how many pilot furloughs at AQ?

[tired_pilot]

I know its early, but any word on how many pilots the cargo side is going to need to operate the 6 or so planes. How far would doh go back?

 

[stillflyn]

Who is AQ? Why can't you just spell out the name of the airline? United, Delta, American..... ect ect.

Stillflyn

 

[Colonel Savage]

Who is AQ? Why can't you just spell out the name of the airline? United, Delta, American..... ect ect.

Stillflyn

Aloha

 

[AQ PILOT]

Who is AQ? Why can't you just spell out the name of the airline? United, Delta, American..... ect ect.

Stillflyn

How quickly they forget :0)

 

[vtwo]

Who is AQ? Why can't you just spell out the name of the airline? United, Delta, American..... ect ect.

Stillflyn

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What's a sa227? why can't you just just say Boeing, Douglas, Lockheed

 

[blzr]

Is it really called "FURLOUGHED" when the company is defunct? I still (occasionally) see someone that is "FURLOUGHED" from Eastern. Isn't that like saying the Titanic is "Temporarily Out of Service"?

 

[tired_pilot]

AQ is still in 121 operation with 5-6, 737-200's all cargo ops

 

[FlickerFade]

AQ is still in 121 operation with 5-6, 737-200's all cargo ops

Speaking of which, it's a BIG DEAL about who is flying the cargo ops. On the verge of picket lines and "scabs" if they cross. The pilots who just happened to bid cargo in April are flying schedules when more senior pilots are on the street.

From what I hear, either AQ management issues a new bid or the cargo operation will be shut down.

 

[Chairman]

[quote

What's a sa227? why can't you just just say Boeing, Douglas, Lockheed[/quote]


Fairchild Metro

 

[Cardinal]

The ALPA frontpage says "More than 300 pilots are employed by Aloha."

 

[Vegaspilot99]

[quote

What's a sa227? why can't you just just say Boeing, Douglas, Lockheed

Fairchild Metro[/quote]


I love that plane.

 

[islandhopper]

We have all been terminated, although not officially. No furlough or recall rights at Aloha.

The vultures are busy picking apart the bones in the bankruptcy court this week.

Not only have we been terminated, now Aloha wants injunction against pilots' union

 

[HalinTexas]

Explain to me the differences between the Cargo-Aloha, and the people-Aloha? Can you bid back and forth from one bid period to the next? (I assume monthly bidding.)

The article seems to indicate that there's some difference. I can't imagine what it could be.

 

[glasspilot1]

Fairchild Metro

More accurately: Swearingen Metroliner

Fairchild was later I believe.

 

[contrail67]

The original commuter aircraft...quite possibly the highest, one time ever flown, aircraft by passengers.

 

[Helos2Galaxy]

What type of fleet does Aloha have/ had?

Is it 737-(?) only or anything bigger to the mainland?

 

[AQ PILOT]

For all intents and purposes there is no difference between the cargo and pax sides. We had two bases, one interisland -200 and one etops -700.

Cargo was on the -200 side and technically there might be some small things like overrides that made them sort of a separate group, but in reality, anyone could bid it any time (well if you were a -200 guy) Just ask the junior reserves who got swapped around all the time ;0)

This is a tough deal. Banmiller our CEO has threatened to personally sue our MEC chair. Basically we are forced to tell our brothers to work against our contract. In reality, I'd be highly surprised if anyone really believed that they should go to work tonight. Talk about sleeping with the enemy and taking food out of the mouth of your brothers!

What a lovely business this airline stuff can be!

 

[Redmeat]

More accurately: Swearingen Metroliner

Fairchild was later I believe.

San Antonio Sewer Tube. I remember when Mesaba had them.

Sorry to here about this AQ PILOT.

This industry sux...and management uses our love of airplanes and aviation to their advantage.

Couldn't happen in any other career because people would just move on and do something else instead of put up with this crap.

 

[Ky.BrownBourbn]

The original commuter aircraft...quite possibly the highest, one time ever flown, aircraft by passengers.

Don't think it was "The Original Commuter A/C", I flew the Beech 99, The 227 was high tech compared to the 99, At least I could pee in the 227 and make it go faster (water meth injection), in the Straight 99, all we had was prayer, in hopes we could make it around for landing.
KBB

 

[Ky.BrownBourbn]

Good luck to the AQ guys (and gals)...Do most live on the Mainland or in the islands?
KBB