Its official. Skywest to fly for American...

[ASAFOE120]

Do all the old DFW senior 700 Capts bid back to the 200? I wouldn't be surprised if many of them dont! Too proud to go back to the 50....no crew meals, ya know!

Plus it's a pay cut to come back to the fiddy. I hope they stay on the 700. I been commuting since we closed DFW. Hoping to be based back here but will 11 years hold it?

 

[SiuDude]

Skywest, the Australian regional? Or SkyWest? How come everyone will trip over themselves to punctuate ExpressJet correctly, but not SkyWest?

Thatz\ naught punktuatien" thatz Capitolisatien:

 

[XPOO]

Thatz\ naught punktuatien" thatz Capitolisatien:

Intentional for ironic effect

 

[pmdcjoe]

Do all the old DFW senior 700 Capts bid back to the 200? I wouldn't be surprised if many of them dont! Too proud to go back to the 50....no crew meals, ya know!

What he said....

 

[epic!]

So eagle is losing flying and they want to recall/hire? They arent telling us something or are trying to keep everyone from bailing.

 

[maddog2020]

Plus it's a pay cut to come back to the fiddy. I hope they stay on the 700. I been commuting since we closed DFW. Hoping to be based back here but will 11 years hold it?

Im wondering if any captains will bid back to fo to hold it

 

[Clutch]

Intentional for ironic effect

That's irony... I believe you were going for international, smarty pants

 

[ASAFOE120]

Im wondering if any captains will bid back to fo to hold it

With as long as some of the really jr ATL captains have been sitting reserve and commuting all these years, I could see that happening.

 

[XPOO]

That's irony... I believe you were going for international, smarty pants

Mission accomplished??

 

[PBRstreetgang]

. What are they going to call Eagle now then?

Defunct?

 

[pilotnbr1]

All this will be is a reduction for ATL crew members. The FAQ email states no hiring with this announcement.

 

[Whydoitry]

The name ExpressJet was originally Continental Express Airlines. The change came when Continental did exactly what American is doing now. ExpressJet was already painted on the engines, I would expect some similar rebranding at AA.

 

[centralpilot]

Defunct?

I really hope not. There are good people there.

 

[dojetdriver]

Plus it's a pay cut to come back to the fiddy. I hope they stay on the 700. I been commuting since we closed DFW. Hoping to be based back here but will 11 years hold it?

This will be funny to watch. Think we'll see an about face from some of the L-ASA lifers that scream that we need to be "cost competitive" and that we can't ask for industry leading pay rates?

"We need the HIGHEST pay rate possible on the -200 so I can bid down and go BACK to DFW without taking a pay cut!!!!!!!!!!"

As mentioned elsewhere, obviously XJT is "cost competitive" as it is now if they're able to secure NEW flying.

 

[1.3XVso]

I had a eagle jumpseater on the jumpseat from DFW-DEN a few month ago. He was a 6 year guy, fresh new capt and already talking smack about his new hire FO first time on the jet. Anyways during the whole flight he was talking about AMR term sheet and referring as " WE" voted, "WE this", "WE that". I kept trying to follow his conversation until i finally asked him " who are we? did eagle merged with amr already?" he said " oh no american voted it". I would like to see him again and ask him if hes ok with his amr dream.