Compass updates
07-10-2013, 08:18 AM
#2041
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Joined APC: Oct 2008
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Originally Posted by Noseeums:1442350
Other than flying nicer airplanes for a couple dollars more per hour with work rules that are similar to Pinnacle's I'm curious how its "much, much better". I'm not trying to be facetious I'm really asking. The only thing I could venture to guess is much better at Compass is short term attrition due to flows leaving resulting in many upgrades. That generally keeps morale and culture on the positive anywhere.
-No Northern Mississippi Flying club training department
-No hour long hold times to get scheduling on the phone
-Hotels are generally very nice and much better than Pinnacle
-Trips are built better (less legs and shorter duty days for the same credit)
-Don't have to carry 40lbs of approach charts
-Planes are well maintained and the APUs aren't deferred
07-10-2013, 11:14 AM
#2042
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Joined APC: Dec 2012
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It's a long list and I'll give a few examples:
-No Northern Mississippi Flying club training department
-No hour long hold times to get scheduling on the phone
-Hotels are generally very nice and much better than Pinnacle
-Trips are built better (less legs and shorter duty days for the same credit)
-Don't have to carry 40lbs of approach charts
-Planes are well maintained and the APUs aren't deferred
-No Northern Mississippi Flying club training department
-No hour long hold times to get scheduling on the phone
-Hotels are generally very nice and much better than Pinnacle
-Trips are built better (less legs and shorter duty days for the same credit)
-Don't have to carry 40lbs of approach charts
-Planes are well maintained and the APUs aren't deferred
good for you...also most of that list is not true..
07-10-2013, 01:04 PM
#2044
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Joined APC: Sep 2009
Position: B737 F/O
Posts: 425
Observation: If you didn't get that flybywine's "best of the best" comment was a joke, then you'll probably have trouble with the computer personality test in the interview. 
Seriously.....this is one of the lowest-drama pilot groups imaginable.
Seriously.....this is one of the lowest-drama pilot groups imaginable.
07-10-2013, 03:10 PM
#2045
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We switched back to jepps and no longer have to carry 40lbs of approach charts!
Everything else is pretty undeniably true.
Northern Mississippi flying club still runs Memphis (Training dept.)
Wait times over an hour to talk to CS many many days
Hotels are and always have been terrible
Trips are terrible, often scheduled 12 hours of duty for min day pay with 4 hour sits
Maintenance is terrible, many APUs deferred.
Everything else is pretty undeniably true.
Northern Mississippi flying club still runs Memphis (Training dept.)
Wait times over an hour to talk to CS many many days
Hotels are and always have been terrible
Trips are terrible, often scheduled 12 hours of duty for min day pay with 4 hour sits
Maintenance is terrible, many APUs deferred.
07-10-2013, 04:02 PM
#2046
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LostinPA,
Thank you for getting me. You complete me.
07-14-2013, 07:22 AM
#2047
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anyone have an update on contract negotiations, when is the final verdict due?
07-14-2013, 07:29 AM
#2048
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07-14-2013, 07:30 AM
#2049
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I don't have the exact timeline in front of me, but the company and ALPA are currently meeting on a regular basis with a mediator. Anything unresolved by the fall will be decided by the same mediator, who will switch roles and become an arbitrator. The arbitration is binding and the new agreement will be completed no later than November. I'm sure someone will correct me if this is wrong.
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