Comair Future Uncertain ... Again

[JonnyKnoxville]

Federal Air Marshals....not U.S. Marshals....sorry.

 

[Freebrd]

I imagine emotions are VERY high at Comair right now.

another ignorant post, 777 "master of the obvious"

 

[SoberIrishman]

So sorry for the people affected by this rumor, if true. I'm sure Gen. Lee must be very happy that so many will lose their jobs.
IMHO most of the blame for this lies with the snobs over at DAL, and their equally snobbish, elitist, and so called professional pilot group.
Should any of the comair aircraft end up at Go-Jets, I think I may vomit all over my computer. I know that a number of CMR birds went to ASA, but look where they eventually ended up - at the aforementioned scumbag airline, Go-Jets, the one that really needs to go away. Hopefully that will happen sooner rather than later!
Maybe there will be a rescue package worked out for a sale, or merger, but who can buy, except maybe Skywest?
DAL certainly doesn't care as long as the financial bottom line suits them, and now they will tramp all over those who worked so hard to provide feed over several decades.
Hold your heads up high when you meet the next DAL pilot in the terminal as he passes you by looking at his shoes, because one of these days he will trip and fall flat on his face.

Best wishes to all, whatever happens!

 

[flyboyike]

Should any of the comair aircraft end up at Go-Jets, I think I may vomit all over my computer.

Start barfing now, because not only are some Comair aircraft already at GoJets, they are being flown by some former Comair pilots for half the pay.

 

[Flyer1015]

DAL certainly doesn't care as long as the financial bottom line suits them, and now they will tramp all over those who worked so hard to provide feed over several decades.

Of course they will. And I don't think it's anything personal against a regional group, it's just business. The bottom dollar. Sorry, but the regional industry was never meant to support a cost structure of a super senior pilot group. Newer regionals will pop up (like Compass and GoJets) that have far lower seniority and far lower costs to do the same thing other regionals are doing: flying RJs across the country.

 

[captainv]

IMHO most of the blame for this lies with the snobs over at DAL, and their equally snobbish, elitist, and so called professional pilot group.

The blame lies with DAL management. The pilot bashing, on both sides, has nothing to do with the demise of Comair.

 

[KingAirKiddo]

Exactly. With what is about to go down at Comair, maybe it's time for pilots on both sides of this decade long pissing contest to simply let it go. Mistakes made in the past should stay in the past. The fact of the matter is that a bunch of people are about to lose their livelihoods and face severe difficulties as a result of mismanagement, and that is not something that should be celebrated by any other pilot group(s).

Put another way, everyone grow the f### up.

 

[CRJ puppy]

Exactly. With what is about to go down at Comair, maybe it's time for pilots on both sides of this decade long pissing contest to simply let it go. Mistakes made in the past should stay in the past. The fact of the matter is that a bunch of people are about to lose their livelihoods and face severe difficulties as a result of mismanagement, and that is not something that should be celebrated by any other pilot group(s).

Put another way, everyone grow the f### up.

Precisely.

 

[filejw]

I don't think some folks believe how much of a business decision Comairs future really is. When Delta bought the airline I'm sure it was because some DAL CEO thought it would be good to have control of a major contractor. What has happened in he interm means zero to a guy like RA now as he is just about managing his costs an how to make DAL even more profitable.Now your in a situation with the TA requiring a reduction in 50 seat a/c and Comairs higher cost both in personal and future maintance requirements making harder to justify keeping Comair.

 

[CRJ puppy]

I don't think some folks believe how much of a business decision Comairs future really is. When Delta bought the airline I'm sure it was because some DAL CEO thought it would be good to have control of a major contractor. What has happened in he interm means zero to a guy like RA now as he is just about managing his costs an how to make DAL even more profitable.Now your in a situation with the TA requiring a reduction in 50 seat a/c and Comairs higher cost both in personal and future maintance requirements making harder to justify keeping Comair.

Comair only has 16 50 seaters (the oldest in the DCI fleet) that were ALREADY planned on being returned upon lease expirations over the next 3 yrs...regardless of whether the recent Delta pilot TA passed or not. So Comair's current situation has little if anything to do with the new Delta TA.

Comair's situation has much more to do with the fact that Comair is in contract negotiations with ALL THREE UNIONS (pilots, FAs and mechanics) simultaneously. All these threats are from the "Negotiations 101" play book. It amazes me how many people seem to forget this.

While Comair's future may not be all peaches n cream, the imminent death of Comair is highly exaggerated.

 

[bigshooter107]

Comair only has 16 50 seaters (the oldest in the DCI fleet) that were ALREADY planned on being returned upon lease expirations over the next 3 yrs...regardless of whether the recent Delta pilot TA passed or not. So Comair's current situation has little if anything to do with the new Delta TA.

Comair's situation has much more to do with the fact that Comair is in contract negotiations with ALL THREE UNIONS (pilots, FAs and mechanics) simultaneously. All these threats are from the "Negotiations 101" play book. It amazes me how many people seem to forget this.

While Comair's future may not be all peaches n cream, the imminent death of Comair is highly exaggerated.

U think delta is just posturing to get what they want in your contract negotiations ?

 

[CRJ puppy]

U think delta is just posturing to get what they want in your contract negotiations ?

I'm sorry. Did I stutter?!

(obviously you know nothing of Comair's history of actions in negotiations...never mind other airlines.)

 

[777forever]

Is it true Comair has ZERO training events scheduled in Oct?

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[JumpersAway]

Hopefully the October time frame allows for many to remain current, well into a spooling pilot hiring wave. Currency is HUGE in this business- very difficult to get back into the game once you've been out of the saddle for 6 months.

 

[Cavity]

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