PDT Reduction Bid Eff. Nov 1, 2009

[NCFlyer]

Just found the reduction bid on the company website. Odd that it comes out on a Sunday.

18 CA downgrades
41 FO furloughs

 

[AirHead99]

only the beginning...

 

[no1pilot2000]

For those who are affected, is it back to being a flight instructor or another career?

 

[jellynuts]

i hate this "airline"

 

[Dutch]

Welcome to the suck.

 

[rustypigeon]

MDT just went back to 22 years seniority to hold a line.

 

[Full of LUV]

That's odd

MDT just went back to 22 years seniority to hold a line.

That's odd, intrinsically one would think that would be a very junior base..... What is a junior PDT base?

 

[zasca]

Intrinsically??? Half the airline is made up of ex-allegheny guys. A large percentage of which live in Pennsylvania. It's also cheap.

LGA, and CHO are junior bases. Cost having a big thing to do with it.

 

[no1pilot2000]

Piedmont Airlines

I have heard negative comments about Piedmont. Overall, I have heard the regional airline industry can be poor. Is there a good or decent regional airline worth working for. The reason I ask is there's some CFI's I have talked to who want to go to the regional airlines in the future in order to get the flight experience for a better flying career (SWA, AirTran, etc.)

 

[no1pilot2000]

Piedmont Airlines

I have heard some negative comments about Piedmont Airlines. I realize the regional airline industry isn't a place to land a career. I know some CFI's who are going to looking at regional airlines in the future. However, it's a place where many career pilots do get the experience they need to eventually move to larger carriers or better flying jobs. Is there a good or decent regional airline pilot can go to get this experience?