Sully, welcome to Phoenix

[MCDU]

Thanks Cowboy. Thats the spirit. Good luck at your new LCC when you guys split.

M

 

[Colonel Savage]

Furloughed pilots with "safety" backgrounds weren't even dignified with a rejection letter when they applied. Sully, after a seven figure book deal, was then given the job. It's a publicity stunt through and through. And being that a qualified furloughed pilot could have been hired off the street, I'd say YES, the letter-writer would have felt happier. If you're at a loss, you haven't a clue!!!!

Parker just has a talent for creating chaos.

 

[Colonel Savage]

Thanks Cowboy. Thats the spirit. Good luck at your new LCC when you guys split.

M

So if LCC splits, who do the respective sides wind up flying as?

 

[Capt.Underpants]

According to the usaviation forum the merger between US and UA is now "inevitable". I'm waiting with bated breath.

 

[densoo]

No pilot flying today will, given the opportunity, fly.

Whether it is the big payoff in a top union job, transition to management, publicity stunt, lottery win, inheritance. I don't know of anyone who would continue the lifestyle that this profession has become if given another choice.

 

[dacopilot]

Ditto to blah, blah -

Did someone drop these guys on their collective heads when they were babies?

The guy stands up for his beliefs and, rest assured, could care less about your opinion of him.

To this heat stroked, desert dwelling, entitled, generation of pilots - get over it finally - you weren't there and you weren't the hero. Aside from yourselves - no one cares.

 

[Mr.B]

Sully really needs to take the For Sale sign off from around his neck.

Met him and what a humble, pleasant man.

Take those sour grapes from around your neck.

 

[Tejas-Jet]

On the last day....the earth will be full of utter destruction....and the only beings left will be cockroaches and....US Air

 

[Metrojet]

So if LCC splits, who do the respective sides wind up flying as?

C'mon - you haven't heard?

American - east of the Mississippi and
Jetblue - west of the Mississippi

 

[Cowboy75]

Desert dwelllers were tired of being led around like a dog, organanized, took the leash and strangled USAPA. As far as being entitled, pilots have been furloughed out of seniority and a jury agreed. Displaced pilots are certainly entitled to a day in court.

 

[PHXFLYR]

Sully really needs to take the For Sale sign off from around his neck.

He sure does. Shortly after his landing in the Hudson, an article appeared in his hometown newspaper . (Sacramento Bee,maybe?) It seemed Richard Branson tried to entice him to fly for Virgin America, "price no object. " His response ? "I'll consider all offers that come my way. " Compared to Al Hayes the United DC10 Captain who got his crippled airplane down without hydraulics , this guy is nothing more than a flying whore in comparison.


PHXFLYR

 

[Colonel Savage]

Are you saying you wouldn't "consider all offers" if in a similar position?

 

[jonjuan]

He sure does. Shortly after his landing in the Hudson, an article appeared in his hometown newspaper . (Sacramento Bee,maybe?) It seemed Richard Branson tried to entice him to fly for Virgin America, "price no object. " His response ? "I'll consider all offers that come my way. " Compared to Al Hayes the United DC10 Captain who got his crippled airplane down without hydraulics , this guy is nothing more than a flying whore in comparison.


PHXFLYR

I have a feeling that Al Haynes pension was a bit better than that of Sully's.

 

[jonjuan]

Are you saying you wouldn't "consider all offers" if in a similar position?

You don't know PHXFLYR? He certainly would not have considered any offers. He would have been back in his cockpit the following week. He's the only real pilot not swayed by the almightly dollar.

 

[cactusboy53]

Do not worry Westies. You will be broken up soon and you can go your merry way without the Easties that are soon all retiring. A divorce is just down the road and the evil east will move on. Good luck Westies at your new LCC and may the quick upgrades happen again with your new freedom.

M

What a sad and beaten down little person you seem to be. Have a great week. I'm going out to enjoy a nice cool ride down through Arkansas tomorrow.

 

[Bringupthebird]

Take those sour grapes from around your neck.

Sour grapes for not ditching? Does that even sound reasonable when you read it out loud?

"Dang it, I landed where I intended AGAIN!" (No offense Delta pilots)

 

[densoo]

Are you saying you wouldn't "consider all offers" if in a similar position?

Al Hayes probably did and realized that his "current position"--pilot or retired pilot--was his best offer. That was in a universe far away from today.

 

[Colonel Savage]

Sour grapes for not ditching? Does that even sound reasonable when you read it out loud?

"Dang it, I landed where I intended AGAIN!" (No offense Delta pilots)

Ouch, you're chock full of grumpy indeed! I don't think Delta pilots have any patent on landing at the wrong airport!

 

[Colonel Savage]

You don't know PHXFLYR? He certainly would not have considered any offers. He would have been back in his cockpit the following week. He's the only real pilot not swayed by the almightly dollar.

Thank you for your assessment. I will now take great comfort in the knowledge that PHXFLYR is such a paragon of virtue!

Ladies and Gentlemen of FI, we should ALL aspire to such lofty values!

 

[Cowboy75]

Sully really needs to take the For Sale sign off from around his neck.

I think of a real hero who was in the news for about a week and faded into obscurity. Remember the Captain who was held by Somali pirates after giving himself up so his crew would not be harmed.

You'll never know the names of the SEALs who took out the pirates. They just simply did their jobs in service to their country.

Once again, real heros.