Life at ASA
08-15-2007, 08:18 PM
#22
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Joined APC: Jun 2006
Position: Part 121, 135 & Military background
Posts: 379
[QUOTE=flybywire44;214510]ASA is a great place to work. The ATR is good times and morale is not that low. Contract? Yeah we need one and we'll get it soon, but you new guys won't care. You're here to get in and get out if you make a little money in the process, great. The people who care are the senior folk and they deserve a fair contract so be sure to support the union while you're at ASA.
Quit sucking the kool aid fountain......morale is as low as I've seen it since the 98 contract. our current crop of management is as bad as we've ever had and when you have 20 year guys going to be F.O.s at World when we use to get World F.O.s transfering here. ASA sucks........... if you want a future.......run away.....far away. the young snot nose f%@#*%@ that tell you "its not that bad" simply have nothing to compare it too. Go and teach, instruct, fly frieght, and get a good corporate job...........hitching your wagon to ASA is a guaranteed failure. I know,,,,,,,,,,,,, 11 years and I'm stuck with a management I don't trust and fellow pilots only looking out for themselves.
Don't do it.
Stick
If you can get past Atlanta's work ethic or lack there of ASA is a good deal. I think its the best regional any of us could hope to work at... Its not like ASA has Mesa's contract.
Thats all I got, fly safe
Quit sucking the kool aid fountain......morale is as low as I've seen it since the 98 contract. our current crop of management is as bad as we've ever had and when you have 20 year guys going to be F.O.s at World when we use to get World F.O.s transfering here. ASA sucks........... if you want a future.......run away.....far away. the young snot nose f%@#*%@ that tell you "its not that bad" simply have nothing to compare it too. Go and teach, instruct, fly frieght, and get a good corporate job...........hitching your wagon to ASA is a guaranteed failure. I know,,,,,,,,,,,,, 11 years and I'm stuck with a management I don't trust and fellow pilots only looking out for themselves.
Don't do it.
Stick
If you can get past Atlanta's work ethic or lack there of ASA is a good deal. I think its the best regional any of us could hope to work at... Its not like ASA has Mesa's contract.
Thats all I got, fly safe
08-16-2007, 12:47 AM
#23
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Joined APC: Feb 2007
Position: Waiting for retirements
Posts: 232
I just got the call today from ASA...im thinking about it pretty hard. However im gonna have to commute from MLI, CID, or ORD...how are the commutes? Id prefer the 4/3 off schedule or something like that to reduce the amount of commuting and such. Im gonna be living alittle north of Cedar Rapids, IA and dont really know if this is gonna be a smart move or not. Any input would be a help. Thanks.
I want to work for the company its just the commute thats the problem.
I want to work for the company its just the commute thats the problem.
08-16-2007, 03:32 AM
#24
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Joined APC: May 2007
Position: CL65 First Officer
Posts: 274
I am in the class on the 27 th with you guys...I just turned 26, and I know another guy starting and he is 23...he was in my interview....anyways I am looking forward to it. I got the call yesterday from ASA to confirm the class date and to go over everything. Tehy still dont know what hotel we are staying in....anyways see you all in class in a couple weeks..
08-16-2007, 07:44 AM
#25
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Joined APC: Feb 2007
Posts: 478
ASA sucks........... if you want a future.......run away.....far away. the young snot nose f%@#*%@ that tell you "its not that bad" simply have nothing to compare it too. Go and teach, instruct, fly frieght, and get a good corporate job...........hitching your wagon to ASA is a guaranteed failure. I know,,,,,,,,,,,,, 11 years and I'm stuck with a management I don't trust and fellow pilots only looking out for themselves.
08-27-2007, 04:38 PM
#27
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Joined APC: Aug 2006
Position: Captain, CRJ-200, ASA
Posts: 876
Show some respect junior. You don't know jack about this industry yet... keep your mouth shut and learn a little before you go on lecturing senior pilots to leave.
Oh and btw, yes, morale sucks here. It's the worst I've ever seen it in my 7+ years. Everyone is disgruntled. They simply DO NOT CARE about us anymore (and once upon a time they did). We're just a cog in the money making machine. This place is about to implode between the pilots and mechanics not caring anymore.
Anyone who comes to ASA right now BUYER BEWARE!
08-28-2007, 08:17 AM
#29
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Joined APC: Mar 2006
Position: 717 FO
Posts: 394
I just got the call today from ASA...im thinking about it pretty hard. However im gonna have to commute from MLI, CID, or ORD...how are the commutes? Id prefer the 4/3 off schedule or something like that to reduce the amount of commuting and such. Im gonna be living alittle north of Cedar Rapids, IA and dont really know if this is gonna be a smart move or not. Any input would be a help. Thanks.
I want to work for the company its just the commute thats the problem.
I want to work for the company its just the commute thats the problem.
08-28-2007, 08:24 AM
#30
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Joined APC: Aug 2007
Position: fo
Posts: 91
Dont have skywest mins yet....i didnt call ASA back either. Still kinda thinking about them though. I need another 100hrs where im at in order to get an interview with Eagle. That would be an easy commute from where i will be living in IA. DBQ, CID, MLI, and DSM are all servered by eagle. However i would love to get on with ASA cause of the new contract thats coming among other things. However if i cant commute out of CID, MLI or DSM without a problem its gonna be kinda hard. We will see.
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