FLOPS Strike ballots are being sent out !!!

[SilverSurfer]

Skanza,

This is right off our company website and is an example of the double standard that our management wants to ride.

Pilots

Nothing contributes more to your overall safety than a professional in the cockpit.

That's why Flight Options recruits and retains the best pilots in the industry, bar none.

Through highly selective recruitment and training programs, our pilots and crew provide an unsurpassed level of commitment, expertise, professionalism and skill which meets and often exceeds the exacting standards of the Federal Aviation Regulation Part 135. Type-rated by the FAA, Flight Options’ pilots complete two annual training events – one in a flight simulator and one in-aircraft with a FAA certified check airman.

The combined experience of the crew members onboard your Flight Options flight averages over 25 years, and over 18,000 flight hours. Since Flight Options inception, our pilots have logged over 1.2 million hours of flight time with over 900,000 legs flown. Having flown over 15,000 legs into and out of difficult terrain such as Aspen,CO, the highly experienced crew members aboard your Flight Options aircraft are ready to take on any mission.

Each Flight Options pilot has an average of over 6,900 hours of flight time and is type rated by the FAA. Each has an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) classification, is trained to the exacting standards of Federal Aviation Regulation Part 135, and undergoes a comprehensive training program at CAE SimuFlite, the world's largest training facility. In addition, our crews utilize our specially designed online supplemental ground training system for additional training on specific processes and procedures.

Each Flight Options aircraft is operated by two type-rated pilots in the cockpit. In addition to their extensive flight time, crew members complete annual simulator training and each Pilot-in-command completes a biannual practical-check ride in their aircraft. Because of our industry-leading standards and top-of-the-line training programs, we have the safest and most professional pilots in the industry.

Management wants to claim that we are the top of the industry, including the highly experience although highly under paid pilots that keep this company alive. For years the company has been selling our highly experienced pilots on our website but what they have not advertised is that we are also the lowest paid pilot in the industry. Can you tell me why management would not like that fact to be advertised to our customers.

We deserve everything that pilots in a industry leading company should receive just as the pilots in the other industry leading company's receive.

 

[shanes123]

how can they claim they have the most proffesional pilots in the Industry when idiots like scumza works there..can Flops be sued for false advertisement?

 

[skanza]

how can they claim they have the most proffesional pilots in the Industry when idiots like scumza works there..can Flops be sued for false advertisement?

Your opinion of my professionalism is just that, an opinion. Can't sue for that, fool.

 

[skanza]

YES!!!! A vast majority of the pilots that came over from Travel Air had their salary "Adjusted for theoretical aircraft deliveries and upgrade dates" thus loosing thousands of dollars of wages as management pushed back upgrade and aniversary dates on positions that were rightfully earned and flown. All the pilots had to endure the "slide to parity" or go back to year one for upgrades. THIS WAS A DIRECT CUT IN SALARY!!!!!

To continue with the cut list, All non-SFO employees had their pay cut below "industry standard per Kenn Ricci" to fund the SFO program at no cost to the company, All have had their benifit costs drastically increased and level of coverage decreased, All have lost their 401K match, a large group of the pilots have been capped and denied vacation thus loosing earned vacation hours, quality of crew food has decreased to the point of being inedible, the pilots have lost paid parking at their home domicile, CLE pilots lost their CLE domicile pay, Shall I continue with the list? No, you've made your point. If one looks at it this way, it does appear like a "direct cut in salary". But I see it another way - though you may not like it. We don't know for sure what that company's finances are like or what management, past or present, uses to make their decisions. I do believe they have the best interest of the company's health in mind since they are personally and financially invested in it. When the economy changes and flight hours go down, the size of the company has to follow, simple math. They need to find ways to stay open - mostly by cutting labor costs which are the largest overhead. This is unfortunate for everybody in the company because layed off or not, you're affected. But, I think these efforts will pay off in the long run just by keeping the company running for when the economy recovers. I know a lot of you are going to be rolling your eyes and hating me because I seem to be defending mgmnt and sound like I am part of it. But I assure you, these are my thoughts, my words, my opinions and I am not management. I'm just against the union squeezing the company when it's vunerable which could cause a collapse of everything that could otherwise be avoided. That's the point behind all of my posts. I really don't think they're trying to screw us because they know they need us and they didn't just recently get into business or aviation.

Post the company's offer for us to review Skanza as their glee about raises and schedules are meaningless without solid SCOPE protection. .

Begin hating.

 

[GhettoBeechjet]

Skanza/Ed you are not in management because your benefactor Bob had to remove you to appease the FAA. In the process he gained the benefit of having you out in the field to spy on the pilots and spread FUD. You talk about the reduction in all employees compensation packages being for the good of the company. That only makes sense if management takes cuts as well. Based on the fact that the previous CEO and COO sued Raytheon over bonus money I highly doubt that "senior leadership" has shared in the employees pain. They seem to be "above" such things.

 

[ProFracPilot]

I know a lot of you are going to be rolling your eyes and hating me because I seem to be defending mgmnt and sound like I am part of it.

I don't roll my eyes nor do I hate you, Skumza. I shake my head and I pity you, as I do anyone else who proves themselves a fool. Repeatedly.

 

[shanes123]

Your opinion of my professionalism is just that, an opinion. Can't sue for that, fool.

I think its more than just a opinion your a idiot, Scumza..In fact there are hundreds of posts here on FI from you that prove your a idiot..I think it would be a pretty quick open and shut case.
Oh and buy the way.. I make 40% more than you, work less days a month than you, have a 401k match and better benefits.And I dont wear a clown tie to work..

So I ask you scumza..Whos the fool?

 

[T-1GUY]

Where is the Preparation H ??? The hemorrhoid was talking again....

 

[SilverSurfer]

Skanza

Are you not able to address any of the facts and discuss them or are you only able to spew anti union BS and resort to childish name calling?

 

[William Holiday]

Just looking at some info on the web. The TA pilots, who are still at Options, have been at this now for eight years. They were right then, and had they succeeded, none of this would have happened.

 

[SilverSurfer]

Just looking at some info on the web. The TA pilots, who are still at Options, have been at this now for eight years. They were right then, and had they succeeded, none of this would have happened.

William you are exactly right. The problem was we didn't have a a$$hole like Sh!tfinger in place destroying the company and our jobs. As such the vast majority of our pilots, including me, did not believe there was a need for a Union. Hindsight is 20/20.

What really surprising is that after all that has happened at Options is there are still pilots that do not understand how badly we need a contract.

 

[skanza]

I don't roll my eyes nor do I hate you, Skumza. I shake my head and I pity you, as I do anyone else who proves themselves a fool. Repeatedly.

That's it? Its like you didn't even read my post.

 

[skanza]

Are you not able to address any of the facts and discuss them or are you only able to spew anti union BS -Just because its anti-union makes it BS? What? and resort to childish name calling?

Waaayyyy off dude. I addressed facts in my last post and in others. Everybody here sinks to name-calling level - some more than others. Please re-read my last post without bias, I'm just stating my position. It's unfortunate that when you people catch a glimpse of somebody that doesn't support the union, you immediately discount everything they say. And reduce your ability to read and comprehend something from and objective angle. I, however don't discount you guys.
This is getting tiring...

 

[skanza]

Skanza/Ed you are not in management because your benefactor Bob had to remove you to appease the FAA. In the process he gained the benefit of having you out in the field to spy on the pilots and spread FUD. You talk about the reduction in all employees compensation packages being for the good of the company. That only makes sense if management takes cuts as well. Based on the fact that the previous CEO and COO sued Raytheon over bonus money I highly doubt that "senior leadership" has shared in the employees pain. They seem to be "above" such things.

I'm not "Ed".
I didn't say the 'reduction in all employees compensation packages is good for the company', I meant it was necessary to remain open. Plus, how do you know that senior leadership hasn't been included in the reductions? Fact only here please.
The former CEO/COO are not relevant anymore. Just let it go.
Define FUD (in your view).

 

[dime line]

FUD = anything Skumza said,
And Senior leadership, if a line pilot has the ability to takes a plane with his family on vacation, do you really think Senior Leadership has taken a hit?