Republic Airways to Strike!!!!

[LearLove]

Funny how they show the old Republic Airlines Convair in the intro.

yeah I noticed that too.

granted I've never been on strike but voting for a strike and actually going on strike are 2 very diff things.

 

[sluggo]

Biggest clown show in the history of airlines.....pathetic!

 

[$$$4nothin]

How about we talk abou the impending RAH strike and get back on topic. RAH pilot will never go on strike and this is why. The second RAH pilots go on strike every carrier they fly for will drop every 145 contract that RAH has. RAH can not afford this. BB and Co. know this. They are just milking the bad pay rates as long as possible and BB and Co. will cave a day or 2 prior to a strike and the RAH pilots will get the raise they deserve. Remember guys FULL RETRO OR NOTHING.

 

[WSurf]

This may be one of the few times Republic has this kinda leverage! Take advantage of it. You may never see it again!

 

[CitationLover]

This may be one of the few times Republic has this kinda leverage! Take advantage of it. You may never see it again!

Leverage? Haha.

 

[SizzleChest]

What are the Powerball numbers for next week?

Ironic that you harass someone about being able to predict the future when you do the very same over and over..... this is why your posts are just background noise...

 

[BUDDHA145]

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[CrownandCoke]

this toolbag pilot group will never strike. Just like they sold us Lynx guys down the river, they will do whatever it takes to make sure they sell themselves down the river. All Bedford has to do is promise them some bull******************** and a 3% increase and they will take it in a heartbeat. They'll sell the rest of the industry short and continue to be the scumbags of the world. Mark my words. It will happen.

 

[Grey Ghost]

this toolbag pilot group will never strike. Just like they sold us Lynx guys down the river, they will do whatever it takes to make sure they sell themselves down the river. All Bedford has to do is promise them some bull******************** and a 3% increase and they will take it in a heartbeat. They'll sell the rest of the industry short and continue to be the scumbags of the world. Mark my words. It will happen.

This coming from a guy that voluntarily went to Lynx??? How did that quick upgrade work out for you? You have no room to complain at all!!!

 

[WSurf]

This coming from a guy that voluntarily went to Lynx??? How did that quick upgrade work out for you? You have no room to complain at all!!!

Bingo! Pot meet kettle

 

[USMC319]

this toolbag pilot group will never strike. Just like they sold us Lynx guys down the river, they will do whatever it takes to make sure they sell themselves down the river. All Bedford has to do is promise them some bull******************** and a 3% increase and they will take it in a heartbeat. They'll sell the rest of the industry short and continue to be the scumbags of the world. Mark my words. It will happen.

Not only that. When Frontier is spun off from this abortion next Spring, the IBT and their scabby followers will try to steal the Frontier pilot's Airbus jobs. They will go to great lengths to do that, but to no avail. The effort should be recognized industry wide and the pilots that are party to the effort should be put on a list, if you know what I mean.

 

[AirBill]

Not only that. When Frontier is spun off from this abortion next Spring, the IBT and their scabby followers will try to steal the Frontier pilot's Airbus jobs. They will go to great lengths to do that, but to no avail. The effort should be recognized industry wide and the pilots that are party to the effort should be put on a list, if you know what I mean.

Yawn.

 

[BUDDHA145]

Here's some Buisness of a possible future for Frontier.

http://www.bizjournals.com/mobile/milwaukee/blog/2011/11/airline-consultant-jetblue-long-shot.html

Airline consultant: JetBlue long-shot suitor for Frontier
Frontier Airlines may go up for sale, so says the CEO of its parent company, Republic Airways Holdings Inc.

But who might want to buy the airline, which has a main hub at Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport?

Shorewood airline consultant Jay Sorensen, president of IdeaWorks, is blunt in saying that he doesn’t think there will be much interest in Frontier. However, he did bring up the possibility of JetBlue Airways, which has its base at JFK International Airport in New York City but doesn’t currently serve the Milwaukee market.

JetBlue’s growth at its home airport is constrained due to a lack of available landing slots, said Sorensen.

“They can’t grow there,” he said.

JetBlue could be interested in purchasing Frontier as a way of expanding into Milwaukee and Kansas City, where Frontier operates a secondary hub, Sorensen said. JetBlue also could find Frontier attractive because they have similar fleets of Airbus aircraft, he said.

“It’s a reach,” said Sorensen, a former executive of Midwest Airlines, which had been based in Oak Creek. Republic acquired Frontier and Midwest in 2009 and merged the airlines under the Frontier brand.

JetBlue management didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment.

The challenge in selling Frontier stems from the intense competition in Denver, where the airline has a loyal following but is forced to compete with legacy carrier United Airlines and Southwest Airlines, the nation’s largest discount carrier.

“Whoever might buy the airline may only do so to reduce competition or because they find some value in the pieces that are left,” he said.

Republic took a gamble in attempting to operate its own airlines, Sorensen added.

Republic wants to sell Frontier so that it can return to its traditional business model — flying regional jets under separate names for legacy air carriers.

“They have a viable operation around contract flying,” Sorensen said. “That is now what they must retrench to.”

As it looks to sell Frontier, Republic plans to take more steps to make the airline more profitable, including selling some of the landing slots it has at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

This drew strong criticism from Sorensen.

“That’s like burning furniture to heat the house.”

Copyright © 2011 American City Business Journals. All rights reserved.

 

[BUDDHA145]

Wow if this actually happens, I wonder if BB will exercise any kind of fragmentation on the E190!!! Well he could give the Ejet without pilots but that will create a training pain for JB.
But who knows...

 

[$$$4nothin]

Wow if this actually happens, I wonder if BB will exercise any kind of fragmentation on the E190!!! Well he could give the Ejet without pilots but that will create a training pain for JB.
But who knows...

This would explain why B6 is running a class of 10-20 every two weeks and starting to ramp up very substantial reserve coverage. Yes anything BB can do to hurt a pilot group, he will do