Info on BMA interview please

[spritefly]

Just got a call from BMA, my interview is in a week and I was wondering if anyone went on a recent interview that could give me a heads-up on the qs they ask. And maybe some pros/cons as well.
Much appreciated.

 

[bailout]

Who is BMA?

 

[boxjockey]

Boston-Maine Airways, I think. PanAm feeder?


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[mkingmei]

Don't bother

Don't even waste your time, the outfit is a load of crap. Shi&&y planes, maintenece and even worse management. Don't even apply unless you want to be part of Fink and his union busting tactics(BMA is being used to break the Pan AM union)... oh yeah and if you like to move furniture too then it is the place for you.

Don't say you weren't warned.

 

[barnyard]

interview info:

Don't go

 

[dumpduck1]

Dont go! Be very afarid! Im an A&P who used to work there.Fink is the most dispicable human piece of feces on the planet and thats a compliment.

 

[727PAA]

ALPA vs BMA

Union files suit against Pan Am


By Associated Press


CONCORD - The union representing Pan Am airline pilots and flight crews is suing the carrier’s parent company, charging it has violated federal labor laws by firing union officers, ignoring the grievance process and trying to shift Pan Am operations to a nonunion company.

Pan Am is based at the Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth.

The Airline Pilots Association International filed the federal suit Thursday against Guilford Transportation Industries. It charges Guilford is trying to get rid of the union and shift Pan Am’s business to another Guilford company, Boston-Maine Airways.

Guilford has not commented.

Guilford bought Pan Am after the airline went bankrupt in 1998. Once a large international carrier, Pan Am now offers flights from Portsmouth to Orlando and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; San Juan and Aguadillo, Puerto Rico; and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Boston-Maine Airways, a nonunion company, offers flights between Portsmouth and Trenton, N.J., Bedford, Mass., and Groton, Conn.

For several years, the union charges, Guilford has laid off Pan Am employees and shut down routes or flights, while expanding Boston-Maine operations to take over routes previously flown by Pan Am.

The union also charges Guilford has fired or demoted employees who take any active role in the union, creating "an environment of fear and intimidation that is so pervasive that Pan Am flight crewmembers are now unwilling to take on any ALPA leadership positions." The suit also charges Pan Am has failed or refused to process grievances, leaving 32 open cases from 2003 and 12 more pending this year.

www.seacoastonline.com

The injunction part of the lawsuit was heard last week. There should be more news coming today or tomorrow. Don't be surprised if your interview gets postponed/cancelled.

my .02

 

[exhaustgas]

Spritefly,

I don't think your biggest concern at this point should be the questions you may be asked in an interview with BMA, rather the questions that may be asked of you in an interview in the future with a reputable union 121 carrier as to why you made the decision to knowingly board an air carrier which was under law suit and restraining order from ALPA for serious violations of the Railway Labor Act......

Capt. Duane E. Worth: "ALPA believes that the defendants have implemented this union-busting strategy to sidestep the provisions of the Pan Am-ALPA collective baragining agreement and to unseat ALPA as the representative of Pan Am pilots"

The article further reads that Judge James Muirhead issued a 32 page report and recommendation on Sept. 17 agreeing with ALPA's position.

DOT approval was granted to BMA to run the 727 based upon the stipulation that these reveunue routes would be run in addition to and to augment the routes presently operated by Pan Am, however never in place of Pan Am. This was done so at the time to respect interest of ALPA and their opposition to thier request for DOT approval. Now Guilford announced they will shut down operations at Pan Am completely by the end of October. Wow.

As for the hard working pilots (good guys trying to build some 121 time) of BMA flying the J31, now might be the time to get the parachute ready. As for the J31 pilots who have made the decision to go over to the 'imposter jet' and be part of this strategy...

Capt. Fink reports that there may be some rather turbulent air ahead and will keep the seat belt sign illuminated, in the meantime sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight and as always we thank you for flying Boston-Maine Airways.

 

[capitan]

Just to get to the real truth of the matter, there is no ALPA action against BMA pilots. It does not matter which airplane a BMA pilot is flying, J-31, 727, Citation, or C-212, there is not now, and never has been any union action or official request that the BMA pilots fly, or not fly any airplane.
It does not matter if a pilot was hired off the street, or came through the J-31 program, ALPA has no beef with the BMA pilot group.

If anybody has any questions about this, call ALPA national, and ask them.

 

[mkingmei]

If you want to believe that working for that company, in it's current situation would not be detrimental to you in the future.... go ahead, I wouldn't risk it.

Just think about what the guy sitting across from you at another interview might think especially if he happens to be a union rep or strong supporter.

You are right they will tell you that ALPA has nothing against the BMA pilots(CASA and J31), but it is just too gray a situation(B727) to get into without a lot of forethought. Some of the PAA 727 pilots don't really like the BMA pilots.(very few, most are great guys)

Again, my two cents, but I have been there.

PM, me if you need any more info.

 

[T-Gates]

Just to get to the real truth of the matter, there is no ALPA action against BMA pilots. It does not matter which airplane a BMA pilot is flying, J-31, 727, Citation, or C-212, there is not now, and never has been any union action or official request that the BMA pilots fly, or not fly any airplane.
It does not matter if a pilot was hired off the street, or came through the J-31 program, ALPA has no beef with the BMA pilot group.

If anybody has any questions about this, call ALPA national, and ask them.

Just because ALPA national hasn't taken a position on it yet, doesn't make it right to go fly the 727.....

 

[mkingmei]

True that

 

[capitan]

You are right they will tell you that ALPA has nothing against the BMA pilots(CASA and J31), but it is just too gray a situation(B727) to get into without a lot of forethought. Some of the PAA 727 pilots don't really like the BMA pilots.(very few, most are great guys)

Actually, it is not a grey area at all. It is quite black and white, there is no union action requesting BMA pilots not fly anything.

If pilots refuse to fly airplanes simply because some other pilots may not like them, how many RJ's would be flying United, Delta, US Airways, American, and Continental passengers around? I watched a Delta pilot flip off a Commair crew. Is that love?

 

[T-Gates]

Actually, it is not a grey area at all. It is quite black and white, there is no union action requesting BMA pilots not fly anything.

If pilots refuse to fly airplanes simply because some other pilots may not like them, how many RJ's would be flying United, Delta, US Airways, American, and Continental passengers around? I watched a Delta pilot flip off a Commair crew. Is that love?

Apples and Oranges....

To make that a legitimate comparison, DAL management would have to, as an example, remove mainline aircraft from service, then place them with say....non-Union SkyWest. That would be an example of whats going on at BMA.

By bidding the 727 at BMA you are willfully agreeing to Fink's union busting ways. This is no diffrent than the Mesa/Freedom debacle, except that BMA is already crewed. So what part of this does not sound like you are personally flipping off the PAA pilots who are being screwed?? (If you go fly the 727)

 

[727PAA]

Bma

Captain,

I am confused....How could there be an action by ALPA against the BMA pilots? The action that ALPA could take would be against the organizations of BMA, Pan Am and Guilford Transportation. Have you read the lawsuits?

Just because you can't be called a SCAB because you didn't come over to Pan Am and officially fly our airplanes under our certificate doesn't mean you are doing no wrong. You are right you can't be called a SCAB yet...but the day the company tries to lock out our pilots "a job action" and you fly our route. I would say you just earned the title.

Any other way to see it?