Big announcement on Tue at Endeavor.

[XPOO]

when the kool aid runs out

So, basically, never? Got it, thanks!

 

[COOPERVANE]

Well...here it is finally....

"Beginning in the third quarter 2014, we will be switching vendors for our supply of lavatory fluids. We anticipate the switch from "blue" juice to "green" fluid will save roughly $8000 per year. hopefully, this will position Endeavor Airlines to become a more competitive entity in an ever increasing regional feed market"

 

[CRJ puppy]

Well...here it is finally....

Outstanding!!!

 

[SpauldingSmails]

This was quite the premeditated April fools joke.

 

[Tank Commander]

that's what we thought when they announced the BK filing on April 1st ..... but it was no joke.

 

[ASAFOE120]

Well at ASA the bad news has always been dropped on us on a Friday at 1700 ATL time. That way, all of mgt is gone and doesn't have to respond to the brewing storm for a few days!!!!

So this couldn't have been too bad of news over there. Right???

 

[ImbracableCrunk]

Same thing was said about Pinnacle/NWA/Mesaba. NWA unloaded Pinnacle to pay their under funded pension plan and when the fake bankruptcy at NWA occurred, they kept paying Pinnacle but?.they stopped paying Mesaba (MAIR Holdings), MAIR Holdings had something like 600 million of profits in the bank and did not want to lose it by declaring bankruptcy so they Allowed Mesaba to go into bankruptcy alone as it lost its Avros (moment of silence please). The Deal with their pilots to fly the Avros allowed NWA after their bankruptcy to Buy the 175's and start Compass, the cheap price of Mesaba in the bankruptcy was too good of a deal to pass up. They bought Mesaba for bottom dollar with reduced concessionary rates for the 900's. Guess what everyone was saying during that mesaba bankruptcy? All you know it alls (merciful fate)about mainline and regionals? Yes, that mainline dumped pinnacle, why would they want to guy another one? Guess what genius? they dumped one to make a buck as their pension plans needed funding and created two more. Delta played this from the beginning through deceit and back channels. They sold Mesaba to a company that was mis managed and made promises to pay consolidation costs and then did not pay them. That was the main concern in the bankruptcy-the Colgan Q flying was not profitable but united was ready to pony up the money to keep the flying and then even add more Q's after the fact. But Delta's overall plan to create the money maker called Endeavor was in place, they blocked United, screwed united out of that feed, cut the costs by threatening a "Comair" situation-using mainline ALPA and our local MEC's, who pushed us into signing the bankruptcy deal, got their "B" scale and their servitude pilots making money for their mainline profits and profit sharing checks. Endeavor will self destruct if New hires get a flow-especially after all those Mesaba pilots lost their flow, lost their seniority to ALPA and their wicked ways (DOH over, it only makes sense). I think about 1/2 of the operation will fail to work if that is announced.

$600M? I thought it was $120M.

 

[vinehaven]

I believe the announcement has to do with employee parking in LGA/JFK. One must pick one of them, not allowed parking at both, too expensive.

 

[Flying Ninja]

"Studies have statistically shown that there's less chance of an incident if you do it at the end of the week." -- Bob Slydell, Office Space

 

[e=mc2]

Sale of the mescolaba to off set the profits in 2014, Big bonus for all in the ivory tower.
Applications for WalMart to be handed out with pink slips.

Which for you guys is a step up!