Mega Merger Rumor

[AftCG182]

I'm guessing you were an employee. Please realize the owners didn't want this. I am sorry that you are out of a job and wish you the best.

Employee? Yep, 6 year Captain. We (the pilots) loved the Owners. (I think you were an Owner, so thanks for your support) The thieves that ran this Company into the ground... Grrrr... I'm so angry right now... I just need to go back to drinking beer and watching MMA.

I'm (arguably) the most positive person in our Company, but right now all I can think of is pure anger and aggression.

If anyone has any hot tips on employment, I could sure use 'em.

 

[justreading]

You and all the pilots should reach out to Piaggio Aero USA, as well as the groups on Contoller selling P180s. It should make it easier to sell a plane when you can provide pilots experienced in flying it.

 

[NJAowner]

If the bankruptcy is true, how this sorts out (with the fractional ownership of the jets, many owners who do not know each other and have no connection other than ownership of a shared asset, possession and management of their asset) will be crucial to the long term health of the fractional industry as a whole. It the owners get really burned it may affect all providers in the future in a negative manner.

 

[NoJoy]

You and all the pilots should reach out to Piaggio Aero USA, as well as the groups on Contoller selling P180s. It should make it easier to sell a plane when you can provide pilots experienced in flying it.

These owners-some of them who own the whole plane, still need qualified pilots to fly their plane. I am not sure at this time what options they have. One is to go to a managment company, and have them manage their plane for them providing pilots and mechanics. If they could reach out to most of the pilot group right now, they would not have a problem finding pilots to fly their plane. But with paper work to finish and maintenance, things are still in the air-just a thought.

 

[BornAgainPagan]

then i heard netjets is gonna buy it all up and staple all the pilots to the bottom of NJ list.

Flops is unionized. I doubt that their contract would let 'em get stapled.

 

[BornAgainPagan]

Nope-Republicans have become Democrat lite. The Repubs better start pandering more to the constituents who will get them elected in 2016 or it's Hillary-ville. If that happens, good luck to business and aviation.

Negative Sparky. OHGOON had it right.

 

[gunfyter]

Flops is unionized. I doubt that their contract would let 'em get stapled.

He's joking .... The whole concept is ludicrous.

The only merger with NJ, I see possible is with Flex.

 

[hammer2]

He's joking .... The whole concept is ludicrous.

The only merger with NJ, I see possible is with Flex.

Most at Flex would invite this if it weren't for the fear of being stapled to the bottom of the seniority list. :erm:

Even if Bombardier were to aquire Netjets, we're still worried about that big ugly staple gun. Anything can be negotiated, and the pawn would be the flex pilots.

 

[gunfyter]

I'd never staple a Spurs fan :laugh:


That would be the only merger that makes any sense. And I think a recall of all furloughed pilots should go with it...

 

[dime line]

So flex doesn't have the balls to unionize, and the 2 company's that would/could acquire them (NJ/FLOPS) are unionized, but they think a staple is wrong, unfair and they would be "Pawns"


P.S....I'm not pro staple of a list, I just think any FLEX pilot whining about a staple is hypocritical.

 

[hammer2]

I'd never staple a Spurs fan :laugh:


That would be the only merger that makes any sense. And I think a recall of all furloughed pilots should go with it...

:beer:
A hurting Spurs fan!

 

[hammer2]

So flex doesn't have the balls to unionize, and the 2 company's that would/could acquire them (NJ/FLOPS) are unionized, but they think a staple is wrong, unfair and they would be "Pawns"


P.S....I'm not pro staple of a list, I just think any FLEX pilot whining about a staple is hypocritical.

Wow, you have incredible insight! I didn't know 100% of the pilot force at Flex was against a union.

 

[gunfyter]

Dime has a point ...

... but I do think it opens the possibility of recalls because Flex operates with fewer pilots per plane. I think everybody could be recalled.

The owners get access to a larger and global fleet. NJ starts operating Bombardier products sooner.

Right now I am thinking its an awesome idea.

 

[dime line]

Wow, you have incredible insight! I didn't know 100% of the pilot force at Flex was against a union.

I never said that

 

[hammer2]

I never said that

You insinuated...no stated that my "whining about a staple was hypocritical". I guess you know where I stood on our union drive for you to call me a "hypocrite".

I'm sure you happily agreed to accept your 'below' industry standard contract at Flops....or did I just assume that?