wish him the best!!

 

[wms]

PBS is not the problem, but pilots are angry at what the company is doing with it. They said it would be win-win but in the eyes of most pilots it's a better way for the company to get over on the pilots.

 

[ace6453]

PBS is not the problem, but pilots are angry at what the company is doing with it. They said it would be win-win but in the eyes of most pilots it's a better way for the company to get over on the pilots.

The PBS system itself is not the problem, however PBS allows the company to put together these crap pairings and force them on us. If we were still in line bidding, there is no way they could make all the inefficient pairings they made and make them all into lines. They would have had entirely too much open time plus they would have had all the conflict open time and it would have never worked. Now it is much easier for us to work more days for less money without obscene amounts of open time.

 

[Freebrd]

those 150% trips are a hoot, 3 days blocked at 8-12 hours, even at 150% it ain't enough, 2 days with a single leg on one of the days so 150% vs min day a wash, stupid management

 

[777forever]

those 150% trips are a hoot, 3 days blocked at 8-12 hours, even at 150% it ain't enough, 2 days with a single leg on one of the days so 150% vs min day a wash, stupid management

Yup they need to offer at least 250% for people to at least start looking!

 

[Max Q]

One of the hundreds of ways the company tells the pilot group, "here, fly this sh(beep)t. Dumba$$e$."

 

[Dannone]

Funny how busy FI is today, 15 hour 4 days will do that!!!