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Inconceivable said:
actually, the DC-9 and the 737-100 were desiged as the first "regional" jets.

sadly, rj's are now being flown by pilots too young to have been a passenger in either...
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Right on, Inconceivable!

DC-9-10 series, that NWA flew until recently, carried around 70 passengers.

NWA did regional routes on 727s going from AZO-LAN-DTW.

DL did SBN-CVG in 73's thats now flown by 7 oversold RJ flights/day.

I bet some guys don't remember when there was a time that people didn't wear pajamas, sweat pants, cut off t-shirts and holy jeans and actually dressed up to go flying.
 
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Remember "Smoking Sections?" That was funny. I almost always got the row in front of the first smoking row. The force field worked really well.
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Sometimes there was a curtain.... :)

I bet some guys don't remember when there was a time that people didn't wear pajamas, sweat pants, cut off t-shirts and holy jeans and actually dressed up to go flying.
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Or to jumpseat!


...seriously, when did I become the old guy? I'm not even 40!
 
wmudriver said:
I bet some guys don't remember when there was a time that people didn't wear pajamas, sweat pants, cut off t-shirts and holy jeans and actually dressed up to go flying.
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Amen. It makes me sick when I see the sorority girl at 2pm laying on the floor asleep in the terminal in pajamas or sweat pants. I am only 24 so I wasn't around for the days when you actually had to put on a suit but c'mon, folks just need to use common sense. PJs are not acceptable.
 
hockeypilot44 said:
Turn the class down. Go to Skywest or Expressjet. This is not a good place to work at.
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Yea go to Express Jet so when they close the doors you get furloughed and skywest is a much better commute skyWEST should tell you enough. Oh wait you can try chicago....good luck with that. Welcome to probably the best regional at this time. In a week who knows. its a crap shoot!
 
BomberB3 said:
Yea go to Express Jet so when they close the doors you get furloughed and skywest is a much better commute skyWEST should tell you enough. Oh wait you can try chicago....good luck with that. Welcome to probably the best regional at this time. In a week who knows. its a crap shoot!
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Yeah. Republic is the best regional. What are you smoking? My paycheck is nearly always wrong. I have not bid on time in six months because the company wipes its ass with our contract. The last upgrade bid went out of seniority. Now we get to vote on reducing our days off by one day per month without getting anything from the company in return. Everyone only gets twelve days off per month right now as is. You can fly a 70-seat jet for $23/hour though. Oh by the way, we're a major airline. We did more than a billion dollars in revenue last year. I am dreaming though to think we will get paid decent wages. I am supposed to be happy getting paid peanuts because we are the best regional. God bless.
 
hockeypilot44 said:
Yeah. Republic is the best regional. What are you smoking? My paycheck is nearly always wrong. I have not bid on time in six months because the company wipes its ass with our contract. The last upgrade bid went out of seniority. Now we get to vote on reducing our days off by one day per month without getting anything from the company in return. Everyone only gets twelve days off per month right now as is. You can fly a 70-seat jet for $23/hour though. Oh by the way, we're a major airline. We did more than a billion dollars in revenue last year. I am dreaming though to think we will get paid decent wages. I am supposed to be happy getting paid peanuts because we are the best regional. God bless.
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That about sums it up. Armageddon is on the horizon, I fear.
 
hockeypilot44 said:
Yeah. Republic is the best regional. What are you smoking? My paycheck is nearly always wrong. I have not bid on time in six months because the company wipes its ass with our contract. The last upgrade bid went out of seniority. Now we get to vote on reducing our days off by one day per month without getting anything from the company in return. Everyone only gets twelve days off per month right now as is. You can fly a 70-seat jet for $23/hour though. Oh by the way, we're a major airline. We did more than a billion dollars in revenue last year. I am dreaming though to think we will get paid decent wages. I am supposed to be happy getting paid peanuts because we are the best regional. God bless.
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Sweet.. so from the sound of your post you'll be leaving soon....Great news for everyone below you... Have a nice day.
 
hockeypilot44 said:
Yeah. Republic is the best regional. What are you smoking? My paycheck is nearly always wrong. I have not bid on time in six months because the company wipes its ass with our contract. The last upgrade bid went out of seniority. Now we get to vote on reducing our days off by one day per month without getting anything from the company in return. Everyone only gets twelve days off per month right now as is. You can fly a 70-seat jet for $23/hour though. Oh by the way, we're a major airline. We did more than a billion dollars in revenue last year. I am dreaming though to think we will get paid decent wages. I am supposed to be happy getting paid peanuts because we are the best regional. God bless.
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whaa whaa whaa. Cry me a river! Get the sand out of your vagina

Odd this is going on when our contract is up. Fasten your seat belts, 2007 is going to be an interesting year. Hope our elected union reps kick some butt
 
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hockeypilot44 said:
Yeah. Republic is the best regional. What are you smoking? My paycheck is nearly always wrong. I have not bid on time in six months because the company wipes its ass with our contract. The last upgrade bid went out of seniority. Now we get to vote on reducing our days off by one day per month without getting anything from the company in return. Everyone only gets twelve days off per month right now as is. You can fly a 70-seat jet for $23/hour though. Oh by the way, we're a major airline. We did more than a billion dollars in revenue last year. I am dreaming though to think we will get paid decent wages. I am supposed to be happy getting paid peanuts because we are the best regional. God bless.
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oh look, the union busting attorney has his first success story. be patient, i know that is tough in our instant gratification society but stick with it, grow a spine, and do what is right.
 
I am not against the union. That is the only thing we have going for us. I am against the company. They are making things as hard as possible on us and the union. I take this stuff personally and cannot go to work with a happy attitude when the company fvcks me every chance it gets. I fly for money, not for the love of it.
 
hockeypilot44 said:
I take this stuff personally and cannot go to work with a happy attitude when the company fvcks me every chance it gets. I fly for money, not for the love of it.
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I feel you, I used to take it very personally. I was miserable, but many people feel this way about their jobs. That is why you(and everybody really) need to disconnect yourself from it, know that it isn't personal. If it were personal they'd know your name, you are just a number. I used to be 90% pilot and 10% The Drizzle. I made it the other way around, I've never been happier. Also, if you just flew for the money, then you'd have an appreciation for what the company is trying to do, make money. Just like every other publicly traded company. Fly your trips, support the union, get a life(seriously, this isn't a dig, i would say this to anybody who took troubles at work so personally), and be happy. Before you know it, you'll be rotting in the ground being feasted upon by maggots and weevils.

And just for the record it took a royal screwing by RAH for me to let go. It isn't that I don't protect what is mine or important to me professionally, I just can't let it get to me. I don't have to choose to be miserable. Don't let this Henson guy make you miserable. Life your life, make it a good one.
 
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It's hard to have a life outside flying when I only get 11 to 12 days off a month which might drop to 10 to 11.
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Excuses. This is your choice my man. I did 2 years on reserve here at CHQ, and do you really think that LOA is going to pass? Even if the company tries to force it, it is a Major Dispute. We'll have the place shut down in no time.

Anyway, have a good night dude. Live your life on your terms, not theirs.
 

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