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MoroniMetro said:
No, I just don't have any respect for pilot groups that keep the bar low. Ask any Air Whisky pilot how they like east coast flying since their DEN and ORD base was overridden by Skywest and Mesa pay scales. Ask an unemployed Skyway pilot in MKE how much they like Skywest. Skywest and Mesa are synonymous, only Skywest doesn't have a union. The "majority" of their pilots prefer to ride on the coat-tails of an ASA pilot. They didn't piss in my Cheerios, just on the profession. I really hope they will prove me wrong, and lead the industry someday. I guess they may be able once everyone else is out of a job.
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Are you high? SkyWest riding the coatails of ASA?. Your airline is far and beyond better now that BH has taken over. There is a whole list of improvments ASA has implemented in the past year that SkyWest has had for years.
 
taking applications

AS of 10/21 SkyWest was taking applications. Not sure if that's still the case or not. No word that I've heard on actual interviews.
 
sstearns2 said:
Please people, the only thing to discuss is the HNL -700 domicile. Chips is building a condo complex on the north shore for us and I just got appointed to the FA selection committee. It's going to be sweet.... you'll see.

Scott

ps- the tahiti overnights are mine.. all mine... me, muffin, bambi and some lucky FO....
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Good one Stearns! I though you might have forgot to log off!
 
MoroniMetro said:
No, I just don't have any respect for pilot groups that keep the bar low. Ask any Air Whisky pilot how they like east coast flying since their DEN and ORD base was overridden by Skywest and Mesa pay scales. Ask an unemployed Skyway pilot in MKE how much they like Skywest. Skywest and Mesa are synonymous, only Skywest doesn't have a union. The "majority" of their pilots prefer to ride on the coat-tails of an ASA pilot. They didn't piss in my Cheerios, just on the profession. I really hope they will prove me wrong, and lead the industry someday. I guess they may be able once everyone else is out of a job.
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So by your litmus test you would also need to include....AirTran, Frontier, American, Southwest, JetBlue, Virigin America, United....etc..

At some point, flying was taken by every airline out there. People lost jobs and companies tanked because of any number of economic reasons...pay being one of them.

Calling SkyWest, Mesa, or any other pilot out there names for working where they work is pointless.

Maybe in a perfect airline world we would all work for one of 4 companies that did all the flying and pay was not an issue. As it is, it's dictated by CEO's and board members that answer to stock prices and bonus checks.

W
 
MoroniMetro said:
No, I just don't have any respect for pilot groups that keep the bar low. Ask any Air Whisky pilot how they like east coast flying since their DEN and ORD base was overridden by Skywest and Mesa pay scales. Ask an unemployed Skyway pilot in MKE how much they like Skywest. Skywest and Mesa are synonymous, only Skywest doesn't have a union. The "majority" of their pilots prefer to ride on the coat-tails of an ASA pilot. They didn't piss in my Cheerios, just on the profession. I really hope they will prove me wrong, and lead the industry someday. I guess they may be able once everyone else is out of a job.
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you have got to be kidding me
 
[SARCASM]Yes because we all know that each and every SkyWest pilot is directly responsible for SkyWay going under. I just now realized why I'm a dirtbag...[/SARCASM]
 
ehaecker said:
[SARCASM]Yes because we all know that each and every SkyWest pilot is directly responsible for SkyWay going under. I just now realized why I'm a dirtbag...[/SARCASM]
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Whew, thought I was gonna have to remind you again! Now swing that gear when I tell you, and not a second before!
PBR
 
Some of you maybe pissed off that they tek yer job but you have to admit SKW management really knows how to run an airline without pissing off their workforce like most do. ALPA couldn't even jump aboard, must be some place. It's just amazing how so many companies choose the low side because business 101 calls for happy employees equals more profits.
 
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CX880 said:
Some of you maybe pissed off that they tek yer job but you have to admit SKW management really knows how to run an airline without pissing off their workforce like most do. ALPA couldn't even jump aboard, must be some place. It's just amazing how so many companies choose the low side because business 101 calls for happy employees equals more profits.
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I worked at a nonALPA carrier, Chicago Express. Management treated everyone with respect and as if they were real human beings.
Some guys pushed for an ALPA drive, it failed misserably.
Management was awesome. We got raises on occasion, other than our yearly raise. Vp of Ops and Chief Pilots would fly if a line pilot needed time off and we were short pilots.
I still speak to some of the guys that flew there, and they all agree they would go back if they opened another airline.
 
CX880 said:
Some of you maybe pissed off that they tek yer job but you have to admit SKW management really knows how to run an airline without pissing off their workforce like most do. ALPA couldn't even jump aboard, must be some place. It's just amazing how so many companies choose the low side because business 101 calls for happy employees equals more profits.
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couldn't have said it better.
 
CX880 said:
Some of you maybe pissed off that they tek yer job but you have to admit SKW management really knows how to run an airline without pissing off their workforce like most do. ALPA couldn't even jump aboard, must be some place. It's just amazing how so many companies choose the low side because business 101 calls for happy employees equals more profits.
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...and the truth-will set you free!!!
 
It isn't Skywest that is lowering the bar....It is ALPA contracts at Mesa and Compass.....How is that?

The Compass pilots are the cheapest out there....
 
MoroniMetro said:
No, I just don't have any respect for pilot groups that keep the bar low. Ask any Air Whisky pilot how they like east coast flying since their DEN and ORD base was overridden by Skywest and Mesa pay scales. Ask an unemployed Skyway pilot in MKE how much they like Skywest. Skywest and Mesa are synonymous, only Skywest doesn't have a union. The "majority" of their pilots prefer to ride on the coat-tails of an ASA pilot. They didn't piss in my Cheerios, just on the profession. I really hope they will prove me wrong, and lead the industry someday. I guess they may be able once everyone else is out of a job.
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Who do you work for? You have a Mormon statue in your avatar. You flew the Metro and the CRJ. Those are former Skywest birds... What's really going on here?
 
So if I read some of these posts correctly, I should feel guilty that for reasons of dumb luck many years ago, I fell into what turned out to be a pretty good gig.

I should refuse to fly anything without props or to a new city (or anything east of KVEL) because somehow I am responsible for the misguided management at other airlines and the savvy of my own. I have the direct ability to control the industry's economic decisions and also affect another airlines' completion factor, on-time performance, customer satisfaction ratings and CASM - despite what their CEOs' fuzzy math might try to show.

Out of solidarity to those who would just as soon see me and mine out of work, I should be doing everything in my power to make myself less attractive to current and future business partners.

My company seems to understand that a happy employee might be better motivated to save a few bucks whenever possible while passing that positive culture to those that ultimately pay for our lifestyles. What a concept.
 
you read correctly. And rest assured, the idiots here will continue to stoop to new levels of jackassishness and doouchebaggery in repeating that same mantra over and over again.
 
To get back on topic (I hope), I wonder how long it will take if/when they start calling poolies for class to start actually hiring again. I wouldn't be surprised to see some classes starting in Q3 of '09, but I am assuming they will be pulling from the pool for a while.
 
ehaecker said:
Hindsight is 20/20 I guess. SKW was supposed to hire 600 more pilots when I came over.
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Sounds like your "judgment" is suspect. Serves you right for trying to jump to the front of the line ahead of your co-workers. It amazes me the lengths "people" will go to get ahead, I almost hope we furlough so you get your just deserts, note I said ALMOST! You make me ashamed to be SKYW!
PBR
 
PBRstreetgang said:
Sounds like your "judgment" is suspect. Serves you right for trying to jump to the front of the line ahead of your co-workers. It amazes me the lengths "people" will go to get ahead, I almost hope we furlough so you get your just deserts, note I said ALMOST! You make me ashamed to be SKYW!
PBR
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I didn't try to "jump ahead" of anybody. I came here because I like the bases, and don't want to commute. How is switching from one regional to another trying to "jump in line ahead of fellow co-workers" anyway? Maybe you should get the whole story before you "almost" wish a fellow co-worker out of a job.
 
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ehaecker said:
I didn't try to "jump ahead" of anybody. I came here because I like the bases, and don't want to commute. How is switching from one regional to another trying to "jump in line ahead of fellow co-workers" anyway? Maybe you should get the whole story before you "almost" wish a fellow co-worker out of a job.
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Reading your posts are enough of a story, you are an idiot and an embarrassment to the pilot community, the only reason I don't hope for a furlough to be rid of your type is there would be good guys suffering along side you. Hopefully you get flushed at your 1 yr prob interview, that would solve the problem!
PBR
 
PBRstreetgang said:
Reading your posts are enough of a story, you are an idiot and an embarrassment to the pilot community, the only reason I don't hope for a furlough to be rid of your type is there would be good guys suffering along side you. Hopefully you get flushed at your 1 yr prob interview, that would solve the problem!
PBR
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I think some of us are taking this just a liiiiiiiiitle bit too seriously.

-Goose
 

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