FAPA (F9) question

[Flying the Line]

RJ f/O (arjayeffo) - Don't worry about F9 being in play, I was in one of the GK base visits. He said "it was dead (F9 and SWA) but you never know how this industry will play out". Rumors at SWA sometimes get legs and have difficulty dying. Up until the day F9 exited Bankrupcy I was still hearing "RAH is 30 M short". So now the rumor that won't die is "F9 is still in play". There is nothing to it. I think All the schadenfreude(er's) and BB haters fail to appreciate what a good job Sean Menke has done in the building next to their crew hotel on Tower Road. I am waiting to see how that BB/SM thing works out as I believe that SM is the smarter airline exec.USMC - if you are still reading this thread, thanks for the always insightful and levelheaded observation.

 

[arjayeffo]

Thanks FTL. Tailwinds to you.

 

[runwayjockey]

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[chase]

USMC319,

Thanks for the insight and kind words. I've been on FI since '00 and have always tried to keep the emotion out of posting. While I think the merger with SWA would've worked out in the long run with F9, I can fully understand why some at F9 didn't feel that way and things didn't work out. No hard feelings here and I only hope things work out for all the F9 and RAH folks...wishing bad things on anyone in this business can be a self-fulfilling prophecy if one isn't careful.

Dan,

There are some on this forum who claim to work for SWA that may or may not who comment in a way that is offensive to some. Since the forum is anonymous, we'll never know. It isn't unique to SWA or any other pilot who is employed by others. No company has the corner on humble or egotistical pilots...as you well know.

I've found the best way to deal with those who offend on a forum is to talk over them to the ones that you wish to influence, but you probably already know that. Most of my peers at SWA are pretty upstanding folks like the majority of the pilots I've met from other carriers.

 

[Dan Roman]

USMC319,

Thanks for the insight and kind words. I've been on FI since '00 and have always tried to keep the emotion out of posting. While I think the merger with SWA would've worked out in the long run with F9, I can fully understand why some at F9 didn't feel that way and things didn't work out. No hard feelings here and I only hope things work out for all the F9 and RAH folks...wishing bad things on anyone in this business can be a self-fulfilling prophecy if one isn't careful.

Dan,

There are some on this forum who claim to work for SWA that may or may not who comment in a way that is offensive to some. Since the forum is anonymous, we'll never know. It isn't unique to SWA or any other pilot who is employed by others. No company has the corner on humble or egotistical pilots...as you well know.

I've found the best way to deal with those who offend on a forum is to talk over them to the ones that you wish to influence, but you probably already know that. Most of my peers at SWA are pretty upstanding folks like the majority of the pilots I've met from other carriers.

Couldn't agree with you more Chase. You made the point clearer than I did that it was only a few and I definitely don't think they represent the typical SWA pilot. I've met a lot of very good ones and as you said, when you meet other pilots face to face, the vast majority are great people, no matter what they fly or what paint scheme is painted on their airplane.
In line with what you said, my feeling is that the bashers posts on here say a lot more about them than the people they are bashing.

 

[Richard Gozinya]

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