Turned down Air Tran 10 years ago

[fletch717]

Funny, I took the job at AT 11 years ago thinking it wouldn't last, but anything was better than my turbo prop commuter job. I hope it all works out.

 

[bigsky]

I turned down TWA and right after that it was bought by AA....I was kicking myself!
It turned out I dodged a bullet. NOBODY knows whether it will be good or bad. At least give it 3 years before you start kicking yourself.

 

[Ty Webb]

Long live FLetch!

Funny, I took the job at AT 11 years ago thinking it wouldn't last, but anything was better than my turbo prop commuter job. I hope it all works out.

As I recall, you talked me through the interview process, after a PM on this very website. Too funny, Fletch, here we are again.

D'Oh! Woo-hoo! And everything in between. Here's to the next ten years, brutha! :beer:

 

[400ADude]

As I recall, you talked me through the interview process, after a PM on this very website. Too funny, Fletch, here we are again.

D'Oh! Woo-hoo! And everything in between. Here's to the next ten years, brutha! :beer:

You tools can be reunited together at FO training in Dallas.

Count on it.

 

[Ty Webb]

400A-hole, Fireman, Chuck Yogurt, Lawman, whatever you're calling yourself . . . .

You're a pathetic pile of puke. So AirTran turned you down . . . . Get over it, pick yourself up off your knees, wipe your chin, and move on with your life. Cruising every AirTran thread like the John Wayne Gacy of airline porn is just sad, pathetic, and more than a little creepy. Now I know how your sister felt when you were staring in her bedroom window . . . . last night.

 

[400ADude]

You''re headed back to the right seat little man!

 

[Ty Webb]

You''re headed back to the right seat little man!

In the end, it will likely be up to an Arbitrator, but past precedent would say you're wrong . . . . I don't think you'll see any AirTran Captains bumped from their seats. My prediction is "no bump, no flush" will be a part of any SLI.

Look at the bright side, we'll get to fly together and you can tell me how you managed to step on your microphallus at your AirTran interview :laugh:.

 

[AnimalTale]

I have learned 4 things from this job 1) Never take a job for upgrade time 2) Never move for your airline (ACA and Chicago...I lost $2,000 down payment when we closed base down 2 days later) 3) Never make a lateral move (almost took a job with netjets when AT was furloughing...I would be on the street and eating the donkey with this news) and 4)This industry really sucks

This industry really doesnt suck. Where else do u get your job back after many years on furlough? However, you are right. Knowing this about our industry, one should always HAVE A BACK UP PLAN!

Btw, look at me, I could have been a SWA pilot but now I am employed by a commuter airline run by a D!ck, Charlatan, bullsh!tter. Good thing is I LEARNED my lesson in the past and do have back up plans that have been implemented.

HAVE A BACK UP PLAN!

CYA

 

[CaptainKiwi]

Im not saying it will turn out this way...but just in case I'll be ready for that first day flying as an F/O with an Airtran Captain... I am working on my device that I will hook to the airplane's intercom. It will have prerecorded messages that the captain will hear from my voice through the intercom just with a push of a button. So far I have come up with 1."We don't do that here", 2. "Go Around", 3. "You gotta slow down if you want flaps" 4. "If you plan on taxiing from the gate, you gotta start the other engine".

I think about a 10 button box should cover the basic often repeated phrases... Anyone have some more phrase ideas to help me finish my product?

 

[Ty Webb]

Yeah, if you're flying with me, you can add:

1) Clear Right
2) You're Right

and

3) I'll take the fat one

That oughta cover it. :laugh::laugh::laugh:

 

[dicko]

2. "Go Around", 3. "You gotta slow down if you want flaps" 4.

I think about a 10 button box should cover the basic often repeated phrases... Anyone have some more phrase ideas to help me finish my product?

Mmmmm ... An excellent start. It's a shame your device wasn't installed during that little 'Burbank thingy'.

Perhaps it would be best to edit your recorded phrases keeping irony in mind. Other than that, I think you're on to something.

 

[Wesb737fo]

Im not saying it will turn out this way...but just in case I'll be ready for that first day flying as an F/O with an Airtran Captain... I am working on my device that I will hook to the airplane's intercom. It will have prerecorded messages that the captain will hear from my voice through the intercom just with a push of a button. So far I have come up with 1."We don't do that here", 2. "Go Around", 3. "You gotta slow down if you want flaps" 4. "If you plan on taxiing from the gate, you gotta start the other engine".

I think about a 10 button box should cover the basic often repeated phrases... Anyone have some more phrase ideas to help me finish my product?

wow..spreading the Luv.. huh Kiwi?

In response to the apparent negative impression you have of AAI pilots, I will choose a different road.
I would like to take the time to say thanks to the great people at SWA who
have gone out of their way to say " welcome aboard!" even though the deal is not finished. It says a lot about a group of people who work for a company that respects and rewards their employees for their efforts. SWA is an
incredible company and believes in the culture they are trying to promote. The
folks in the People Dept. have been doing a fine job of selecting those
candidates they think will best further that spirit. This is obviously a huge departure from the norm to take on a large group like the employees of
Airtran. I sincerely believe that my peers here at AAI will go to SWA with an
attitude that only improves the culture you have developed.


I know there are a lot a hurdles to be cleared before this deal is finished and
there are no guarantees, but I would like to say that I am looking forward to
working with all of you guys ( even you Kiwi, the People Dept. must have seen
something in you....right?). Yeah....I know....you were just kidding. I'll let it slide.

 

[Wesb737fo]

Sorry for previous text structure, My Ipad is going crazy

 

[ron burgundy]

Im not saying it will turn out this way...but just in case I'll be ready for that first day flying as an F/O with an Airtran Captain... I am working on my device that I will hook to the airplane's intercom. It will have prerecorded messages that the captain will hear from my voice through the intercom just with a push of a button. So far I have come up with 1."We don't do that here", 2. "Go Around", 3. "You gotta slow down if you want flaps" 4. "If you plan on taxiing from the gate, you gotta start the other engine".

I think about a 10 button box should cover the basic often repeated phrases... Anyone have some more phrase ideas to help me finish my product?

OR .....3. you gotta slow down if ya don't wanna go off the end of the runway. Oh wait....that would be the Captains device activated.

 

[kman]

I was supposed to be in an April 9th 2001 class at AT. O well.

HA! HA! ( a la Simpsons)

 

[CaptainKiwi]

My post was to get TY WEBB fired up. It worked. Didn't even have to quote him but it's clear he is expecting HIS windfall as if it is owed to him.

I don't disrespect the tran. I have already welcomed them several times. It's just the attitude that this windfall is owed to guys like TY WEBB will be interesting. I thought the humor of the prerecorded voice would have just been a fun post. Btw... The behavior of the BUR accident is gone. You will see when you get over here. This place is alot more conservative than most outsiders think.

 

[Ty Webb]

My post was to get TY WEBB fired up. It worked. Didn't even have to quote him but it's clear he is expecting HIS windfall as if it is owed to him.

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Uh, that wasn't worked up, Chief. You made a joke, I made a joke. If you've been in this industry for very long, you probably know it wasn't even an original joke, but it seemed apropos.