Comair updates?
04-02-2009, 02:23 PM
Airport Hobo
Joined APC: Apr 2007
Posts: 844
True, but they have about 700, we have about 1,100 active or so. They are going to have to furlough another few hundred, close CVG, and get some sort of stability, i.e. no growth, but no loss of flying either, before I consider my predictions true. Then they will just recall for attrition. Maybe even open a few more small bases in the Northeast to take the load off of JFK. BOS, LGA, and DCA? Maybe. Doubt it will happen like that or anytime soon, but there ya go. At the very least I think they will stabilize significantly below 1,000 pilots before they will be able to turn around. What happened to Mesaba and/or Air Wisconsin, a few years ago, are good examples of what will likely happen.
04-02-2009, 07:54 PM
What's A Weekend?
Joined APC: Jan 2009
Position: Big...So Big
Posts: 803
True, but they have about 700, we have about 1,100 active or so. They are going to have to furlough another few hundred, close CVG, and get some sort of stability, i.e. no growth, but no loss of flying either, before I consider my predictions true. Then they will just recall for attrition. Maybe even open a few more small bases in the Northeast to take the load off of JFK. BOS, LGA, and DCA? Maybe. Doubt it will happen like that or anytime soon, but there ya go. At the very least I think they will stabilize significantly below 1,000 pilots before they will be able to turn around. What happened to Mesaba and/or Air Wisconsin, a few years ago, are good examples of what will likely happen.
Oh, by the way....
RHS?
Real Horse S*#t (in case you did not know what it stood for)
04-03-2009, 05:16 AM
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2005
Posts: 2,551
4 FO's left in JFK today! All of them can't be touched until after noon. a6 a7 and the 2 late ready reserves.
They do have like 6 guys that are taggable getting back in the afternoon but still. I thought this month was gonna be bad and the last 3 days everyone is getting used.
They do have like 6 guys that are taggable getting back in the afternoon but still. I thought this month was gonna be bad and the last 3 days everyone is getting used.
04-03-2009, 05:39 AM
Banned
Joined APC: Jan 2008
Position: Pilot
Posts: 2,625
If any of you guys are furloughed and live in Texas, give me a PM. A friend and myself are working with a state employee trying to get funding from WIA for a type rating. Supposedly they have not provided any money for anyone in an aviation field for the past 5 or 6 years and if we can get some more on board we might be able to get that changed.
04-03-2009, 01:11 PM
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2008
Position: Professional Monkey Trainer
Posts: 309
Does anybody from the Oct, Nov or Jan furloughs want to volunteer to talk to Eagle Scouts on the 25th? The CP's office is looking for volunteers to help mentor these young scouts into respectable airline pilots! Check EPIC for details.
04-03-2009, 01:19 PM
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2007
Position: Some Hotel
Posts: 1,617
I'll do it for a small money donation or canned foods donation towards the CRJDriver furlough Fund.
04-03-2009, 01:25 PM
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2008
Position: UALFO 737
Posts: 173
Could one or more of you unfortunate Comair brothers or sisters on the street PM with the in's and out's of unemployment.
For example: Where did you apply for benefits? I'm based in JFK and live in another state, but Comair is headquartered in KY???
If someone out there was in my position, and you have contact numbers and where to go. Please PM with the information.
For example: Where did you apply for benefits? I'm based in JFK and live in another state, but Comair is headquartered in KY???
If someone out there was in my position, and you have contact numbers and where to go. Please PM with the information.
04-03-2009, 05:04 PM
Airport Hobo
Joined APC: Apr 2007
Posts: 844
Apply for unemployment first in your state of residence. I danced with KY unemployment for two months before they told me this. In other words, where you pay your taxes. The state you have on file with Comair. Then you have to be very clear to them when you file that you were based in New York, but you were also trained in Kentucky. They have to request wages from Kentucky and New York for them to get an accurate statement for your unemployment. Highly recommend you do this in person, if possible.
04-03-2009, 05:14 PM
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2007
Position: Some Hotel
Posts: 1,617
I'm receiving unemployment through the state of KY. I checked with my home state first, and they told me to file in KY because that's were my wages were reported to (I was CVG based). Pretty simple and painless process to file in KY.
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