NWA Big On Smaller Planes

[ROSWELL41]

Compass flies DTW-YVR?! Thats a long flight on an RJ.

 

[enuffalready]

Well, stop making it so attractive to put those pieces of crap on your certificate. .

cracks me up when I hear over and over from mainline that " all flying and routes belong to us, we just let you fly them" but then when it is pointed out that mainline created this mess and only mainline could fix it, because as a regional guy i have zero leverage, then they say as quoted from above..

 

[DrewBlows]

The 175 and CR9 did not kill wages and career aspirations- mainline unions did. Those planes could be on mainline property at real payrates if the unions had held the line. Instead, those who were comfortable in their left seats and six figure incomes decided to throw the rest of us under the bus for personal gain. I will never let a mainline captain try to put me down for the outcomes of the vote he made.

Well, stop making it so attractive to put those pieces of crap on your certificate. Blame goes everywhere. Anyways, they are going to be hitting the cap on 70+ seaters soon, like less than 30 airframes soon.

A few points. First, NWA management came up with the idea of Newco (Compass) and shoved it down the pilot's throat in bankruptcy. Having gone through bankruptcy at Comair I understand what they were going through. In bankruptcy your choices are Bunga Bunga or death by Bunga Bunga. Could NWA have gotten a better deal? Maybe, they chose Bunga, Bunga, I can't really argue with that.

Second, Compass pilots are represented by the NWA MEC and our contract was negotiated by the NWA MEC. We did not "make it so attractive" that NWA would put a/c on the certificate, we had nothing to do with it.

At the end of the day there is blame to go around, but most of it lies square on the shoulders of NWA management. The one good thing about there being no NWA after the merger is there will also be no NWA management.

 

[rf285]

I'm not talking about Compass. More like RAH, MESA, Skywest, etc.

 

[vectorvictor]

Did people show up for NW classes when they were hiring a few months ago?

I had an interview and I cancelled it. The HR woman thought I was on crack. I told her nicely that it was unprofessional to interview for a job I knew I wouldn't accept.

 

[Superpilot92]

I had an interview and I cancelled it. The HR woman thought I was on crack. I told her nicely that it was unprofessional to interview for a job I knew I wouldn't accept.

Why did you apply?

 

[check6]

• They mostly fly under the auspices of regional airline partners, which have lower labor costs.

There's the sad truth. Lower labor costs for pilots who are flying the same DC-9 routes.

Of course, the E-170 does have less seats.

 

[Monster Buck]

I guess they are good for killing the guppy and the mad dog.

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Never mind, I read some of this dorks other posts. I should have done that before I responded. He is not worth the time.

 

[MJ42]

I need to change my sticker to guppkiller & maddog killer

If that's your thinking then...ain't nothin dying except your chance to go to mainline:

https://www.ajc.com/business/conten...8/09/deltafleethedline.html?cxntlid=inform_sr

RA also said last week 100 less 50 seaters soon, and DC-9-40 and -50's will be around until at least 2012 depending on oil. Quote is hanging up in DTW bulletin board.

 

[Monster Buck]

If that's your thinking then...ain't nothin dying except your chance to go to mainline:

Hey MJ42, just ask this jackazz, he doesn't want to go, he has is better where he is. I'm sure he is well liked there and I know I don't want him at my airline.
Let him stay where he is and rot. I'm sure his job offers a much better career than any other.

 

[McNugget]

If that's your thinking then...ain't nothin dying except your chance to go to mainline:

Hey MJ42, just ask this jackazz, he doesn't want to go, he has is better where he is. I'm sure he is well liked there and I know I don't want him at my airline.
Let him stay where he is and rot. I'm sure his job offers a much better career than any other.

Yeah! Mainline! Where dreams come true!

 

[Flyer1015]

Compass flies DTW-YVR?! Thats a long flight on an RJ.

I'd rather be in a coach seat of the E175 than the DC9/A319 any day of the week. I'm sorry, but the E175 is VERY comfortable in coach, and much better than the DC9/A319 coach class.

 

[Monster Buck]

[quote=McNugget;
Yeah! Mainline! Where dreams come true![/quote]





That's the SPIRIT! You just stay right were you are. Sit boo boo....sit..........good dog.:laugh:

 

[McNugget]

Wow! Is that really the best you could come up with? I guess acarpe3448 has two screen names.