FedEx & Gemini

[ATR-DRIVR]

Thanks Fog, a voice of reason finally!

 

[WorldOnTime]

Hold on!

This came from our D.O. today............

Fantasy time over...... back to the real world............
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Folks, I never cease to be amazed at the energy and creativity of the "Post-Christmas Season/1st Quarter Slowdown" rumor-generating phenomena which overtakes us at this time of the year with such predictable regularity, and of late on an almost diurnal basis. If some people did not take this stuff so seriously, it would truly have some genuine entertainment value. But, alas, there are apparently those among us who constantly "see dead people" in some quadrant of their minds, and lose whatever firmness of grip they might have once had on the reality bird as it flies away from them into the far reaches of the big blue sky above.
Now, I fully recognize that craziness does have its benefits, and the Seinfeld-esque mantra, "Not that there's anything wrong with that..." might possibly apply. But it applies only for those who are themselves the crazy ones. The rest of the world must endure the resultant pandemonium our somewhat crazy brethren create by their flights of fantasy.
So, in an effort to reduce that pandemonium, let's cut to the chase and get to the meat of this season's rants and rumors, shall we? First, Gemini has not been, is not being, and will not be sold to FedEx/UPS/Atlas/World/YourNameHere under any circumstances currently envisioned, foreseeable, or discussed. So gee whiz folks, can we puh-leeze give that particular recurring fantasy a rest?

Uh oh, when management starts denying things, it means something is coming down the pipe!!

 

[active_herk]

Right idea....wrong airline

Actually, Ive heard through the grapevine that FedEx is considering buying World Airways. Anyone else hear something similar?

 

[CSY Mon]

Gemani pilots have the good fortune of being represented by ALPA.

So was the TWA pilots, still no D.O.H.

 

[PCL_128]

So was the TWA pilots, still no D.O.H.

Bad analogy. APA was not ALPA, FDX is. The TWA pilots got screwed by the APA and AMR, not by ALPA. ALPA is just the easy scapegoat for pissed off pilots.

 

[T Dub]

PCL 128,

I gotta disagree with you. The APA was doing their job, ie protecting their pilot group. ALPA didn't do a thing (other than hope for another 13,000 new members!).

 

[AAflyer]

Bad analogy. APA was not ALPA, FDX is. The TWA pilots got screwed by the APA and AMR, not by ALPA. ALPA is just the easy scapegoat for pissed off pilots.

You need to talk to someone who knows about this, ALPA screwed the TWA pilots. Take a look at their lawsuit, I think you may find it has some merit.

At the same time ALPA national was helping the 2300+ TWA in the integration process they were also courting 10,000+ AA pilots to join.

AA