Look for SWA to aquire AAI

[DonVerita]

Since there is so much talk regarding the potential problem surrounding the integration of "culture" between AAI and SWA...let me just say this:

AAI pilots do not share the same culture philosophy of AirTran Management, AirTran Operations, and especially AirTran Gate Agents. For those three groups, SWA management would have to clean house. The AAI pilots would transition nicely into SWA because most of us are customer focused. If SWA took over, we would finally have operations folks running these stations that we could count on to do their jobs correctly and support us. As it stands now, our pilots have to make sure everyone else does their jobs due to the sheer incompetence of the entire operation.

As for stapleing or this previously mentioned "re-interview" nonsense...Fuhgetabout it. You don't just take 1600 major airline pilots and tell them they have to re-interview. If these airplanes come onto your property then we go with them. Anything other than that would create animosity and division that would eclipse even AA/TWA.

That wouldn't be so good for the "culture", now would it?

 

[vixin]

Oh i see....We take an unpaid leave to interview with Southwest. We can just park our 137 planes for a few weeks while we plead for our jobs. I sure hope I fit the profile of the perfect Southwest pilot. We'll also need a few weeks to get our type rating too, right? Will there be second or third interviews offered if I can't adequately solve an inflight problem within 12 minutes or whatever they have ya do at the interview?

Just like when I wasnt good enough for AAI because I didnt have the precious 121 PIC time. What a joke that requirement is. I still dont have the time and wouldnt be qualified to fly at AAI, eventhough I am typed in the 737 and have been flying it for sometime now.

Who cares about this AAI SWA merger thingy anyway. And why worry about something that hasnt even been mentioned by either management. When it does then hash it out.

 

[SkiFishFly]

I have a neighbor whose cousin has a friend who works at SWA. This person has seen the merger proposal. Something about SWA needs to take on debt to prevent a leveraged buyout.

 

[Ty Webb]

What a tool . . . . any SWA HOmeys wanna claim this fool?

What in the world are you people talking about. All i said was that we should reinterview and then merge the list of those that get hired. .

Bravodude:

I have no problem with re-interviewing for my job at a merged carrier, as long as all the SWA guys re-interview too. I suspect that most of SWA and AAI guys would end up still working together . . . but you might not pass muster after a second look, after showing your ass so competely in this string.

I'm thinking that your own pilot group might like to collectively shed themselves of you, after seeing your incoherent half-assed ramblings on here.

Do us all a favor, and go home to your parent's basement, and whack off to your coveted collection of "Airline" DVDs . . . . you won't be missed by either pilot group, I'm sure .


TW

 

[jimcav]

They're probably about as proud to claim him as we are to claim the dude that plays "Bad to the bone" on the f%$kin harmonica.

 

[bravodude]

Bravodude:

I have no problem with re-interviewing for my job at a merged carrier, as long as all the SWA guys re-interview too. I suspect that most of SWA and AAI guys would end up still working together . . . but you might not pass muster after a second look, after showing your ass so competely in this string.

I'm thinking that your own pilot group might like to collectively shed themselves of you, after seeing your incoherent half-assed ramblings on here.

Do us all a favor, and go home to your parent's basement, and whack off to your coveted collection of "Airline" DVDs . . . . you won't be missed by either pilot group, I'm sure .


TW

you are one to talk about rambling. wow I must have hit a nerve but its ok because you are just to cool for me. take care!

 

[Ty Webb]

They're probably about as proud to claim him as we are to claim the dude that plays "Bad to the bone" on the f%$kin harmonica.

Don't forget his additional duties as "Honorary Hat Police" and "Customs Inspector".
:laugh:

 

[BigEasy]

AAI pilots do not share the same culture philosophy of AirTran Management, AirTran Operations, and especially AirTran Gate Agents. For those three groups, SWA management would have to clean house. The AAI pilots would transition nicely into SWA because most of us are customer focused. If SWA took over, we would finally have operations folks running these stations that we could count on to do their jobs correctly and support us. As it stands now, our pilots have to make sure everyone else does their jobs due to the sheer incompetence of the entire operation.



All above is 100% a true statement! For the two years flying for AAI the PILOTS were the true leaders. All other work groups you mentioned have no place in the culture here at SWA.

There are a few strange individuals (pilots)that I would prefer not to see but most are class acts.

Lets leave the sexual predators and bag checkers where they are.

Bigeasy

 

[atafan]

Fun thread but don't bother getting into all of these integration wars because...

N E V E R ___G O N N A ___H A P P E N ! ! ! !

N O ___W A Y ___N O___ H O W ! ! !

 

[400ADude]

Guess we should be glad that it's NOT up to you.

I thought the first post about that from bravodude was just flamebait... maybe not.

Re-interview for the job you already have... genius. And what will you do when you kill a large percentage of the pilots in the "interview" and you still have to staff those planes PLUS your deliveries?

Armchair CEO decisions don't always work out so well, huh?

Not that I believe this will happen but, if it ever did, I think we're going to have to be a little more "team players" than the attitudes that some are displaying here.

As far as stapling, it would suck for our senior CA's but, with some fences in to protect the guys who are due to retire and/or upgrade in the next few years as well as pay protection when the fences come down, by and large it wouldn't be a bad deal.

I still think we'll be more likely to merge with Frontier. Care to make a bet, roughkneck? :beer:

Too easy. It won't be such a bad deal after all will it?

 

[400ADude]

sign me up today. swa contract, growth, bennies. even with a staple, i would make more than airtran in the long run.

We can work that out!

 

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[Bob Dylan]

Another thread where more trannies begging for a SWA staple.

What has changed?

 

[Ty Webb]

Yawn.

You won't be needing this anymore, Milton. :laugh:

 

[waveflyer]

Another thread where more trannies begging for a SWA staple.

What has changed?

That's a better post- a legit question.
Just chill the flame