Its funny to me...
All these people calling SkyWest pilots Kool Aid drinkers. It is hilarious.
You all try to validate your points by saying things like "SkyWest is making lots of money", "Your happy pilot group is oblivious", "You don't see enough of the profits", "SkyWest is losing many Captains to other carriers", etc...
I agree with two of those points. I wish the pilots did see more of the profits. In EVERY airline.
...It just shows more clearly in one of the only airlines bringing in the cash and not teetering on two quarters of positive movement into the black.
SkyWest is doing well as an airline... Is this bad? What is ALPA's or any other "haters" goal for an airline. To NOT do well financially? Oh... If a company can do it without ALPA then ALPA can't dip their hand in the profit. ALPA is becoming obselete, but fortunately the goals of career pilots are not. This angers people riding the sinking ship.
Rather than accept the fact that the industry is on an upswing and be happy that pay, work rules, and all the other "perks" that ALPA and the other carriers gave up years ago are finally coming back and consider it a GOOD thing, you try to bad mouth the airlines that are doing it! It shows real ignorance to bad mouth a carrier with a majority of happy pilots, growing networks, good work rules and decent morale... when that is what you are supposed to be ADVOCATING!
And SkyWest pilots leaving to other carriers is bad, or proof of something?... Its proof of no more than SkyWest's position in the industry (a REGIONAL CARRIER!!). Any pilot with career ambitions should be happy that there is finally a movement back to the legacies and other major carriers. Movement from an "express" carrier to mainline should be praised, not twisted into a bad thing. Get some friggin' ambition if you are mad that SkyWest and other regional airlines should not be retirement options and base their business models on turn over. Every single one does... Pinnacle, ASA, Comair, SkyWest, Colgan, Mesa, TSA, Republic... ALL OF THEM!
Of course SkyWest has lots of people leaving... They have lots of people PERIOD. Big airline means lots of coming and going.
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?! Other than you may not be happy with YOUR choice. Envy is a bad thing. I guess I should expect it from a majority of Shiny Jet Syndrome s### talkers. But, it still saddens me that people can be so hypocritical and ignorant. I'm envious of the Southwest captain's paycheck and quality of life... But you don't see me talking trash. I just keep raising my standards and working towards them. For ALL of us!!
I personally am glad to see carriers like Southwest, SkyWest, Frontier, Republic (believe it or not an ALPA carrier!!) who have good leadership and a good workforce being able to grow while keeping their people relatively happy.
What is the problem? An exciting time in the industry is coming. Lots of opportunities for pilots. We need to make the most of them, not be envious and critical about those that have what we want.
GET OVER IT!! AND STOP BEING STUPID!!
... an edit...
The pay does need to increase at SkyWest. As it does at many airlines.
First year at SkyWest is among the worst in the industry. Starting there would be only a start.
But a month after a union drive being enough time to up the payscale? It would be nice if that could happen, but also unrealistic. Personally, I am looking 5-6 months out for progress at SkyWest before I start questioning things.
Things need get much better in LOTS of areas. At SkyWest and every other airline. No pilot denies this. There are just varied ideas about it. Some like to blame others for the position they are in. Interesting...
All these people calling SkyWest pilots Kool Aid drinkers. It is hilarious.
You all try to validate your points by saying things like "SkyWest is making lots of money", "Your happy pilot group is oblivious", "You don't see enough of the profits", "SkyWest is losing many Captains to other carriers", etc...
I agree with two of those points. I wish the pilots did see more of the profits. In EVERY airline.
...It just shows more clearly in one of the only airlines bringing in the cash and not teetering on two quarters of positive movement into the black.
SkyWest is doing well as an airline... Is this bad? What is ALPA's or any other "haters" goal for an airline. To NOT do well financially? Oh... If a company can do it without ALPA then ALPA can't dip their hand in the profit. ALPA is becoming obselete, but fortunately the goals of career pilots are not. This angers people riding the sinking ship.
Rather than accept the fact that the industry is on an upswing and be happy that pay, work rules, and all the other "perks" that ALPA and the other carriers gave up years ago are finally coming back and consider it a GOOD thing, you try to bad mouth the airlines that are doing it! It shows real ignorance to bad mouth a carrier with a majority of happy pilots, growing networks, good work rules and decent morale... when that is what you are supposed to be ADVOCATING!
And SkyWest pilots leaving to other carriers is bad, or proof of something?... Its proof of no more than SkyWest's position in the industry (a REGIONAL CARRIER!!). Any pilot with career ambitions should be happy that there is finally a movement back to the legacies and other major carriers. Movement from an "express" carrier to mainline should be praised, not twisted into a bad thing. Get some friggin' ambition if you are mad that SkyWest and other regional airlines should not be retirement options and base their business models on turn over. Every single one does... Pinnacle, ASA, Comair, SkyWest, Colgan, Mesa, TSA, Republic... ALL OF THEM!
Of course SkyWest has lots of people leaving... They have lots of people PERIOD. Big airline means lots of coming and going.
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?! Other than you may not be happy with YOUR choice. Envy is a bad thing. I guess I should expect it from a majority of Shiny Jet Syndrome s### talkers. But, it still saddens me that people can be so hypocritical and ignorant. I'm envious of the Southwest captain's paycheck and quality of life... But you don't see me talking trash. I just keep raising my standards and working towards them. For ALL of us!!
I personally am glad to see carriers like Southwest, SkyWest, Frontier, Republic (believe it or not an ALPA carrier!!) who have good leadership and a good workforce being able to grow while keeping their people relatively happy.
What is the problem? An exciting time in the industry is coming. Lots of opportunities for pilots. We need to make the most of them, not be envious and critical about those that have what we want.
GET OVER IT!! AND STOP BEING STUPID!!
... an edit...
The pay does need to increase at SkyWest. As it does at many airlines.
First year at SkyWest is among the worst in the industry. Starting there would be only a start.
But a month after a union drive being enough time to up the payscale? It would be nice if that could happen, but also unrealistic. Personally, I am looking 5-6 months out for progress at SkyWest before I start questioning things.
Things need get much better in LOTS of areas. At SkyWest and every other airline. No pilot denies this. There are just varied ideas about it. Some like to blame others for the position they are in. Interesting...
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