COMAIR in Atlanta....

[captainv]

blott,

you mean i rumor i heard on the bus was false? i'm shocked!

thanks for setting me straight (at least i did note it was a rumor). i wouldn't be surprised if the MCO guys are still a llittle peeved over the whole thing. from the stories it sounds like they had a nice deal down there.

as for me personally, i grew up in central florida, and you can have it. i had my time in the sun, and then some.

it's not the start that causes the delay, unless that's one of the stations that doesn't like us to crank during the push. haven't been down there in a while, so i can't remember. most places, we're good to go well before they have us unhooked.

Captainv





>>What would you consider Wildly bogus times vs. just bogus times? If the door is closed and I'm ready to go, I'm calling out. It's not my fault if I have to wait 5 min. while waiting for comair to get the engine started behind me...(What takes you guys so long to start those things anyway? you just flip the start switch, right?) The ramp guys call ops when we are pushing-so much for bogus calls...

Besides, we are usually early-not late.

 

[blott]

 

[Bill Mostellar]

I don't really want to read anything into that but it sounds like you're implying that I might not "understand" seniority.

I do hope there is no implication that we might be.

Why do you keep asking me if I'm implying something? Is that a Jedi Mind trick?

I was stating (more delicately than necessary) that your assumption that a company wouldn't hire someone they thought might leave is incorrect.

It happens all the time.

 

[Bill Mostellar]

Contrary to your opinion you do not "own" Delta's flying. It belongs to the Company. You have to negotiate for the part that you get and we have to do likewise. We are not attempting to negotiate for your part and you need to stop attempting to negotiate for our part.

If and when you want an agreement with us as to how the flying will be allocated to each of us by the Parent Company, then you will have to resolve that jointly with us and not unilaterally.

You are correct - DALPA's contract specifies that certain percentage of the total Delta flying may be done by other than Mainline pilots.

DCI isn't quite up against that limit yet, but the day is approaching. ASA and Comair would be wise to secure a percentage of that flying for themselves. I doubt that DALPA is going to do it for them.

 

[rjcap]

On another note,

Anybody know who is going to fill the shoes of the retiring DALPA MEC this October ???

Maybe the new guy can show some leadership and navigate the pilot group out of this mess !

 

[General Lee]

RJCAP,

Well, we don't know who will be selected, and I believe the MEC members vote on it, not the general membership. Also, what would YOU like our new guy to do? Beg Lawson to give our furloughs jobs? What do you think should be done? I am interested in exactly what you think we should do. We would like to keep our flying percentage, and do something with the 1300 or so furloughs. Have at it.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[RubberDuck]

You Guys Need to take a break from this web site!!! Go on vacation with the family, do something constructive with your time, these posts are getting too repetitive.


Cheers!

 

[N2264J]

my meaningless reply

Furthermore, if everyone is so convinced that it is only mgt's decision, why not issue a meaningless statement in support of the hiring? It would cost nothing, affect nothing (according to some) and result in not only the support of the Delta pilots for the hiring of cmr pilots at Delta, but also some goodwill between the pilot groups.

Apparently, the cost of a stamp is too dear a price to help a handful of unemployed pilots.

It appears to me that the Comair MEC was interested in achieving a substantive solution to a real and serious problem. Making a meaningless statement is, your words, meaningless and probably would have resulted in the Comair MEC being demagogued by the Delta MEC as frivolous and insincere.

Preferential hiring and flow through does nothing to address the problem.