Just a friendly reminder to Skywest Folks...

[outtahere]

I have no clue what you mean here, but SkyWest has at least 4 more years of certainty under its' belt. Their first contract expires in 2013.

CONTRACT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA UGHHHH!!!!! You guys really are that stupid aren't you! Maybe you mean CPA because last I checked all you pansy leaches were at will employees. It would just be awesome if XJT staples your butts to the bottom of their list. With fences of course!!! HA HA HA HA

 

[XPOO]

CONTRACT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA UGHHHH!!!!! You guys really are that stupid aren't you! Maybe you mean CPA because last I checked all you pansy leaches were at will employees. It would just be awesome if XJT staples your butts to the bottom of their list. With fences of course!!! HA HA HA HA

Contracts are contracts are contracts. Allow me to break it down a tad more for you. I guess you need to be coddled like the rest of America. I'll call it a CDL license, eventhough the L in CDL already means license. Just so you don't blow a fuse trying to figure it out.

 

[s.o.sJTB]

CONTRACT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA UGHHHH!!!!! You guys really are that stupid aren't you! Maybe you mean CPA because last I checked all you pansy leaches were at will employees. It would just be awesome if XJT staples your butts to the bottom of their list. With fences of course!!! HA HA HA HA

We are at will with no contract, XPOO is talking about our contracts with our airline partners. Our management is smart enough to require contracts with companies they do business with (basic common sense) , our pilots on the other hand are not that business savy!

 

[flyboyzz1]

As a SkW pilot I have to say to my fellow pilots at SKW....some of you are real tools (not necessarily pinpointing anyone here). Whether you think we are getting new planes or not KEEP IT TO YOURSELF. Everything is rumor till you see it on the ramp. Lots of people here are going to have a hard year and the gloating that goes on is pitiful.

For those of you that get off on bashing SKW pilots thats your prerogative but I hope you know a very small fraction of the group traverses these boards and I'd like to think a small fraction prays for the loss of others.

 

[azpilot]

If this is happening at all it may be that SkyWest pilots want to get a good look at an ERJ because there are strong indications that we will have ERJ's soon (not necessarily from XJT). They are probably just trying to get a feel for the ERJ in case a transition opportunity comes along. I can't blame you XJT guys for being paranoid because the future of your company seems uncertain. On the other hand, SkyWest Inc has many irons in the fire right now leaving SkyWest pilots uncertain about their future career path as well.

Go on airliners.net and look at the pretty pictures then! Otherwise go away. You want to sit in the back fine. If you sit up front I don't want to hear any stupid sh!t about your company or mine.

 

[XPOO]

We are at will with no contract, XPOO is talking about our contracts with our airline partners. Our management is smart enough to require contracts with companies they do business with (basic common sense) , our pilots on the other hand are not that business savy!

Those long-term agreements with the partners are considered job security for the pilots and the rest of the employees as a whole. They can be considered as directly benefitting the pilot group, though I know nothing I say will ever convince you of that. You say potato....yadda yadda.

 

[CallmeJB]

I have no clue what you mean here, but SkyWest has at least 4 more years of certainty under its' belt. Their first contract expires in 2013.

Good for you. Air Wisconsin had a UAL Contract that expired in 2013, too. Now we've got an Airways contract that's certain until 2015. I've never felt more secure.

 

[MALSR]

I understand you guys are excited about recent events between your company and mine. But for the few of you that have wanted to sit in the jumpseat when there are plenty of seats in the back and then proceed to talk about how you just want to "look things over" has got to stop. You are only wearing out your jumpseat welcome as some of our colleagues are potentially looking at a furlough. Very unprofessional of you. This has only happened to me once, but I have heard it from other captains and FO's. Please be respectful. That is all.

- An XJT Pilot

That's bush league behavior^. And it doesn't look any better when it comes from a non-union pilot group.

 

[XPOO]

That's bush league behavior^. And it doesn't look any better when it comes from a non-union pilot group.

Bush League behavior is only acceptable when done as a union-represented pilot?

 

[M-crit]

Bush League behavior is only acceptable when done as a union-represented pilot?

Read it again. Its says its bad but even worse if non-union.

 

[XPOO]

Read it again. Its says its bad but even worse if non-union.

Just injecting some humor into the thread. Chill.

 

[thepotato232]

I have no clue what you mean here, but SkyWest has at least 4 more years of certainty under its' belt. Their first contract expires in 2013.

Whew, a contract! Crisis averted.

Oh, wait...
Maybe not.
Never mind.

I've never been one to refer to the OO pilot group by the usual beverage-related slight, but you need a serious reality check if you're still using the word "certainty" in this industry.

 

[Long Time Gone]

Can he at least spell "lose" properly? As in, not spelling it "loose"?

What??? Huh??? Ich verstehe kein Wort. What the h*11 are you talking about Willis???

 

[M-crit]

Whew, a contract! Crisis averted.

Oh, wait...
Never mind.

There's no such thing as a "contract" in the airline industry. Its a formality at best.

 

[007]

While I think this type of behavior is disgusting, I also think this post is BS, just flamebait. I highly doubt anyone from Skywest is acting this way, atleast to the degree this post makes it to be.

Who should we bash tomorrow?

Unfortunately it's true. It's happened to me, i told him to sit in the back.

 

[XPOO]

Whew, a contract! Crisis averted.

Oh, wait...
Never mind.

I've never been one to refer to the OO pilot group by the usual beverage-related slight, but you need a serious reality check if you're still using the word "certainty" in this industry.

Yes, I see your point, contracts with majors are the same as contracts with LCCs. Thanks.

 

[XPOO]

What??? Huh??? Ich verstehe kein Wort. What the h*11 are you talking about Willis???

I shouldn't even have to explain this to you, but....

Lose - as in, "I hope no one will lose any flying."

Loose - as in, "I hope there's no loose language in your contract."

Quite a few of you are unsure which word to use, and when, on almost a daily basis. I was insinuating that this should be a prerequisite for being hired and was meant purely in jest.

 

[thepotato232]

Yes, I see your point, contracts with majors are the same as contracts with LCCs. Thanks.

No, I'm saying that these "iron-clad" contracts aren't worth the paper they're written on in the current environment. Do you think any of us are immune?

 

[XPOO]

No, I'm saying that these "iron-clad" contracts aren't worth the paper they're written on in the current environment. Do you think any of us are immune?

I agree, nothing is iron-clad certain in this industry. But, you then can agree that SkyWest, Inc. is "most likely" the best situated regional right now and that was my main point.

 

[thepotato232]

I agree, nothing is iron-clad certain in this industry. But, you then can agree that SkyWest, Inc. is "most likely" the best situated regional right now and that was my main point.

Yeah, and last month everyone was saying RAH was. You may remember certain members of our pilot group (no doubt stricken with anal glaucoma) bragging about our six "secure" code share contracts. Didn't take long to change, did it?

I agree, SKW probably is the most secure code share regional right now. That's kind of like winning a wet t-shirt contest in a mastectomy ward.

Back to the topic though, If these are actual events rather than the usual inflammatory rumors, then that's some pretty shameless predatory behavior that is a massive slap to the face for a pilot group that has enough to worry about anyway.