Regions Air????

[CAPT. NEW YORK]

Taildragger, heard through the rumor mill that you already had your interview...how'd it go??? Anything you'd like to share with the rest of us?

 

[Berkut]

Did Great Lakes get awarded the STL EAS routes?

I read RegionsAir's proposal to the DOT for the routes. It read to me like that old Ike Turner skit on Saturday Night Live, anyone remember those?

"I'm sorry baby. I know I've had some cancellations, but I'll do better. It seems like I was doing okay and then comes along some god%^mn bird and gets sucked into my engine. Give Doug, I mean Ike another chance baby. I've hired a marketing guy who will make it all better. Don't worry baby, we can service all six cities with N922CX all by itself. We don't need no other airplanes."

 

[BrkDkPlt]

Taildragger, heard through the rumor mill that you already had your interview...how'd it go??? Anything you'd like to share with the rest of us?

Probably didn't go so well.......otherwise he would of been bragging.....Chief Pilot threw the " BULL $hit" flag as soon as he walked in the room!!

 

[CopilotDoug]

Poor Poor Regions...

Did Great Lakes get awarded the STL EAS routes?

I read RegionsAir's proposal to the DOT for the routes. It read to me like that old Ike Turner skit on Saturday Night Live, anyone remember those?

Common sense would dictate that Regions would not be awarded these routes again. A small clip from a news report...Regions Air president Doug Caldwell told Staff Writer Doug Wilson that "an investor" appears ready to provide an infusion of cash into the beleaguered airline.

After stringing the DOT along for months out in PA, I am sure the DOT would want specific information regarding investors and finances involved, none of this "appears" bullsh-t. But that's just common sense, there's a small voice in the back of my head saying that the DOT would be just dumb enough to sign Regions back on again.

By the way, good job on hiring a Mesa marketing guy, now Regions is really F'ed in the A. But if the guy did leave Mesa, maybe he isn't so bad after all

 

[belchfire]

Regions has had marketing people before. Like everyone else in MQY the owner has a bean counter standing on their throat keeping them from being able to do their job. Shortly after the RDU system got folded up the Safety Officer went away and was replaced at about 1/3 the salery...and the guy that went away? Probably the best safety guy in the industry IMHO.

I humbly submit that the Saab program probably would have succeeded if he had been around-that or it would have never happened. There are just things that you can't afford to underfund. Launching a new type is one of them.

In March it will be five years since a crewmember has recieved longevity pay...let alone any adjustment for inflation. In all of the concessions that mainline crews have given there are still increases for longevity and/or inflation...at Regions the experience and knowledge that you gain along the way is worthless to headquarters.

 

[Berkut]

http://www.baxterbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070220/NEWS01/702200306/1002

At an airport commission meeting Feb. 12, airport commission chairman Richard Sheid said RegionsAir had apparently lost an Essential Air Service bid to provide air service within the St. Louis region, the proposed destination out of Mountain Home for the commuter airline. The apparent winner was Great Lakes Airlines, although the DOT has not awarded the bid yet.

 

[belchfire]

I still want to know how someone can expect to make money with a plane that costs about seven times as much to operate as a 737 per seat mile!

 

[Berkut]

Step 1: Remove engines and park airplanes, thereby reducing operating costs and fuel consumption.
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Profit!

 

[JetScreamDriver]

soon i'll have a new word to add to my vocabulary.......BOEING

and one to remove.........RegionsAir

Are you serious????!!!! I would not count your chickens too soon there slick.

 

[mcjohn]

I was going to show up in Orlando for a Regions interview with the CP Jen. I even talked with her on the phone but she was already giving interviews between 8-9 am and didn't give me an option for anything later that day or evening. Was a last minute thing I tried to jump on but was unable. The class date they were interviewing for was for March 5th. No way I could make that date. Oh well, I'm all about the training and supa fast upgrade. $19 hour is what they're starting FOs at now so they seem to be up to par with all the others. Too bad the captain pay is so bad. If I didn't upgrade in less than a year I'd be outta there! Curious to see what's going to happen with this little known company. I had never heard of them before reading this thread.

Somebody pat me on the back for posting #700!

 

[CopilotDoug]

#700 is ok, but #701 is a slice of heaven

 

[CopilotDoug]

I can save ya some time

If I didn't upgrade in less than a year I'd be outta there!

Come on up to Chicago, I'll kick you in the nuts and take your wallet, and we can call it a day?

 

[AV80R]

"Formerly RegionsAir?"

“I would not count your chickens too soon there slick.”

JetScreamDriver – what if he/she got no chickens, huh? Are you discriminating against those agriculturally disadvantaged?

Maybe we should rename this thread to “Formerly RegionsAir?” Most posts seem to come from guys/gals who used to work there, in other words “peeps” like me. Of course, then we have Princess Akeem but she seems to be the exception to the rule.

Anyway, the place is a tough company to work for but it’s doable if you don’t need to eat or sleep, etc.

Seriously though, let the ones who’re interested in working there decide on their own, I mean they are all adults, right? I for one will always be grateful for an opportunity to jumpstart my flying career. I know the owners-mafia has desperately tried to prove to the world they can run ANY airline into the ground, no matter how little they pay their pilots. Nevertheless while there I got to work with a great bunch of guys & gals and if I close my eyes and try to forget the pay, benefits, etc., I had a great time. Oh, and the “Jallalabad” hotel also known as البحثفحا في الصفحفحاات العرفحابيةصف صف - Hotel in Marion…that one still gives me nightmares…

(No idea what it says by the way but Google rocks! )

 

[JetScreamDriver]

Not bagging on Corpex, AV8OR. Just sayin'...Never ever ever count on something before you're there. I speak from experience.

Corpex was bery bery good to me.

I was not trying to say anything against the agriculturally disadvantaged. I know your people well and they are very special to me)

Well, this my yearly quota on this website... I'm out.

Fair winds to all.

 

[AV80R]

Not bagging on Corpex, AV8OR. Just sayin'...Never ever ever count on something before you're there. I speak from experience.

Oh, I totally understand, I was merely making fun of the chicken reference, that’s all. And as far as "bagging” on Corpex, well I was really talking about the previous 690 posts or so, majority of them saying Corpex sucks, don’t come here, etc, etc.

Even though I tend to agree with that statement, it looks like you and I got out from Corpex what we were hoping to get out (not counting the money of course) and maybe we all should let the new guys/gals figure this out on their own? We being all former Corpexers?