Piedmont to close SYR

[CutEmUp]

Yep. Places like CLT, PHL, and LGA. You know, the places where the reserve coverage is needed!

Yeah, and when you ask to sit reserve at one of the hubs..."sorry you are the last reserve left in base, no can do." Two hours later..."we have something for you, first leg is a deadhead to CLT." WOW, really?

 

[Sig]

Yeah, and when you ask to sit reserve at one of the hubs..."sorry you are the last reserve left in base, no can do." Two hours later..."we have something for you, first leg is a deadhead to CLT." WOW, really?

ROFLMAO!

So true. I guarantee if they put you in CLT, you'd have deadheaded to the base for the exact opposite reason you went to CLT. It always works that way.

 

[lastout]

hey lowly...AWAC announced it's RDU base finally for sometime mid 2008. Wanna trade places??? ha ha (oh...and LGA too. OH THE IRONY!)

 

[twighead]

We all knew there was no way they would hire/upgrade 100 people to replace the pilots going to mainline. This seems like a typical Piedmont solution.

I've been here for over 2 years and I'll probably end up on straight reserve in LGA.

 

[LearLove]

After they closed SYR the first time, I flew 4-days with triple SYR overnights, twice in a row. It was awesome.

hey thats 3 nights at crossroads hangin' with the truckers - sweet.

 

[Captzaahlie]

We all knew there was no way they would hire/upgrade 100 people to replace the pilots going to mainline. This seems like a typical Piedmont solution.

I've been here for over 2 years and I'll probably end up on straight reserve in LGA.

2 years!
Man you have paid your dues.....
WTF? The company should be kissing your backside for putting in that kind of time here!
:bawling:

 

[greyskyracer]

are most people planing on commuting to LGA?

 

[Booker]

hey thats 3 nights at crossroads hangin' with the truckers - sweet.

You know it. Hey, it helped me stay warm that February!

 

[LowlyPropCapt]

hey lowly...AWAC announced it's RDU base finally for sometime mid 2008. Wanna trade places??? ha ha (oh...and LGA too. OH THE IRONY!)

Flash back to the year 2000...

No, I don't need to take that interview at Air Willy... I have a job at Piedmont! They have never furloughed, they are getting jets soon, have a 2 and 1/2 year upgrade and the pay rocks!

Aint it funny how stuff works out?

Do we know each other lastout? Or did you just guess I commute from RDU?

 

[twighead]

2 years!
Man you have paid your dues.....
WTF? The company should be kissing your backside for putting in that kind of time here!
:bawling:

Boy, you must have walked to school up hill, both ways, in the snow. Save me the speech, Grandpa.

 

[Sig]

Boy, you must have walked to school up hill, both ways, in the snow. Save me the speech, Grandpa.

My first one was a little harsh, so I edited it.

You aren't the panoosh from Scranton, are ya?

 

[twighead]

My first one was a little harsh, so I edited it.

You aren't the panoosh from Scranton, are ya?

No. But the guy who felt the need to belittle me becasue he has 100k of dash 8 time was completely rediculous. My post had nothing to do with bragging aboout being here for 2 years or paying any dues. If half the FO's here are hired in 2007, then 2 years would be a long time to be on reserve for an FO here.

 

[zasca]

Stay outta Laguardia, you'll ruin me and my days off!!! Oh please god let those idiots in SBY open up a PHL base and give flying back to LGA. DAMN, I guess I am part of the "me generation"...

I love how the base is closing during the holiday schedule reduction. As has been said before, there will be overnighters there in FEB/MAR. F-ucking Fascists!

Oh, and stay out a Malibu Lebowski!!

 

[LearLove]

You know it. Hey, it helped me stay warm that February!

crossroads story time:

hanging out there one summer evening with the general group of ALG crew comming and going - one of the CA's wants to go sit outside and smoke (post NY bar smoking ban) so we take the pics of beer we are splitting and head to the outside picnic tables. At some point I remember a CoEx crew from the hotel joining us.

Anyway the cook comes outside to smoke also and the CA and I notice him give a small "package" to a car that pulled up then get $$$ in return. We just looked at each other a kept drinking. At some point the cook must have noticed that we noticed and went inside for 10 minutes then returned with 2 baskets of wings and fries - on the house.

 

[WSurf]

crossroads story time:

hanging out there one summer evening with the general group of ALG crew comming and going - one of the CA's wants to go sit outside and smoke (post NY bar smoking ban) so we take the pics of beer we are splitting and head to the outside picnic tables. At some point I remember a CoEx crew from the hotel joining us.

Anyway the cook comes outside to smoke also and the CA and I notice him give a small "package" to a car that pulled up then get $$$ in return. We just looked at each other a kept drinking. At some point the cook must have noticed that we noticed and went inside for 10 minutes then returned with 2 baskets of wings and fries - on the house.

Classic!!! I bet you guys enjoyed those wings.

 

[jellynuts]

you guys think they're closing SYR in order to get some old expensive farts to quit and/or rustle some feathers across the system?? because it seems like syracuse is and will be a strong market. just like their wet dreams, pdt management seemed to screw SYR up too!!

 

[doug_or]

you guys think they're closing SYR in order to get some old expensive farts to quit and/or rustle some feathers across the system?? because it seems like syracuse is and will be a strong market. just like their wet dreams, pdt management seemed to screw SYR up too!!

Paying for forced moves is not cheap, and I'd think the closing the base would be more likely to get FOs to quit than senior captains who just have to tough it out a few more years. I'd also imagine that after last closing, plenty of guys will just assume it will re-open so enough.

If SYR is a strong market it makes sense to get rid of PDTs RONs.... Strong markets are not 37 seat markets.



Anyway, best of luck to y'all in the Siberacuse

Doug

(former PDT SYR 2.0 guy)

 

[WSurf]

Paying for forced moves is not cheap, and I'd think the closing the base would be more likely to get FOs to quit than senior captains who just have to tough it out a few more years. I'd also imagine that after last closing, plenty of guys will just assume it will re-open so enough.

If SYR is a strong market it makes sense to get rid of PDTs RONs.... Strong markets are not 37 seat markets.



Anyway, best of luck to y'all in the Siberacuse

Doug

(former PDT SYR 2.0 guy)

?????????????? What the hell are you talking about. Just what we need is more FO's to quit.

 

[doug_or]

?????????????? What the hell are you talking about. Just what we need is more FO's to quit.

Should have been more clear. I don't think they're closing the base to get FOs to quit, I think that closing the base might make the FOs quit.

 

[WSurf]

What it will do is make all the captains look closer now at taking those mainline postions.