More fun with crew scheduling at Colgan Air

[70-SS]

dude, sarcasm.

Good. Just checking.

 

[70-SS]

Hey George, when are you going back to PQI?

Really. Go up there and put your head back in the sand. Eat some of those burgers they feed you on the turns.

 

[70-SS]

It is not a career airline!

Well what if you want it to be. Say you like living in CHO. Your wife has a good job at UVA. You just want some solid work rules.


As for the brain dead comment about bitter oldtimers. Maybe the major they want to get on with isn't hiring right now. Or maybe the first SWA wasn't a success. Always a second shot.

Go fly around the Colgan system. Try different bases. Fly with more than 3 people for a few years. Really opens up your mind!

 

[XJohXJ]

Even if Colgan might be a stepping stone, how exactly would ALPA not be good for those folks?

ALPA can be a huge positive for every worker at Cogan, in fact. You go to work at the airline you currently work for, not your fantasy airline. What if hiring stops at the majors? Then you could be at Cogan for awhile.

Furthermore, many guys might have their individual reasons to stay at Colgan. Don't they deserve a solid contract with decent work rules?

Most airlines people move on to will be ALPA, or at least ALPA supported/cooperative (i.e. will buy ALPA services).

ALPA is good for the others, and it will also be good for Colgan. Note, I did not say "perfect". ALPA is not perfect, but they are much better than the alternatives.

Most of the anti-ALPA posts here are weak and shrill, aimed at emotions, and utterly laking in logic. It's as if they are cut-and-pasted right off of some management-stooge website, with no bearing on reality.

Any management stooges here?

 

[Fred Rogers]

Most of the anti-ALPA posts here are weak and shrill, aimed at emotions, and utterly laking in logic. It's as if they are cut-and-pasted right off of some management-stooge website, with no bearing on reality.

That might be the problem with these folks who are sitting in the middle of nowhere, not having to deal with any bs. No Bearing on Reality.

Vote Yes!
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