"Big Announcement" about ATL hub for ASA tomorrow

[Tomct]

:angryfireWell, they can take that "Stick and Carrot" and stick it right up JA @SS!! We will NOT BEND on our contract demands. Comair is in bk, WE ARE NOT!!!! Big Difference. Does it surprise anyone that JC Lawson sold his own pilot group down the road? He is a dirt bag!! I would LOVE to see the Comair pilots walk....right about the time we do as well!!

 

[Richard Gozinya]

Atl Skywest Base! It has to be. If BL said he was here for the long haul, his days are numbered.

Dick

 

[bacardi]

Anyone want to do a little guessing on what it is that would bring BL out of his office? He hasn't shown his face for any other important announcements, i.e SLC and LAX base closures.

 

[AuburnRedneck9]

No one should show their face to listen to the IDIOT.

 

[Speedtape]

It's a promotion for the Indy race?

 

[Speedtape]

It's a well orchestrated attempt to blow more smoke up your arse. They are going to have charts and handouts giving you an ultimatum to close out the contract on their terms or else. Fear will be used to try and persuade you to come their way.

They are going to try and negotiate directly with the pilots instead of your negotiating team. Just remember, all the other misinformation they have tried to feed you over the last year or so. Tell them your MEC speaks for you!

It's a last ditched effort to save their jobs at your expense!

 

[73belair]

From a little bird....

Delta will be taking over ALL ATL ramp/ops operations later this year. Good luck!

 

[Crash Pad]

How about this. They are coming to discuss the beginning of C renovations.

 

[AV8700]

From a little bird....

Delta will be taking over ALL ATL ramp/ops operations later this year. Good luck!

I doubt that, the bag situation is actually better now that Delta doesn't do it.

 

[chopper]

Tied to Comair vote?

The Comair pilot votes are supposed to be tallied and the result announced by mid-day today.
I wonder if this announcement is related.

 

[WWEfan]

If anyone has to go to the crewroom while this BS is going on I suggest 3 things....

1) Check your mailbox and leave
2) Sit in a chair and watch TV
3) Sit at the computer and surf flightinfo

Really, no one should pay this any attention.

 

[~~~^~~~]

I doubt that, the bag situation is actually better now that Delta doesn't do it.

True.

The timing of the Comair contract vote is a coinicidence. After a night of sleeping on it, my best guess is that Delta decided they want to excercise their buy back provision (and get control back of the gates that came with the deal), or now that there is no need for ASA in LAX, SkyWest has no reason to keep us separate.

Maybe JA has gotten wise to the fact that a merger would force a representational vote for the combined pilot group.

Flying ASA and SkyWest wingtip to wingtip can only be justified if there is enough of a benefit through whipsaw to make it worth while. The justification management gave that overlap is justified by the ability to fly for other carriers has been diminished by SkyWest's own admission that they are very sensitive to what United and Delta think of SkyWest providing service for a competitor.

On the flip side, I've heard a rumor that AirTran is looking for a small jet lift partner.

 

[Sinca3]

Let's be optimistic for a moment:
1) Labreque is leaving...........(if he actually is showing his face @ the airport probably not)
2)Losing DAL owned a/c, but getting more "insert any a/c type" (ATR's) for a net gain of 1 a/c
3)The NMB has contacted our company and scared the bejesus (offered a proffer etc etc) out of them and they are running to the pilot group to smooth things over
4)The construction on C concourse is moving along but you are going to be without a clean bathroom or access to the ramp for 2 months
5)DAL is very unhappy with our performance and we are in dire starights to keep the contract with them.....
Oh wait, Optimistic Optimistic, Optimistic...Sorry
It's hard to be Optimistic when the company you work for does everything in their power to keep you down and nothing in their power to actually help you.

 

[FmrFreightDog]

Well, it's 8:30... wasn't there an 8 AM meeting?

 

[79%N1]

What poor operation??? After you adjust for ATC and Weather, we are top-notch!!!

 

[BIGGOAT]

So what is it?

 

[John Pennekamp]

They have a TDY bid for ATL FOs to go to LAX. What a joke our management is.

 

[79%N1]

....no, seriously. Is that the 'announcement' that management came to tell us?

 

[John Pennekamp]

....no, seriously. Is that the 'announcement' that management came to tell us?

No, but I just saw it on ourasa. I also stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night.

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Bueller?

 

[BIGGOAT]

Don't make me come down there!

Goat

 

[Headfake14]

HUDs are being installed in the ATR...make em CAT IIIa. Also, the foward cargo compt. (the love shack) will be retrofited with mood lighting.

 

[SPDBRD747400]

New hourly service to MCN! ACARS printers installed on the 200's, No wait signs on D Concourse so we can actually figure out where we are parking at night!

 

[IamHYPOXIC2]

"delta to take over ASA Ramp OPERATIONS 100%"

 

[John Pennekamp]

Delta is taking over the ramp and will be transferring the rampers to Delta.

 

[Oakum_Boy]

OK, so is that really what it is?

 

[John Pennekamp]

OK, so is that really what it is?

Yes..

 

[Oakum_Boy]

The same rampers under new management. Oh great.

 

[79%N1]

Boring!

 

[Airboss]

we wasted 4 FI pages on that? sheesh. Chuck Norris would be disappointed.