Trans States To downgrade and furlough

[Snapperhead]

Hulas rims goats, and Frank was right.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

As of right now, the only certainty is the downgrades. The company has not announced furloughs at this time. To my knowledge, no pilots have received furlough notices. There should be a VARS message posted later today concerning what we know and what we don't know, and it will be updated regularly as the situation unfolds. Stay tuned...

 

[Black Hawk]

Hulas rims goats, and Frank was right.

Hulas responds to these allegations.

http://www.jibjab.com/view/145214

 

[Salukipilot4590]

The new bids came out today...still shows that we have US flying.

I really wonder whats going on up there....

 

[Evansaero]

Vars is out

 

[nwa_contrails]

Memo from the big man Leach...

No mention of staffing cuts however looks like a reduction in flying.

American side:Already begun the reduction between MEM JAX and IAD as well as cut off DEN entirely. Starting 1 July MEM service is discontinued entirely and lose 1 roundtrip to IAD.

Airways: All PVD turns are gone and EWR turns gone by 1 July.

Hope to have all aircraft back in service by Spring 2009


Strap in...

 

[Jbitzer]

Having left LOF to work for yet another lousy carrier this just makes me want to start yet another drinking binge. This is the middle of the beginning of the end (already in progress).

 

[Evansaero]

" the company has not made a final decision of how many will be affected. *****Be assured your Union is working with management to minimize the impact on our pilot group. "

A quote from our vars message. The way I read it; says that the company is going to furlough they just are waiting until the last min to tell them

 

[flyer172r]

A quote from our vars message. The way I read it; says that the company is going to furlough they just are waiting until the last min to tell them

That's pretty much what they did the last time. Even though they knew for a long time how many were going to get furloughed and when, they gave everyone the minimum notice required by the contract. Remember guys: minimum effort.

 

[great cornholio]

The new bids came out today...still shows that we have US flying.

I really wonder whats going on up there....

The bid pack doesn't mean anything at all. The 41 was susposed to fly in RIC until Jan 1st 2006. All of the RIC 41 guys had full scheds for Dec 2005. All of a sudden Dec 2nd 2005 all of the 41 flts were cxd and all the 41 guys were sent to displacement class.

 

[flyinsick]

Great....

Funny how quickly and easily this company is to ruin peoples lives.... They will even go to great lengths to lose money so they can ruin peoples lives.

Many airlines have been in trouble for quite some time, expensive fuel is not a new thing to this country, Europe has been dealing with having to manage their money and fuel expense for a lot longer. TSA jumps straight to the Downgrade & Furlough where as other companies reduce the average line flying to 70hrs per month, ask for voluntary leave of absence, and seem to care about someone as a person. Why will ALPA not suggest reducing the average line from 85hrs to 70hrs.

Just a thought...

 

[CX880]

TSA jumps straight to the Downgrade & Furlough where as other companies reduce the average line flying to 70hrs per month, ask for voluntary leave of absence, and seem to care about someone as a person. Why will ALPA not suggest reducing the average line from 85hrs to 70hrs.

Just a thought...

Nobody is being furloughed and they have asked for voluntary leave of absence it's in the last memo.

 

[flyinsick]

Wow

Maybe this company is trying to turn over a new leaf...

 

[Walter Sobchak]

Flyinsick,

Don't assume that your MEC is doing nothing. I can assure you that they are working on alternatives to propose to the company in place of furloughs. Judging from how things went down with the last furlough, I would not expect to see relief from the current CBA as one of those alternatives.

 

[flyinsick]

Flyinsick,

Don't assume that your MEC is doing nothing. I can assure you that they are working on alternatives to propose to the company in place of furloughs. Judging from how things went down with the last furlough, I would not expect to see relief from the current CBA as one of those alternatives.

CBA???