April/May 2013 Pilot Discussion

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I don't live in base or answer the phone.

Why? To avoid a few thugs? You can invite them to dance in Section 19 if they violate company policy.

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[Freighterguynow]

In reality, your years of bouncing around the north east in the right seat as you skim the bottom of the seniority list did not give you the necessary captain experience to be slotted with America West captains. That's the problem with DOH- it rewards inexperience and that is probably why you want it so bad.

And yet an American West pilot flying a narrowbody into and out of PHX suddenly has the 'expierience' fly a widebody over the North Atlantic?

 

[Claxon]

And yet an American West pilot flying a narrowbody into and out of PHX suddenly has the 'expierience' fly a widebody over the North Atlantic?

If a west pilot thinks they had the ability to save the East, while in west new hire ground school or probation, they certainly think they can fly a wide body anywhere

 

[Phoenix]

If you are going to take the time to copy my post and respond to it, it would be useful to provide some sort of counter...

You easties really do have a problem with living up to you deals don't you. You have a problem with the west reminding the judge what she ordered (deal)?

The West suggested voluntary arbitration as a remedy and in the same breath cautioned her not to make the arbitration mandatory because it would allow USAPA to delay via appeal. Why send such nonsense to a judge? And if that wasn't silly enough, the West asked the judge to frame said voluntary arbitration according to a set of circumstances that have no basis in reality but exist only in the minds of the West (or at least in the minds of their attorney. I would be furious if I had sent more money to this circus act contortionist. No wonder he doesn't do "meet and greets".)

It is the same case with the same facts and parties.the company did not get the answer they wanted. And yes the time is even more critical now then before.

Same case... ah, this one is rich with targets of opportunity...

First, the West is attempting for this to again be the same case, but in fact the present hearing is only consideration of a preliminary injunction. Second, the case that the West wants it to be was already litigated. Third, if this is the same case of DFR the West should have stuck with their first stated DFR claim, or their second one, rather than introduce yet a third version here ("same" indeed.)

And again, the company's DJ question is not the same as the West DFR question. It is inexplicable that Marty conflated the two and then used Silver's words of urgency on the former to constrain her to have urgency on the latter, especially when Silver's judgement on the former actually contradicts what Marty is suggesting she must now do.

You easties are the only ones that want delay. Why is that?

Don't pretend that you want USAPA to move forward rapidly, or at all . The West has done nothing but attempt to stall, interfere, and delay USAPA at every opportunity (and they have bought quite a few of each). Don't get me wrong.... I agree with your right to use every legal means at your disposal to get what you want, just don't sanctimoniously pretend you want USAPA to move forward.

 

[nic4us]

The west side thriving? Since the merger west has had no hiring, many downgrades, 40 plus pilots on furlough and no hiring in sight until 2014. All this with Southwest Airlines having a hub in PHX. The AMR financing people are well aware of the future of PHX.

Why do you think USAPA is a scab union? You did not get your windfall, bottom line.

What is that in your mouth? Oh, it's your foot, for a second there you had me worried!

I never said " West side thriving" ....I said LCC thriving. And thanks for pointing out that since the merger usapa has scabbed West jobs at LCC which was exactly my point.

Oh, and the Nic ( the only accepted system seniority list at LCC) is the bottom line, even though it gave too much to the east that they did not deserve.

 

[Phoenix]

What is that in your mouth? Oh, it's your foot, for a second there you had me worried!

I never said " West side thriving" ....I said LCC thriving. And thanks for pointing out that since the merger usapa has scabbed West jobs at LCC which was exactly my point.

Oh, and the Nic ( the only accepted system seniority list at LCC) is the bottom line, even though it gave too much to the east that they did not deserve.

Oh, you never said the West was thriving, never mind then, I always thought your point was that the West saved the East.

 

[traderjake]

Why? To avoid a few thugs? You can invite them to dance in Section 19 if they violate company policy.

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To avoid scheduling.​

 

[nic4us]

Ah! So one's personal qualfications are entirely dependant on which company one's hired with?....And you're "more qualified" by way of acceptance at AWA? Well...there's one thing you certainly got right here = "You are so full of yourself it is laughable."

Not at all. The fact is that End-of-usapa tried to equate safety with seniority and the uscaba seniority theft scheme. He is so full of crap it is ridiculous.

Personal qualifications are what get you hired. Getting hired at a growing company gains you more seniority quicker (therefore a sooner captain position) than getting hired at a stagnant company, and way more than hanging around a downsizing company whose furloughing is outpacing it's attrition at a 4:1 ratio.

 

[nic4us]

Oh, you never said the West was thriving, never mind then, I always thought your point was that the West saved the East.

Never said that either...I have however, on many occasions said AWHC bought USAG.

Oh, and so did the SEC.

Now maybe you and Claxhole can both get together and extricate your feet from your mouths.

 

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To avoid scheduling.​

It's not that bad, Trader.

When scheduling for the West moved to Pitt it was a major improvement.

 

[traderjake]

It's not that bad, Trader.

When scheduling for the West moved to Pitt it was a major improvement.

Are you a Reserve?

 

[snapthis]

Are you a Reserve?

I bid reserve sometimes during the holidays. The West is short on reserves so not so much anymore.

 

[Keroseneuser]

Ever flown a 4 engine jumbo?

Yes. To 4 continents and 15 countries.

Oooohhh, Does that mean i get to be classified as a sky god like the other idiots posting on this thread?? Or does that only apply to the "Almost any AWA" pilots?

I guess next it is going to be a genital sizing competition......what a pack of wackos.

 

[Phoenix]

Never said that either...

Ok. You have more random points and denials of what you ever did or didn't say, or might have meant, or might revise what you might have meant to say, but now choose to amend, and you reserve the right to amend further as needed... even more than Marty.

 

[mrbreeze]

Getting hired at a growing company gains you more seniority quicker (therefore a sooner captain position)

So, are you admitting that DOH is the most important common denominator in this industry?

You're just pissed because times have changed for you and your regional airline is getting stagnate. News for you......When hired at Piedmont, they were one of the fastest growing, most profitable airlines around. At that time, pilots were upgrading to Captain in 3 years. I would guess that newhires are giving your stagnate airline a thumbs down these days.

But, back to my first point. DOH IS the most important common denominator in this industry.

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