Tanned, Rested, Ready... Fred Reid unveils Virgin America

[vc10]

http://enplaned.blogspot.com/2005/12/tanned-rested-ready-fred-reid-unveils.html

 

[dtfl]

At 2:02 pm the journey (for the lowest pay rates ever) began.


Now that is an assumption, but I bet a good one. Any numbers out there?

 

[temcgrew]

The website isn't advertising for pilot positions, I guess the FlyI deal is going to be the way they get up and going?

 

[sat74]

Any numbers out there?

Found this burried in this forum:

In a 12/07/04 proposal to the State of CA, Virgin America lists its proposed pilot rates:

Job 2
Retrainees
(Pilots)
Advanced
Technology
$41.00-$126.00
Initial number of pilots to be retained is 430.
The report can be viewed at:

http://www.etp.ca.gov/packet/Virgin.pdf​

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[capt. megadeth]

Great.....just what we need.....another LCC.

 

[millhouse21]

Found this burried in this forum:

In a 12/07/04 proposal to the State of CA, Virgin America lists its proposed pilot rates:

Job 2
Retrainees
(Pilots)
Advanced
Technology
$41.00-$126.00
Initial number of pilots to be retained is 430.
The report can be viewed at:

http://www.etp.ca.gov/packet/Virgin.pdf
​

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Retrainees?? Does that mean they will be getting pilots from somewhere else?

 

[RP170]

Retrainees?? Does that mean they will be getting pilots from somewhere else?

Possibly from Independence.

 

[d328pilot]

it says retained....not retrained

 

[Wasted]

Branson walked out of the negotiations with Independence when Skeen indicated that he wanted a position of leadership in the new company. This was before the bankruptcy declaration though. Maybe he'll scoop the airline up piecemeal in the bankruptcy, but I doubt Branson is dumb enough to make Virgin an RJ airline. He'll probably just try to buy the certificate and maybe the Airbuses. Who knows.

 

[F/O]

Virgin America will not operate RJs...that automatically makes Fred Reid the wrong man for the job.

 

[b757driver]

There will be no tie in with Independence. SRB does not need them. This is a start-up from scratch. That's what he always does. RJs? Who are you kidding? It's A320s. Big difference.

 

[F/O]

There will be no tie in with Independence. SRB does not need them. This is a start-up from scratch. That's what he always does. RJs? Who are you kidding? It's A320s. Big difference.

That was sarcasm in my post. If you remember, Fred's middle initials are "RJ".

 

[Ex737Driver]

You can dress crap up and put a bow on it, but its still crap.

 

[Texx]

He'll probably just try to buy the certificate and maybe the Airbuses. Who knows.

They are going for the clean certificate.

 

[dollacrackho]

isnt branson too busy working on his shite tv show to be running an airline