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07-26-2012, 08:35 PM

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I'm hearing from friends tonight, big announcement for Comair tomorrow at 830am ... and it isn't good news for them. Anyone else hearing the same?

07-26-2012, 09:30 PM

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"Early Out" AirFrance style:

6 months pay as bonus to temporarily work for 3 years at Dutch budget carrier Transavia...

Quote:

Air France is offering a massive bonus of up to six months' salary to pilots who agree to move to its new low-cost Transavia unit, a spokesman said on Thursday.
A company source said that the sums being offered to pilots were as much as 60,000 euros ($70,800).
Air France last month said it would slash more than 5000 jobs, or around 10 per cent of its workforce, in voluntary departures by 2014 as part of a vast plan to make the struggling French airline profitable.
A total of 5122 jobs are to be shed and the carrier said that all departures would be voluntary provided a new framework agreement can be signed with unions.
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One of the ways of cutting job numbers is to get the pilots to work for Transavia for three years.

Read more: Air France offers pilots massive bonuses to move to budget carrier

Cheers
George

07-26-2012, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by georgetg

"Early Out" AirFrance style:

6 months pay as bonus to temporarily work for 3 years at Dutch budget carrier Transavia...

Cheers
George

Sounds like a bribe to help start up an alter-ego. Once its up and running, they hire new kids with the promise of a quick upgrade.

07-27-2012, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by johnso29

I flew with a FA who worked a flight to NYC which was carrying a car. This may be a pic of that flight. I think we're looking at a Buggati Veyron. A base price of a cool $1.7 million.

It's a Porsche Cayman. Base price $51,900.

07-27-2012, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Enemyofthestate

Heard as of yesterday 176 on the RMA. Figure 10-20% backout for a total of ~150. I guess this kills once and for all the early retirement and all it needed was a medical plan myth.

I guess a bunch of junior pilots are going to get a displacement pay cut instead of a raise, and no new hires for a while.

The further capacity reductions sort of kills the hope of the 2013 flying plan making up for the productivity increases and RMA shortfall.

I bet 717A and 88A all go more, not less senior than before the TA

The target for the RMA was around 250 pilots. Even if only 150 take it that's 100 fewer pilots than the target. I doubt a bunch of junior pilots are going to get displaced over 100 fewer positions. Especially since the 717's are growth airplanes. On top of that we don't know what the 2013 flying plan is going to be. I'm guessing we are going to start hiring early next year.

07-27-2012, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by FlyZ

Are the ground crews on our replacement aircraft cutting corners and not flushing out the tanks? I've accepted that they will be flying most Delta pax in the future, so I thought for my parents nonrevving, etc they might as well at least have clean water.

How do you think that can happen when there is a planned REDUCTION in DCI airframes of approx. 25% and also 15.5% REDUCTION in DCI seats flying around in the next 3 years?

Even if there isn't any new mainline, DCI is capped where it is... No more growth in any form.

07-27-2012, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by hoserpilot

I think our young Comair, soon to be Deltoid, is dreaming of young NYC FA's slobbering drunk at the Kew Club. Tossing and grinding.......UNDERBOOB PLEASE

Just be VERY careful which night of the week you go grinding on slobbering drunk FA's in the Kew Club!

(Are there any "young" guys left at Comair? I thought the average age was older than the AA pilot group!)

07-27-2012, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Desperado

I believe that this car is a Peugeot RCZ. If the flight was indeed coming from France, that would back up my guess.

I found it off a google search looking for pics of the cars we use for the hvc service. It came from this airliners thread which is kind of interesting....

Delta Ships Porsche Cars Straight From Paris — Civil Aviation Forum | Airliners.net

07-27-2012, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by N9373M

You'll never know. What feels good at bedtime sucks an hour later, which sucks an hour later, which sucks an hour later, which................. you get the idea.

Much like most of my dates, it makes a hell of a racket when inflating/deflating

No kidding

that thing is loud.

07-27-2012, 02:10 AM

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FYI... EWR KCM is NOT at the DAL gates... It is ONLY in operation at the C (aka UCAL) terminal...

Misleading..... EWR is "partially operational" with KCM.....