Colgan Line Awards For Sept

[cloudkicker1981]

How do the street captians get weekends off. This is BS!!

 

[rightseatjocky]

They get weekends off?

 

[SeaCow]

Be happy you got a job!!

 

[ChickenSled]

How do the street captians get weekends off. This is BS!!

You should file a grievance.......

 

[SoberIrishman]

What's a "Captian" anyway?

 

[zasca]

When they closing LGA?

 

[fwrdobservr82]

judging by your total time your an fo so im not sure why you even care...anyway i was hired there as a captain a year ago and havent seen a weekend off since so im not sure what your talking about

 

[fly_lanai]

Would you be happier having 7 days a week off! Be happy you're still employed!

 

[Smacktard]

How do the street captians get weekends off. This is BS!!

Your union should be able to help you with that...oh wait, nevermind.

 

[cloudkicker1981]

Get Some

Sorry it’s “Captain” to clarify, I can see how confused you must have gotten! The lines are the ones in EWR on the Q. I wouldn’t go as far as saying “I should be happy to have a job”? A year ago Colgan still had a little bit of respect for their employees and I was all about trying to keep it in house but this last year has seen a 180! Bring on a union, not totally for ALPA, but definitely need something.
The ALPA thing has given a few people HERE a bit of a bad taste in our mouths for a couple of reasons. One some of the people, not all, of the ALPA organizers are a$$clowns. To be informing is one thing but shoving it down your face every time you see that person puts you on the defensive. I give you credit for being a part of it and trying to help but sometimes these people are doing more harm than good.

 

[Kingzrt]

How do the street captians get weekends off. This is BS!!

I have been with 9L for almost 5 years and very rarely get weekends off

 

[cloudkicker1981]

judging by your total time your an fo so im not sure why you even care...anyway i was hired there as a captain a year ago and havent seen a weekend off since so im not sure what your talking about

Sorry I haven’t updated my profile in awhile….see you’re an ERJ FO? Not saying that I don’t like the street captains at all. But when one guy works for a company for almost 4yrs compared to a guy that just got hired 4months ago than I think you have to have a little bit of common sense and say hey this isn’t right.

 

[Mr Wu]

Were the lines bid or assigned? If bid, then STFU and fly what you bid.

 

[cloudkicker1981]

Were the lines bid or assigned? If bid, then STFU and fly what you bid.

STFU? I bid weekends off DIpsh9t...go get some new colgan knee pads!!!

 

[Cardinal]

You're ranting.

1. Are you in the same base/seat as these street captains? If not, there is no grounds for complaint. Bid their base/equip/seat and then whine if someone junior to you got a better schedule.

2. Did you get off your ass and upgrade when you had the chance? If not, we're not interested in moaning. Being younger then 23, or having less than 1500 tt doesnt engender sympathy. (BTDT)

3. Are you seat locked, and thus prevented from exerting your senority over these Q captains? If so this is perhaps you're only legitimate cause for complaint. Also an excellent reminder why you need a contract, whether or not a handful of ALPA reps are dooshes (5% rule). A contract would ensure pay protection, and thus no permanent seatlocked purgatory.

 

[GEORGE DUBYA]

Who cares they are about to get furloughed anyway.

 

[Striptyler]

They were aditional lines built for the Q400 which were not open to bid, then awarded to the 4 most junior CA's in ewr... they just happend to have weekends off, days off and good pay credits.

These lines would have been taken by those who got awarded the weekend line with all stand up overnights, no credits, and 11 days of... or at least that last described line should have gone to one of them. etc.

Something a contract would fix

 

[suupah]

Who cares they are about to get furloughed anyway.

ain't nobody gettn furloughed.

 

[GEORGE DUBYA]

That is what I heard. Keeping all the Saabs too. United flying coming our way big time

 

[akseiner]

you have to give colgan credit for working hard- it's hard to make all 40+ lines in ewr chitty. Even pinnacle's top pilots have 16+ days off. And the most we get is one line with 15.

 

[suupah]

you have to give colgan credit for working hard- it's hard to make all 40+ lines in ewr chitty. Even pinnacle's top pilots have 16+ days off. And the most we get is one line with 15.

I think one thing that will help is if we were to get longer legs. I mean 45min-1hour flights don't add up to much but low credit and long duty days. Not totally defending the schedule builders but I think it is tough when we are really nothing more than a glorified shuttle service in the skies and end up spending the majority of our time on the ground doing turns.

 

[Hamburger]

You should file a grievance.......

DING!:laugh:

 

[Mr Wu]

You should file a grievance.......

Or sign a card...