Republic CEO says undercover stint opened his eyes

[likeitis]

The least the show could do is not make it completely obvious that the positions and people with whom he worked were strategically picked out. This guy makes Tim Hoeksema bin Laden look like a pagan.

 

[donkeykong]

So, does he have to work for $15k/yr. and live with his mom while commuting to GRR like some of his FA's?

I mean, to REALLY get the full CHQ experience...

TC

P.S.--Hope all the CHQ people who got me (and the other ex-TWA commuters) to work IND-STL are doing ok! We miss you.

Spot on, AA717driver.

If he wants the true experience, you'd think some high speeds would be in order, with the hotel van 45 min late; etc.

And he should have to commute to MKE in Dec and Jan, since he made things so peachy for us Midwesties.

 

[arjayeffo]

Sue and Tui are as good and better people than the show portrayed. This is the core of what Frontier is all about. Personally, i didnt even notice what Bryan was saying, i was just happy that great people like this got their say. Sorry to interrupt the hate-fest, now back to your regularly scheduled programming. Dont worry about little old Frontier, I'm sure that all of these great people will be out of work within a few months like most of you are hoping for. Cheers, bitches.

 

[FlyWolf]

^^ well guess what, all of the great employees of the once best airline in the country named Midwest are without jobs, so get over it.

 

[FlyWolf]

And, NO I am not hoping that any of the Frontier employees lose their job like we did at Midwest, just don't expect us to love your new ceo.

 

[arjayeffo]

......

 

[AnimalTale]

TuI is awesome.

In my opinion, Bryan Bedford is a liar, cheat and a con artist.

(It takes him four days on the line to realize that he needs to repay back 10% in 3 years? What a joke. What is inflation over 3% a year?)

BB, God will show you the path. You are and have used his name in vain to conquer your quest. You are only fooling the weak, desperate and people who want to kiss your rear end. Shame on you. This show only makes me wonder about your true motives. The show wasn't done for publicity? Liar. You realize now that cross utilization is bad? Then you need a new Mngmt team. You yourself paid for TUI's college fund? Hector's vacation? LIAR! First off, look at the K!$$ A$$ mngmt board you have. They are all ready to say YES to you. They look like they are scared of you. I guess you get what you pay for. I would not use any of those clowns to run an airline.

CYA

 

[crashpad]

I've known Sue for 13 years, she is an awesome woman who always has a smile and hug for her coworkers.
I think this show did a very good job of portraying the dedication and professionalism of Frontier employees.

 

[AnimalTale]

I've known Sue for 13 years, she is an awesome woman who always has a smile and hug for her coworkers.
I think this show did a very good job of portraying the dedication and professionalism of Frontier employees.

SUe is a GEM!! I HAVE NEVER EVER SEEN her complain. Her beautiful SMILE is always evident. Now, we need to put SUE in the board room. Pompous, Elitist like BB will never open their minds. In their decrepit little minds, they are always right. SO they hire robots to feed their egos. For proof, look at the mngmt team. Instead of hiring Strong, motivated mngrs, they hire ROBOTS and YES people.

CYA

 

[WSurf]

Why didn't he hang out with the pilots????? That could have been some great reality TV.

 

[RyansDad]

BB is a tool and it showed... that being said I wish things would have worked out with you guys and SW..you would have been a real good fit.. not trying to stir or bring up the past just making an inside observation.. You guys deserve a lot better than RP. Best of luck to all you guys and gals over there, I really do hope it all works out.

 

[ABC123]

Sue deserved more, she was awesome.

Why does F9 deserve better than RP? Please explain

 

[En Mort Main]

" You guys deserve a lot better than RP."

WTF did Chautauqua do to frontier?

En Mort Main




p.s. RP= Chautauqua Airlines

 

[scoreboardII]

So my take from this show is he'll try to get longer turn times for the cleaner crew, NOT, he'll most likely have the FA's do it and fire the cleaners (fewer jobs). He'll hire more contract folks for underwing at outstations (cheaper labor) and kill the double job folks who probably like it because they get more pay but because their duty is reduced they will now see a pay cut (cheaper labor).

AND he'll give the 10% back maybe in 3 years IF the economy is better, maybe, once he gets his cheaper labor, and the cost of living has gone up 12%.

Did I miss anything, besides the obvious "holy roller" setup?

 

[KFpilot]

zbjbjb

 

[thruthemurk]

So I'm getting my hair cut today and the subject of the show comes up. I didnt see it, and without tipping my thoughts I asked the barber what he thought of the show and what he thought of the man. He thought the show looked contrived to get publicity for companies that needed it (this is N.E. and he never heard of Frontier or Republic). He thought BB was totally scamming and had the feel of "a snake in the grass".

I told him he was spot on - BB flushed hundreds of highly experienced pilots and FA's for lesser experienced cheaper ones. The shock in his eyes was priceless. I know he's a barber but it was a realistic man on the street opinion...

 

[bmiranda69]

I'm surprised that no one here picked up on a very important fact.

Not only did he not even attempt to "mirror" a pilot's average day, to at least see what we do, let alone experience it...maybe do a sim ride...do a 2 day trip in the jumpseat...

He didn't even mention the WORD PILOT!!!!!! Pilots don't even exist to him...

So..lesson here boys and girls is this...

The CEO can stumble through just about everyone's job at the airline and figure it out, but he didn't even attempt the pilot's job. All the more reason we should be compensated extremely well for what we do...It's a specialty, and not everyone can/should do it...

 

[LearLove]

I just watched it online. the whole thing seemed planned/staged.

 

[SWA/FO]

Funny how he had to go undercover to understand people don't like/need paycuts. And that GOD stuff, com'on.

(SWA/FO says God is #1)

 

[AirMorgan]

I'm surprised that no one here picked up on a very important fact.

Not only did he not even attempt to "mirror" a pilot's average day, to at least see what we do, let alone experience it...maybe do a sim ride...do a 2 day trip in the jumpseat...

He didn't even mention the WORD PILOT!!!!!! Pilots don't even exist to him...

So..lesson here boys and girls is this...

The CEO can stumble through just about everyone's job at the airline and figure it out, but he didn't even attempt the pilot's job. All the more reason we should be compensated extremely well for what we do...It's a specialty, and not everyone can/should do it...

Great post!

 

[RLAblows]

That was quite the "Fortress" he lives in. You can really tell he's in touch with his employees when he's roughing like that. This particular show is a complete joke. Do you think any of these employees are going to be straight shooters or candid when they have a camera following them around recording everything? This guy is a snake. He barely scraped the real issues of what is wrong with his airline and the problems that face all airlines. Go back to your Castle Bedford and stop pretending that you care. Your show was more of a mockery of the problems that we face daily and I'm quite positive nothing will change.

It was pretty funny how there wasn't one mention of the pilots. I guess his airlines run great without pilots, at least in his eyes.

 

[j41driver]

...giving back the 10%, but over 3 years, which is basically a COLA!

Hmmm...back to 2008-09 rates in 2012-13. Still sounds like a pay cut to me.

 

[LearLove]

just watched another episode, the one with Choice Hotels CEO. Again, very suspect. Script smacks of upper level management PR. Same thing over and over, employees between a rock and hard place but it all works out and CEO looks good in every situation. Kind of the way you answer a TMAAT interview question.

My guess is the whole thing is a corp. America/CEO "Wag-the-Dog". Make the American working poor feel good about their job while lining the pockets of a few select white collar types.

 

[Captain Morgan]

just watched another episode, the one with Choice Hotels CEO. Again, very suspect. Script smacks of upper level management PR. Same thing over and over, employees between a rock and hard place but it all works out and CEO looks good in every situation. Kind of the way you answer a TMAAT interview question.

My guess is the whole thing is a corp. America/CEO "Wag-the-Dog". Make the American working poor feel good about their job while lining the pockets of a few select white collar types.

Bingo! It's all bull********************.

 

[Bluestreak]

Well,well,so BB learned that Frontier has some exceptional employees-what a revelation ! EVERY airline does.You know them as well as I do.They are the people that keep the wheels turning,day in day out.Unfortunately,we have less of them everyday.And he was shocked to learn they were the primary wage earners ! So,a 3% raise a year is the ticket-from a guy who makes $20K a WEEK!
He's in for another revelation: TSA management + Mesa wages does not equal SWA corporate culture/profitability.

 

[F9 Driver]

Forget BB - Anybody else notice the scene where the Airbus backed away from the gate without a tug? I guess they needed a clip of an airplane departing and just ran the video in reverse. Low budget crap.

 

[mayoplane]

Forget BB - Anybody else notice the scene where the Airbus backed away from the gate without a tug? I guess they needed a clip of an airplane departing and just ran the video in reverse. Low budget crap.

I totally saw that! It looked like a power back for a sec, but the video in reverse makes a better sense.

Yea the show is getting old and it looks too staged. People had to be aware of the show already? BB mentioned God sooooo many times, it was too much. You can show your faith without doing that.