Bid Gouge
10-01-2007, 09:39 PM
#12
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Position: B-777 Captain
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Let me guess....cancel the 757 order, now we will go with the A319 to keep the French happy. FCIF for a new head of the A319 training department. The FAA will announce a delay in the age 65 deal. ALPA will flip back to being against it. The MD-727 will be announced and will be a two engine version to top it off. No more new hires until the summer of 09. We're overstaffed and there will be vacation buy back in all seats. You can't buy this kind of entertainment.
10-02-2007, 03:58 AM
#13
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FDA = Dummy bait
10-02-2007, 06:16 AM
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Hopefully, we won't have to resurrect the question "How low will we go?"
Last edited by DLax85; 10-02-2007 at 06:26 AM. Reason: typo
10-02-2007, 11:42 AM
#15
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I ran into the new European RCP in the training dept last Friday. He said that the company is expecting the French pilot union to balk at our idea of having US pilots living in France flying Fedex freight. I asked him if this would delay the bid, and he said the decision had been made to move forward and fight that battle when it raises it's ugly head. (This was not a direct quote, but the gist of his comments.)
Since the bid didn't happen yesterday, maybe they have changed their mind.
Since the bid didn't happen yesterday, maybe they have changed their mind.
10-02-2007, 11:49 AM
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That begs the question of what can they really do about it if we aren't flying inter-France (or is it intra... regardless, inside is what I mean) flights? It's kinda like the Cathay, JAL etc pilots who are based in the US. We wouldn't have a leg to stand on if we wanted to do anything about it because they aren't violating any cabotage rules. Of course, you know how crazy those French laws are!
"Of course we're french, where do you think we get these outraaaageous accents!?"
Le Chien qui Peu
"Of course we're french, where do you think we get these outraaaageous accents!?"
Le Chien qui Peu
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10-02-2007, 12:09 PM
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He didn't say that France wouldn't let us in, just that they expected a fight once we officially announced that we are opening the FDA.
I would personally think that the LOA would still be valid for Hong Kong even if we didn't choose to open an FDA in Paris. But if we opened an FDA in another EU city, there would have to be an LOA for that FDA, unless they chose to only offer CBA enhancements.
I would personally think that the LOA would still be valid for Hong Kong even if we didn't choose to open an FDA in Paris. But if we opened an FDA in another EU city, there would have to be an LOA for that FDA, unless they chose to only offer CBA enhancements.
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