What's the Latest at ASA/Expressjet?
#5441
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Mesabah,
What if proposed as a "take it or leave it" deal, open to a vote?
Merger protocol encourages pilots to reach a consensus on SLI as part of a JPWA.
IMHO it would be better if labor could get it's stuff together and then go to management instead of the current situation where management says "we're merging ... you children figure out who gets what corner of the sandbox."
What if proposed as a "take it or leave it" deal, open to a vote?
Merger protocol encourages pilots to reach a consensus on SLI as part of a JPWA.
IMHO it would be better if labor could get it's stuff together and then go to management instead of the current situation where management says "we're merging ... you children figure out who gets what corner of the sandbox."
#5442
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Position: EMB 145 CPT
Posts: 2,934
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Originally Posted by Captain Tony
NVUS and Slats are known trolls, but even they need to research before they spew. Thanks to USAPA, a federal judge recently declared that if a union shop merges with a non union shop, Allegheny-Mohawk and McCaskill-Bond do not apply because the non union shop has no "bargaining agent". So if ASA AND SkyWest are merged while SKW is still non union, it's almost certain they would lose their seniority unless they voted in ALPA. They're banking ALPA gets voted out in such a merger, but that's a fantasy. So bring it on Slats and NVUS, I'll be nice to you when you're my FO.
Is there something in the water at Expressjet??? There is going to be ZERO merger, and ZERO seniority list integration. ZERO. You guys had spineless fish negotiating for years and produced ZERO. Why would anyone on the planet think they're going to merge now?
Originally Posted by Captain Tony
NVUS and Slats are known trolls, but even they need to research before they spew. Thanks to USAPA, a federal judge recently declared that if a union shop merges with a non union shop, Allegheny-Mohawk and McCaskill-Bond do not apply because the non union shop has no "bargaining agent". So if ASA AND SkyWest are merged while SKW is still non union, it's almost certain they would lose their seniority unless they voted in ALPA. They're banking ALPA gets voted out in such a merger, but that's a fantasy. So bring it on Slats and NVUS, I'll be nice to you when you're my FO.
Is there something in the water at Expressjet??? There is going to be ZERO merger, and ZERO seniority list integration. ZERO. You guys had spineless fish negotiating for years and produced ZERO. Why would anyone on the planet think they're going to merge now?
Wow...the only shred of hope you all have left is a complete merger of all three airlines. Gee how did someone as smart as JA not figure this out sooner? Oh right, because it's the one idea that is completely off the table. Perhaps if Inc was run by someone who hadn't invested almost 40 years of their life to building, they might entertain the idea. As it is, SkyWest is JAs family business, from the beginning when no one would take it off their hands for free, to what they've built it into today. They sure as heck aren't letting a unionized pilot group dictate how they run their business. Maybe you can all hopefully outlive JA and the next guy won't be as sentimental. Good luck!
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Originally Posted by NVUS
Wow...the only shred of hope you all have left is a complete merger of all three airlines. Gee how did someone as smart as JA not figure this out sooner? Oh right, because it's the one idea that is completely off the table. Perhaps if Inc was run by someone who hadn't invested almost 40 years of their life to building, they might entertain the idea. As it is, SkyWest is JAs family business, from the beginning when no one would take it off their hands for free, to what they've built it into today. They sure as heck aren't letting a unionized pilot group dictate how they run their business. Maybe you can all hopefully outlive JA and the next guy won't be as sentimental. Good luck!
Exactly. Couldn't be more on the money. All that XJT/ASA's management is doing right now is extracting as much $$$$$ as possible from the aircraft. They are going to sacrifice the pilots' for thier $$$$$. Yet, some don't see it coming. Every pilot there should jump ship, or accept the fact that they WILL be starting all over again. Everything is going as planned for management, they knew the TA would never pass.
Originally Posted by NVUS
Wow...the only shred of hope you all have left is a complete merger of all three airlines. Gee how did someone as smart as JA not figure this out sooner? Oh right, because it's the one idea that is completely off the table. Perhaps if Inc was run by someone who hadn't invested almost 40 years of their life to building, they might entertain the idea. As it is, SkyWest is JAs family business, from the beginning when no one would take it off their hands for free, to what they've built it into today. They sure as heck aren't letting a unionized pilot group dictate how they run their business. Maybe you can all hopefully outlive JA and the next guy won't be as sentimental. Good luck!
Exactly. Couldn't be more on the money. All that XJT/ASA's management is doing right now is extracting as much $$$$$ as possible from the aircraft. They are going to sacrifice the pilots' for thier $$$$$. Yet, some don't see it coming. Every pilot there should jump ship, or accept the fact that they WILL be starting all over again. Everything is going as planned for management, they knew the TA would never pass.
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Originally Posted by flyingkangaroo
maybe not a unionized group. what about the board of directors? What about annoyed shareholders? SKYW... is a publicly traded company. They do a very good job with brainwashing you people. Try reading about how public companies work. just saying
And JA is President of the Board. Hard to argue with that, huh?
Originally Posted by flyingkangaroo
maybe not a unionized group. what about the board of directors? What about annoyed shareholders? SKYW... is a publicly traded company. They do a very good job with brainwashing you people. Try reading about how public companies work. just saying
And JA is President of the Board. Hard to argue with that, huh?
A chart from Bombardier's C Series update is interesting.
That bump around 50 seats communicates to me that the death of the 50 seat platforms may be exaggerated (and Delta prefers to offer less capacity than demand to keep prices up). There will continue to be a market, perhaps not as large a market, but there is a market for that unit of capacity.
There are going to be problems staffing express carriers if the new ATP rule survives. Carriers (A4A) are already spinning up their lobbying efforts to roll back the rule, or amend it to allow a "Restricted ATP" who can only serve in a multi pilot crew environment (think intern > mentor, instead of FO / Captain).
It is too early to take any positions on the concept, but, my thought is that the better path is to make "express" jobs positions within the branded mainline carrier. There is no shortage of applicants at the legacy mainline carriers. One way to staff express positions, without lowering standards, is to assimilate the pilots already at the express carriers and replace them with pilots within the brand's seniority list as new hires come on board the branded express carrier.
It was a simple matter for Pan Am to extend it's seniority list down to capture Ransome (Pan Am Express) and some of those pilots retired from Delta Air Lines having enjoyed a tremendous career.
Only ALPA has the ability to reasonably facilitate such a vision. This is an opportunity for ALPA to provide real leadership and for ALPA membership to mean something again.
That bump around 50 seats communicates to me that the death of the 50 seat platforms may be exaggerated (and Delta prefers to offer less capacity than demand to keep prices up). There will continue to be a market, perhaps not as large a market, but there is a market for that unit of capacity.
There are going to be problems staffing express carriers if the new ATP rule survives. Carriers (A4A) are already spinning up their lobbying efforts to roll back the rule, or amend it to allow a "Restricted ATP" who can only serve in a multi pilot crew environment (think intern > mentor, instead of FO / Captain).
It is too early to take any positions on the concept, but, my thought is that the better path is to make "express" jobs positions within the branded mainline carrier. There is no shortage of applicants at the legacy mainline carriers. One way to staff express positions, without lowering standards, is to assimilate the pilots already at the express carriers and replace them with pilots within the brand's seniority list as new hires come on board the branded express carrier.
It was a simple matter for Pan Am to extend it's seniority list down to capture Ransome (Pan Am Express) and some of those pilots retired from Delta Air Lines having enjoyed a tremendous career.
Only ALPA has the ability to reasonably facilitate such a vision. This is an opportunity for ALPA to provide real leadership and for ALPA membership to mean something again.
We have a static fleet plan. As leases and or CPAs expire, aircraft are parked. I'm sure they are waiting until that happens in more significant numbers to try to show us the pain and come back with concessions again.
Last edited by Nevets; 03-28-2014 at 04:45 PM.
#5443
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Joined APC: Dec 2007
Posts: 314
This guy still doesn't get it. Someone should tell him denial is not a river in Egypt.
Unreal.
Unreal.
#5444
I keep getting airline apps messages form ExpressJet asking to interview me even though I do not even hold a US license. What is the deal with these guys? Is there at least movement?
Before someone tells me to read through this thread, please keep in mind that there are 5854 posts, most of which include very little factual information. Obviously, I'm picking through it. Ur don't have time to read it all.
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Before someone tells me to read through this thread, please keep in mind that there are 5854 posts, most of which include very little factual information. Obviously, I'm picking through it. Ur don't have time to read it all.
Thanks
#5445
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Joined APC: Oct 2012
Posts: 241
I keep getting airline apps messages form ExpressJet asking to interview me even though I do not even hold a US license. What is the deal with these guys? Is there at least movement?
Before someone tells me to read through this thread, please keep in mind that there are 5854 posts, most of which include very little factual information. Obviously, I'm picking through it. Ur don't have time to read it all.
Thanks
Before someone tells me to read through this thread, please keep in mind that there are 5854 posts, most of which include very little factual information. Obviously, I'm picking through it. Ur don't have time to read it all.
Thanks
#5447
I work for them and I'm getting these INTERVIEW NOW messages. I think it's an error in the system.
#5448
Ok cool. But can anyone provide me with some actual feedback abou what's going on there? There's a lot of inside talk I don't understand in this thread.
#5450
2nd. There are rumors some of us on active duty may be allowed to VSP, so I may be entering the job hunt soon. I agree about the inside talk, and I've read on other threads that management seems to be using every opportunity to punish the pilots for the no vote on the TA. Would current XJT pilots advise looking at other regionals right now?
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