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For those who have been unjustly FIRED I will post the latest and greatest emails to keep you in the loop.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Tyler
To: All_PIC; All_SIC
Sent: Tue May 27 210:32 2008
Subject: Decisions, Communications, and the Horizon
To all Flight Options Pilots,
Our goal is to deal with today’s difficult economic environment, build the Company toward Vision 2012, and enhance our products. We believe that by working together, we can achieve those goals. And you will share significantly in that success. It will not always be easy, but it will be worthwhile.
Let me state very plainly that last Friday’s decisions were necessary to preserve and protect the short-term existence and the long-term viability of our Company. We can no longer afford to carry people, functions, or facilities that are not essential to our operation. Any statement or implication otherwise is patently false.
PROACTIVE DECISIONS
We understand that some past decisions have been unpopular. What cannot be overlooked, however, is the fact that the Company could not have come this far without drastic changes. How many aviation companies have closed their doors or come close to shutting down recently? I ask because that situation could have been a very real possibility if the Company was not proactive in drastically reducing our workforce and operations to address decreased demand. Simply put, we did not want to be just one more aviation company that ended up parking its planes in the desert.
Judging by recent communications, the union seems to think they have a better idea of how to accomplish the required reductions, that reducing pilots by seniority would have made it more acceptable. While that approach may fit better in the union’s political view, it simply makes no sense as a solution to the current economic challenges; much deeper cuts would have been required by that model. The costs of retraining and lost productive time during the resulting redeployment made that option unviable.
UNION COMMUNICATIONS
With every interaction between the Company and the union, each party defines how it wishes to work together in the future. The continuing hostility from the union leadership and their advisors is troubling: first, because it is apparent that the union continues to choose an adversarial relationship, and second, because of some unreasonable accusations.
The union’s choice to be adversarial is unfortunate and we don't believe that’s the best way to go forward in the future. It seems the union’s goal is to generate hostility and rancor toward the Company, while we are focused on getting through these difficult times.
Please don’t get sidetracked by the union’s efforts to politicize every event. The pilots who were let go made up only one-third of last Friday’s reduction in force. That reduction also included corporate Directors’ positions, OCC staff, OSR representatives, IT and Safety staff, and the shutdown of regular maintenance activities at CGF. The corporate response to these economic issues was company-wide. Attempting to sow hatred of the Company by suggesting the pilots were singled out is counterproductive.
ON THE HORIZON AND BEYOND
You read. You listen to the news. You watch the financial talking heads on TV. A chorus of experts report the country is flying through light to moderate turbulence in the marketplace. We sized the Company to be able to weather this downturn in the economy. Perhaps, we will rebound more quickly if all we experience is light chop. Maybe it will take longer if we hit severe turbulence.
I’d like to close by saying that I am confident that we can get through this together. I’m confident in you and I’m confident in the Company’s ability to fly safely through the challenges ahead.
Best regards,
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Tyler
To: All_PIC; All_SIC
Sent: Tue May 27 210:32 2008
Subject: Decisions, Communications, and the Horizon
To all Flight Options Pilots,
Our goal is to deal with today’s difficult economic environment, build the Company toward Vision 2012, and enhance our products. We believe that by working together, we can achieve those goals. And you will share significantly in that success. It will not always be easy, but it will be worthwhile.
Let me state very plainly that last Friday’s decisions were necessary to preserve and protect the short-term existence and the long-term viability of our Company. We can no longer afford to carry people, functions, or facilities that are not essential to our operation. Any statement or implication otherwise is patently false.
PROACTIVE DECISIONS
We understand that some past decisions have been unpopular. What cannot be overlooked, however, is the fact that the Company could not have come this far without drastic changes. How many aviation companies have closed their doors or come close to shutting down recently? I ask because that situation could have been a very real possibility if the Company was not proactive in drastically reducing our workforce and operations to address decreased demand. Simply put, we did not want to be just one more aviation company that ended up parking its planes in the desert.
Judging by recent communications, the union seems to think they have a better idea of how to accomplish the required reductions, that reducing pilots by seniority would have made it more acceptable. While that approach may fit better in the union’s political view, it simply makes no sense as a solution to the current economic challenges; much deeper cuts would have been required by that model. The costs of retraining and lost productive time during the resulting redeployment made that option unviable.
UNION COMMUNICATIONS
With every interaction between the Company and the union, each party defines how it wishes to work together in the future. The continuing hostility from the union leadership and their advisors is troubling: first, because it is apparent that the union continues to choose an adversarial relationship, and second, because of some unreasonable accusations.
The union’s choice to be adversarial is unfortunate and we don't believe that’s the best way to go forward in the future. It seems the union’s goal is to generate hostility and rancor toward the Company, while we are focused on getting through these difficult times.
Please don’t get sidetracked by the union’s efforts to politicize every event. The pilots who were let go made up only one-third of last Friday’s reduction in force. That reduction also included corporate Directors’ positions, OCC staff, OSR representatives, IT and Safety staff, and the shutdown of regular maintenance activities at CGF. The corporate response to these economic issues was company-wide. Attempting to sow hatred of the Company by suggesting the pilots were singled out is counterproductive.
ON THE HORIZON AND BEYOND
You read. You listen to the news. You watch the financial talking heads on TV. A chorus of experts report the country is flying through light to moderate turbulence in the marketplace. We sized the Company to be able to weather this downturn in the economy. Perhaps, we will rebound more quickly if all we experience is light chop. Maybe it will take longer if we hit severe turbulence.
I’d like to close by saying that I am confident that we can get through this together. I’m confident in you and I’m confident in the Company’s ability to fly safely through the challenges ahead.
Best regards,
Bob
