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[Flyer1015]

Geez, General, I don't think I've ever seen someone post five times in a row!

 

[DoinTime]

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[81Horse]

The NW/DL merger will come about eventually---maybe a year at most.

Cool -- double-breasted jackets and the white socks.

 

[surplus1]

Hey General, you sure you want to merge with NW? It will cost you your new command and fence you out of the wide bodies for the 20 years you have left.

On top of that you'll have to live in the tundra near MSP. Preflights are chilly in the ice palace.

 

[737 Pylt]

Hey General, you sure you want to merge with NW? It will cost you your new command and fence you out of the wide bodies for the 20 years you have left.

On top of that you'll have to live in the tundra near MSP. Preflights are chilly in the ice palace.

But maybe we'll be able to lose the double breasted jacket!!
737

 

[gkrangers]

Well, I predicted quite accurately that the Comair guys would get the shaft and a huge pay cut too, and I see the others will follow suit eventually.

Bye Bye--General Lee

Holy crap, a regional pilot group got screwed, no way!!!

 

[surplus1]

But maybe we'll be able to lose the double breasted jacket!!
737

You mean you don't like them? All those buttons are cute. You really need white hats but the NW guys won't go for that or the sailor suits so you're probably right.

 

[WMUSIGPI]

What is a thunder guppy?

I believe that would be a 737-200 (and 100 series also)

 

[Comin-In-Hot]

To add anyone to yor ignore list is easy.

1. Click on their username on one their posts.
2. Scroll down to "View Public Profile" and click.
3. Toward the top right you'll see "Add GeneralLee to your ignore list"
4. Click!
5. And you're done!!!

If enough people don't respond to idiotic posts the posters eventually go away.

What then about all the people who do not delete GL ?

we'll have to look at all their meaningless respones.

It's 6's man

 

[flaps30]

leave CVG

Jetblue or Southwest will be there the next day, bank on it. Jetblue wants a midwest foothold. Another great move by Delta management, more intl flying just when open skies is approved.

 

[General Lee]

Jetblue or Southwest will be there the next day, bank on it. Jetblue wants a midwest foothold. Another great move by Delta management, more intl flying just when open skies is approved.

IF there is a merger between NW and DL, then having hubs next to eachother would only add to the losses. I don't see DL giving up ATL (to keep a MEM hub), and I don't see NW giving up DTW (to keep CVG). It just makes sense, and DL seems to be scaling back at CVG right now. CVG is not a big O&D city, and if SW or JB wanted it, they would probably treat it like a Pittsburgh. (has SW really added a lot of routes from that city?) We use CVG as a transit hub mainly. Just speculation, though.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[Bman88]

any truth to the rumor that comair is about to start hiring again . . . heard it from a legitimate source

 

[WateryGrave]

any truth to the rumor that comair is about to start hiring again . . . heard it from a legitimate source

I can put you in touch with one of our furloughs, maybe they've got the scoop.....

 

[goodpilotithink]

any truth to the rumor that comair is about to start hiring again . . . heard it from a legitimate source

They are recruiting more instructors. The rumor is we will be hiring soon.

 

[WateryGrave]

They are recruiting more instructors. The rumor is we will be hiring soon.

Great, that means all the Nazi's that got kicked out of the training department when they needed to save money will get brought back in to torture us for another few years. Bend over everyone.

Come
On
My
Ass
Is
Ready

 

[clarkwgriswald]

I doubt we will be hiring any time soon as there are more furloughs occuring in February.

 

[foreverfo]

Great, that means all the Nazi's that got kicked out of the training department when they needed to save money will get brought back in to torture us for another few years. Bend over everyone.

Come
On
My
Ass
Is
Ready

Now that's creative!!!

 

[Wacopilot]

Hey General,
How much more of a pay cut are you predicting you will take???? 25% or 30%

Waco

 

[flyin backwards]

I am glad Dave is "ignoring" me. He never could debate me, and he chose the "wheenie" way out. That's ok. I listen to everyone and I give my opinion. Some people can't take it, and that's too bad.

Bye Bye--General Lee

Yeah over 6000 times. Don't you like anything else but aviation?? Sad.

 

[737 Pylt]

You mean you don't like them? All those buttons are cute. You really need white hats but the NW guys won't go for that or the sailor suits so you're probably right.

Cute??? YGTBSM! I feel like I'm dressing for a court marshall ever time I go to work!
737

 

[goodpilotithink]

I doubt we will be hiring any time soon as there are more furloughs occuring in February.

Not sure where you got that from but we are in fact looking to hire more instructors and the only reason would be new hires. It is in the ops notes and posted at FSI.

 

[imacdog]

I believe the additional February furloughs clarkwgriswald is mentioning are the people who were originally scheduled for January 1st but got extended a month. I have not seen anything about additional furloughs.

 

[clarkwgriswald]

You are right about the february furloughs. Hopefully we will recall and hire sometime in the near future.

 

[DDpaysoff]

I've heard the same rumor by a source inside at comair. They are not bidding for all of pinnancle's flying, but they are bidding for what equals just under 7,000 block hours a month, to be flown w/ aircraft already on the property.

Comair believes they will win the bid for three reasons:
1. Crew costs in line w/ competitors.
2. Re-negotiated A/C leases.
3. Most flying will be done to Comair stations within Delta's network.

Look for Comair to be sold to outside investor's (not mesa or any other airline), by the end of march. If comair wins the bid and gets a nice guarentee from Delta, Comair will be back to Pre-bancruptcy block hours by early to mid-2007.
I don't know what is going on w/ furloughs. They are creating a huge mess with the next wave this week, they will go from fat to short in less than a month, and the problem is that it is going to take months to recall and requal.
Why they just don't cancel the furlough I don't know.

 

[OPECJet]

I'm surprised they're still in furlough mode. I hear you guys are losing a lot of pilots these days.

 

[General Lee]

Hey General,
How much more of a pay cut are you predicting you will take???? 25% or 30%

Waco

I hope nothing more, but I am not a negotiator. I think a 47% pay cut since December 04 is enough. They may take some QOL things, or vacation too without adding to a direct pay cut. At the same time, I have moved up 2300 numbers and I can hold Captain now. How are you doing at Comair?


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[flaps30]

I hope nothing more, but I am not a negotiator. I think a 47% pay cut since December 04 is enough. At the same time, I have moved up 2300 numbers and I can hold Captain now. How are you doing at Comair?


Bye Bye--General Lee

What a TOOL !!!

 

[Broke in CVG]

I am currently downgrading at Comair. Training lady came in tonight to post the sim schedules and told me that I would be back upgrading in May, they were going to get the furloughs through first. She said furloughs back starting March. Also posted a notice they are looking for 10 part time sim instructors.

 

[PCL_128]

I've heard the same rumor by a source inside at comair. They are not bidding for all of pinnancle's flying, but they are bidding for what equals just under 7,000 block hours a month, to be flown w/ aircraft already on the property.

Comair believes they will win the bid for three reasons:
1. Crew costs in line w/ competitors.
2. Re-negotiated A/C leases.
3. Most flying will be done to Comair stations within Delta's network.

Look for Comair to be sold to outside investor's (not mesa or any other airline), by the end of march. If comair wins the bid and gets a nice guarentee from Delta, Comair will be back to Pre-bancruptcy block hours by early to mid-2007.
I don't know what is going on w/ furloughs. They are creating a huge mess with the next wave this week, they will go from fat to short in less than a month, and the problem is that it is going to take months to recall and requal.
Why they just don't cancel the furlough I don't know.

Even after the idiotic concessions and re-negotiated leases, Comair is still hundreds of dollars more expensive in block-hour costs than Pinnacle. No BK judge would approve Comair's bid when it comes in that much higher than Pinnacle's. That's just not how BK works.

 

[wmuflyguy]

PCL_128

Post some of the official numbers that say you are the cheapest. You keep saying it, yet I havent come across any info on who the cheapest airline is.