Comair updates?
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Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2008
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Did anyone notice on Epic that a Chinese aviation delegation visited Comair? I hope that DL/Comair isn't brewing up a Chinese regional venture ala ASA and Mekong Air in Vietnam...or if they are that the contract won't be as embarrassing/bottom feeding as the ASA/Mekong T&C's.
God forbid we open up a foreign deal. Hard to believe the ASA guys are lining up for those pay rates. For as much as we complain about the FAA/ALPA, at least we have them...
I think Skywest/ASA have opened the doors to bringing the US Regional Airline business model to the rest of the world. China and the Far East are all high yield markets that don't need to "cost cut", but will adapt if handed the opportunity as ASA has done.
God help expats looking for reasons to justify the awful lifestyle if Comair throws their hat into the ring too. I doubt they are, just thought it was interesting that the Chinese came to see Comair of all regionals (since Comair's costs are so "out of line").
MakersMarc: bringing back furloughs is good (I'm one of the ones close to making the cut) but doing damage to one of the last frontiers of lucrative flying is what ASA/SkyWest have done with the Air Mekong deal and I hope that Comair isn't considering it too. As you know, flying overseas is not glamorous and the higher pay isn't as high as it sounds after factoring in the risks, lack of job security, time away from family and much more.
Anyway, I dont' want to derail our beloved thread. Just thought the Chinese delegation visit was interesting.
Interesting perspective Sakamano, thanks for adding that. Lets hope the rest of the world doesn't drop to what we have in the US. Our best hope for better pay and work rules here is an ATP rule for 121 ops... perhaps with user fees coming in at a close second; the latter of which, I hope never happens. Either way, it's going to take a shortage of pilots to make life better at the regional level.
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Interesting perspective Sakamano, thanks for adding that. Lets hope the rest of the world doesn't drop to what we have in the US. Our best hope for better pay and work rules here is an ATP rule for 121 ops... perhaps with user fees coming in at a close second; the latter of which, I hope never happens. Either way, it's going to take a shortage of pilots to make life better at the regional level.
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