Comair updates?
06-11-2010, 08:54 AM
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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.
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.
06-11-2010, 10:48 AM
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06-11-2010, 07:32 PM
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Recall Update:
Total acceptances (including Military Leave): 65
Total returning by 8/1: 58
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Acceptances by class:
- 6/13: 17
- 6/20: 9
- 6/27: 5
- 7/5: 1
- 7/18: 2
- 8/1: 24
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Accepting, but on Military Leave:*7
Bypasses: 8
Resignations: 1
Unknowns: 27
Total: 101
Total acceptances (including Military Leave): 65
Total returning by 8/1: 58
*
Acceptances by class:
- 6/13: 17
- 6/20: 9
- 6/27: 5
- 7/5: 1
- 7/18: 2
- 8/1: 24
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Accepting, but on Military Leave:*7
Bypasses: 8
Resignations: 1
Unknowns: 27
Total: 101
06-11-2010, 08:36 PM
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does not look like a second round will be very big, if it happens at all. When is the cut off date to respond? So if 65 are confirmed and 7 are ML is comair still going to count them as part of the 72 they want or will they need to recall more to fill those spots as well?
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