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11-18-2020, 01:30 AM

#191

pangolin

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Originally Posted by jcool734

Really. What kind of numbers are we talking that’s surprising

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Pilots are dying. I’m mid level seniority. I’ve gone up 7 in the last 3 months. Thats slowed from 8 a month pre Covid but it’s certainly not zero.

11-18-2020, 05:01 PM

#192

dera

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Originally Posted by pangolin

Pilots are dying. I’m mid level seniority. I’ve gone up 7 in the last 3 months. Thats slowed from 8 a month pre Covid but it’s certainly not zero.

Apart from Andy, do you really have pilots who have died lately?

11-18-2020, 05:25 PM

#193

terks43

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Yes, #1 sadly passed last week. Cancer. I think we can all agree with this regardless of if you like him or not, ******* cancer.

11-18-2020, 05:54 PM

#194

Avgeek7248

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#1 was a great guy, corky for sure. May "Air Shuttles" live on.

11-18-2020, 06:41 PM

#195

dera

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Originally Posted by terks43

Yes, #1 sadly passed last week. Cancer. I think we can all agree with this regardless of if you like him or not, ******* cancer.

Sorry to hear that.

11-18-2020, 06:48 PM

#196

mjpilot

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Originally Posted by terks43

Yes, #1 sadly passed last week. Cancer. I think we can all agree with this regardless of if you like him or not, ******* cancer.

Was that M.H.?

11-18-2020, 07:17 PM

#197

terks43

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Originally Posted by mjpilot

Was that M.H.?

It was A.S. famous for “Air shuttles” round here.

11-19-2020, 05:17 PM

#198

MysteriousMrX

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Originally Posted by terks43

It was A.S. famous for “Air shuttles” round here.

“Shuttles 1234..”
awesome guy. Was my IOE captain during upgrade. Truly a wonderful person in and out of the cockpit.

12-01-2020, 10:34 AM

#199

jcool734

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Hiring

Anyone heard anything. I know that transitional training is starting this month. With the new mesa Contract do we think there will be any think with cadet on the AA or UAL side. or will cargo grow since mesa now has a 738 on finance sitting in renton?

12-01-2020, 01:54 PM

#200

NovemberBravo

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Originally Posted by coodrough568

dude there’s no hiring anywhere for a long time, anywhere. FOs can’t bid to even fly the 737s. The AA contract is sketchy and allows AA to back out, from what it sounds, if they have to reduce their mainline planes. Also it’s a deal to fly less aircraft than they currently do anyway; and for only 5 years.

No hiring anytime soon. They just asked for LOAs for January