luvthe9
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And not everyone's daddy gets them a airline job, we all had to do it ourselves. Is that you looking up to daddy?
Not everyone can measure up to Claxon's lofty aviation standards.
August 2013 Pilot Discussion
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traderjake
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I'm just trying to help our little buddy Claxon reach his goal of an airline he can be proud of.
Any luck getting Kasher to pay or Gary recalled?
Any luck getting Kasher to pay or Gary recalled?
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No flame bait here.. there was a change in the number of 767 in the fleet count, from 7 back to 10 in the last IR. This could add back 20 Cap and 25 F/O positions in the next bid.
Anybody hear if the company extended the leases instead of returning the 3 767"s?
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prechilill
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prechilill
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There's a reason PIB wants his precious DOH... Too bad daddy's connection didn't pan out for him
Metroyet
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HA!! Inmates still running the asylum!That update above ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Is a joke.
"Integrity is paramount in any organization; it’s even more important in an entity structured like USAPA, since there is no higher authority (other than the Federal Government) to oversee improprieties such as ALPA has with a national officer make-up."
Keep trying to convince yourselves.
Could be as someone else mentioned the company got a better lease deal than before. They are getting a bit long in the tooth so the lessor may have had a problem finding another customer. It could even be that the company is doing a bit of planning for the possibility that the/a merger does not work out. I'm sure of one thing......we will find out the reason after everyone else has been told.
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Bob
I heard on the line (so I know it;s true, lol) that the owners agreed to install Navigational GPS's in these aircraft in order for US to extend the leases. All the 767's and 757's will have to have GPS soon. They are tightening the tracks across the Atlantic,and only GPS equipped aircraft will be allowed on them. So it's either get the GPS, or not use the tracks. This will also help in Rio, as we seem to get yelled at by ATC almost every day since we cannot use their GPS approaches. Holding has been normal lately waiting for a wrong way ILS...
Zone5
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Bob,
From what I've heard, you are probably right on, something about a "misinterpretation" on the part of management regarding the ability to give the jets back, combine that with the "unknown" status of the proposed merger with American and I guess "Team Tempe" is trying to keep all their options open. Not a bad idea, actually! Go figure, I guess even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then.
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Not for long. The APA will get the keys after the merger.
I feel sorry for Bradford.
US Air CEO 'Highly Confident' Merger Will Close
By Dow Jones Business News, October 04, 2013, 02:35:00 PM EDT
US Airways Group Inc. ( LCC ) Chairman and Chief Executive Doug Parker said Friday he is "highly confident" his airline will close its merger with American Airlines, which antitrust regulators are trying to block.
The $11 billion deal, which would create the world's biggest airline by passenger traffic, was expected to have closed by Monday. But, as Mr. Parker said, "we got thrown a little curveball by the Department of Justice."
"We will close. I'm highly confident of that," he added.
Speaking at a gathering of restructuring advisers--including the attorneys and other experts who worked on American's Chapter 11 case--in Washington, Mr. Parker defended the merger and the competitive benefits he says it will bring ahead of a Nov. 25 antitrust trial.
"Neither American nor US Airways today can compete individually against the networks of Delta and United," he said. " By combining the two networks, we're able to offer more, and better, options for travelers."
Mr. Parker said in addition to shareholders and customers, the merger will also benefit employees of both airlines.
"We have so many people working for us. That's all they want," he said.
The speech, scheduled before the Department of Justice filed its antitrust suit in August, was to have been a victory lap for Mr. Parker, who spent months extolling the virtues of a merger.
American parent AMR Corp. (AAMRQ) filed for Chapter 11 protection in November 2011, a little less than a decade after its competitors used bankruptcy to trim their labor costs and other liabilities. The company sought a standalone restructuring from the get-go, even as Mr. Parker began beating the drums for a tie-up.
His early and sustained efforts gained traction as American's three unions--the Allied Pilots Association, Association of Professional Flight Attendants and the Transport Workers Union--threw their weight behind the merger early last year, and American eventually followed.
"There's no time to wait, and I'm glad we didn't," Mr. Parker said. "Had we let momentum get behind the standalone plan, I think we'd be in a very different position."
The bankruptcy court approved the merger in March and last month confirmed American's bankruptcy-exit plan, which proposes to give 72% of the stock in the merged airline to AMR shareholders, unsecured creditors, labor unions and certain employees. US Airways shareholders would get the remaining shares.
The merger would see Mr. Parker keep his chief executive position, while AMR's current CEO, Tom Horton, would become nonexecutive chairman for several months after the merger.
Read more: http://www.nasdaq.co...9#ixzz2gyv1f500
traderjake
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lynyrdskynyrd
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Pi had to cut mustard at a young age. Thats not an easy task, and he alone was responsible for that. I personally think that says alot about him. The 'daddy got him his job' is a red herring. We could argue all day long about who among us is the most fortunate.
prechilill
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You're missing the point , PI Brat was qualified, I'm not.
And PIB is a punk and you're not.
And PIB cries about his DoH lottery ticket he can't cash... Lol
At least he is appropriately placed with the '98 hires- that's about right for having earned things on his own. He couldn't cheat forever!!
nevergiveup
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DOH...the fairest method. Pay your dues if your are willing. PIB is!
prechilill
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I'm not against PIB- I mean, a lottery ticket sometimes pays off ... But again, sometimes it doesn't. PIB never earned his job. Thanks to AWA he at least still has one
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