Raytheon declares war on pilots?

[gunfyter]

I read this and I believe no union is needed at FLOPS...

http://www.oalj.dol.gov/Decisions/ALJ/AIR/2004/TOPLIFF_JOHN_v_FLIGHT_OPTIONS_LLC_2004AIR00018_(DEC_21_2005)_094105_CADEC_SD_files/css/TOPLIFF_JOHN_v_FLIGHT_OPTIONS_LLC_2004AIR00018_(DEC_21_2005)_094105_CADEC_SD.HTMhttp://www.ibt1108.org/netjets/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=4231&d=1138339056

 

[Publishers]

Well first of all, you do not leave someone as acting something for an extended period. Secondly, if you do not have a good vision of the future of the company, it is difficult to go bring in someone to follow it.
Sooner or later, they will make the decision of whether or not they even want to stay in this at all and then they can take what direction they think is needed. Right now that get tough attitude is great but I think that the odds are like 62 to 38 that Raytheon is not in the fractional business in three years.

 

[Frac Rat]

Gunfyter,

I tried that link you put in your post and couldn't get it to come up. Could you just post the short version? I have read your postings for a long time and respect you for having a pretty well balanced point of view, even though we may disagree. So if you say you have some info that may cause me to change my mind about the value of representation here at FLOPS I would like to see it.

 

[gunfyter]

OK non passworded link provided

http://www.oalj.dol.gov/Decisions/ALJ/AIR/2004/TOPLIFF_JOHN_v_FLIGHT_OPTIONS_LLC_2004AIR00018_(DEC_21_2005)_094105_CADEC_SD_files/css/TOPLIFF_JOHN_v_FLIGHT_OPTIONS_LLC_2004AIR00018_(DEC_21_2005)_094105_CADEC_SD.HTM

 

[Frac Rat]

Thanks Gunfyter!

OK I get it now- you were joking

Sorry, I'm kinda slow, but what can you expect from a small, verminous fur-bearing rodent who flies fractional jets?

BTW John hired me at RTA- what happened to him really sucked.

 

[dime line]

The Irony here is, look who is back at large cabin program manager again,

 

[islandflyer]

second link provided by gunfyter

first link + second link is the axe hanging over Raytheon's head
"SEC investigators have been focusing on how Raytheon booked revenue from 1997 to 2001 [Raytheon Travel Air years of operation] from the sale of business jets built by its Raytheon Aircraft Co. unit in Wichita, Kan. During much of that period, Pliner was a senior partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers overseeing Raytheon bookkeeping. Pliner joined Raytheon in 2000 and became chief financial officer in 2002."



http://www.boston.com/business/artic...+Business+News

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http://www.oalj.dol.gov/Decisions/ALJ/AIR/2004/TOPLIFF_JOHN_v_FLIGHT_OPTIONS_LLC_2004AIR00018_(DE C_21_2005)_094105_CADEC_SD_files/css/TOPLIFF_JOHN_v_FLIGHT_OPTIONS_LLC_2004AIR00018_(DE C_21_2005)_094105_CADEC_SD.HTM

excellent contribution gunfyter. you have stumbled upon what is really driving Raytheon's decision making of late. Fear of full disclosure to the aircraft owner's of what the "A team guys" have been up to all these years.

A pilot union that says to pilots, "no more favors. Follow the law to the letter." and says to management, "give us the crew staffing and supplemental lift to do our jobs safely and legally." is a direct threat to Raytheon's pattern of greed and corruption.

 

[islandflyer]

Raytheon pattern may answer question's about Scheringa's new contract

"The Globe observed that plaintiffs' lawyers were beginning to focus on the role of Raytheon chief financial officer Edward Pliner, who was the auditor's lead partner on its work for Raytheon before leaving to join the defense contractor as its controller in April 2000. Two years later, he was named CFO, according to the report."

http://www.cfo.com/printable/article.cfm/3014211?f=options

Raytheon has a pattern of offering contract for new position (promotion) to those that have been a part of their past practices of greed and corruption. Pliner being but one example.

This accomplishes two things.

1)It keeps the accomplices (scheringa?) loyal and under their control and watchful eye.

2)It gives them a ready made fall guy when they fear imminent exposure of their past illegal practices.

The possibility of a union coming on site means the possibility of exposure of Flight Option's "A team" practices. When the union say's "no more favors" the charter rates that Scheringa and Raytheon are already concerned about will increase exponentially.

This radical change in operating numbers will raise eyebrows and have to be explained.

At that time Raytheon's Swanson may pull a Casablanca, " I am shocked, shocked that there was less than completely legal flying going on."

Scheringa, "your fired." Psss. And here is that money in your golden parachute that we promised to you should you have to be the fall guy after all.

 

[islandflyer]

John Nahill

Where is John Nahill now?


http://maps.google.com/
57 Wingaersheek Rd Gloucester, MA 01930
37 Brooks St, Winchester, MA 01890-3800

 

[Heavy Set]

Where is John Nahill now?


http://maps.google.com/
57 Wingaersheek Rd Gloucester, MA 01930
37 Brooks St, Winchester, MA 01890-3800

My guess post Golden Parachute: Maui