Furloughed Eagle Pilots

[nimtz]

nimitz, the "weak ass MEC" you speak of was the one who concocted this deal in '97.

NOT the current one.

I hope things turn around as best possible for you guys. It's hurtful to all of us to have the largest regional unable to negotiate real wages/benefits until 2012. Hopefully what we do in negotiations helps your industry rate garbage. Your MEC did a good job of standing up to APA. I knew from day one they were only out to leave tread marks on your backs.

 

[FO 4 Life]

Most of the prop FOs would be really junior on the RJ. It's why they've all stayed on the props. The recalled pilots are serving out the remainder their new hire seat lock and are unable to bid the RJ. So some lucky recalls get CRJ ORD instead of ATR SJU.

 

[F-eagle]

I didn't bid the CRJ because there aren't enough lines. My thoughts are with a small number of CRJ's in ORD the lines will probably suck, so, I went to the ERJ. But then again the CRJ has two FA's, ah crap I never thought of that, to late now. Oh well, probaly better with just one anyway, less problems to deal with.

 

[Loafman]

Thats why I bid the ATR....

 

[luvthedc10]

Hey Eagle guys, just curious........

Had heard from an eagle f/o that upgrade for one of the bottom 180 f/o's will come by next summer and that eagle will be at 5000 pilots by 2006....could this be true? I thought with APA taking all new jet captain slots on additional orders for eagle aircraft that upgrades would run slow!

Thanks!

 

[FO 4 Life]

APA is not taking captain slots on the new deliveries. They get to flowback and displace current RJ captains at Eagle. AA is not going to furlough for the next two months so they will not get any of those positions. ALPA and the company have published a number of around 100 total flowbacks. Not really that much of an impact in the long run. Should be all done by mid summer. Rumor says we will be hiring into all FO seats including the CRJ first of the year.