US Airways Callsign Question

[j32wreck]

Hey USAir guys,

Any reason why you guys insist on saying "Cat P**s" as your callsign when you fly? I taxied out behind you guys this morning all it did was make you sound childish. You guys weren't even trying to hide it. In fact, you enunciated it!

What time did you depart and how far ahead of you was the cactus aircraft? Do you happen to remember a flight number?

 

[taxi1wire]

Meow Listen Here Meow!!

LOL! Thats too damn funny!!! At least they didn't say
chickenf........r!!!!!!

 

[ERfly]

What time did you depart and how far ahead of you was the cactus aircraft? Do you happen to remember a flight number?

I don't remember. It was the busy morning push and I have a hard enough time remembering my own flight number.

 

[j32wreck]

6am? 8am? 10am?

 

[ERfly]

6am? 8am? 10am?

It must have been around 7 am. Any reason why you need to know?

 

[j32wreck]

the union is on a big push about that kinda stuff

 

[ERfly]

the union is on a big push about that kinda stuff

Sorry I can't remember a flight number, but it was a 737-400 and I think they were headed to CLT. I heard them on ground frequency. They used it from their initial call up until we were switched to tower. Hope this helps.

 

[Crzipilot]

Hmm...the union or the company???? Who knows who Mr 18 posts is running to go tattle tell on.....hahaha

 

[Bringupthebird]

the union is on a big push about that kinda stuff

What union? The pilots at US have a union?

Evidence people, evidence!

 

[BeCareful!]

I heven't heard much of this stupidity on the radio lately....but like mentioned above there's an idiot in every crowd. Lot's of guys say it on the flight deck, but most are professional on the radio.

Oh weeeellllllll......it will all be over some day...... long after we retire.

 

[Airline Driver]

The easties are required to be reminded who purchased them.

This argument has been beat to death time and time again. West says that they bought East, and East says they Bought West. I will say that West was in better financial standing, "but not by far", and if it were not for outside investors to put up the Money to "MERGE" the two airlines together when they did, "Both", carriers would be bankrupt and perhaps not flying today. I will say that it is very interesting what Logo is painted on the side of the airplanes.

Us Airways is comprised of many airlines all merged into one.

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

Yeah they were both dying anyways...

I like your choice in guitars, by the way.

 

[cactusboy53]

Yeah they were both dying anyways...

I like your choice in guitars, by the way.

Proof please on AWA dieing, or is it just innuendo and conjecture? In May 2005 AWA had a decent amount of cash in the bank, paying off the ATSB loans, was making money Since Q2 or Q3 of 2003 (I believe that is correct), hiring new pilots, upgrading pilots at year 6+, getting new airplanes, and adding new cities. Further, they finished a contract negotiation with the AWA pilot group at the end of 2003 that was to be the first post 9/11 contract that had many improvements.

You just can't argue with facts.

 

[Airline Driver]

Yeah they were both dying anyways...

I like your choice in guitars, by the way.

Thanks man, Nothin' Like a Gibson. Rock On!!!

 

[Airline Driver]

Proof please on AWA dieing, or is it just innuendo and conjecture? In May 2005 AWA had a decent amount of cash in the bank, paying off the ATSB loans, was making money Since Q2 or Q3 of 2003 (I believe that is correct), hiring new pilots, upgrading pilots at year 6+, getting new airplanes, and adding new cities. Further, they finished a contract negotiation with the AWA pilot group at the end of 2003 that was to be the first post 9/11 contract that had many improvements.

You just can't argue with facts.

AWA was in much better financial position than Airways at the time, You are absolutely 100% correct in that statement. You also had Money in the bank at that time, you are also 100% correct in that statement.

However the Money in the bank was dwindling fast. You were not in bankruptcy prior to the merger, but not far from filing. If AWA kept operating with out the merger, it would not have been long before you had to File for CH11.

The Merger was, from a business standpoint, a logical move for investors to save two airlines from the inevitable. Jobs were saved because of it. From a Crew standpoint, It has caused nothing but hard feelings and animosity between the two sides.