Comair updates?
10-14-2010, 05:35 AM
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I would like to add to this list the people who clap for you when you've just had to deadhead in.
As if its your fault that they're going out later than they thought.
10 Ways to Tell if You're an Annoying Airline Passenger
As if its your fault that they're going out later than they thought.
10 Ways to Tell if You're an Annoying Airline Passenger
#8 just made my morning...
10-16-2010, 08:36 AM
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Not that I was even here at the time, but that TA didn't result in a net loss of a/c for asa. Comair received 10 planes from asa and asa recieved 10 planes from I think Gecas or some other entity.
Keep going, at least you are entertaining me til the football game comes on.
Keep going, at least you are entertaining me til the football game comes on.
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10-16-2010, 08:40 AM
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Here is to hoping though!
10-16-2010, 07:33 PM
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Alright guys, that was pretty ridiculous. Let's try to keep it together. I know this is a tough time for all of us, but please keep the TOS in mind when posting. Thanks!
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10-17-2010, 05:12 AM
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Guys/Girls at Comair:
I've been at Eagle since 04, and you guys have helped me get to work countless times and gone the extra mile. Comair was my first choice airline back in 2002 when I got out of school. I was in Dallas last week and spoke to a few in management, putting in a great word for the people of Comair.
The industry sucks and I've heard Comair's workforce will be slashed. I'd be glad to speak to any Comair pilot/FA, agent etc. should they be interested in joining Eagle if the time comes. New York is going junior to FO's, with your CRJ time your resumes will be very competitive. We may be hiring quite a few next year. PM me if you have questions about us, we'd love to have you. I know it's either a lateral move or in some cases a step backwards, but we do have a good benefits and travel package, no more being behind Delta parents on the list etc. Thanks for getting me and my buddies to work over the years. Good luck.
I've been at Eagle since 04, and you guys have helped me get to work countless times and gone the extra mile. Comair was my first choice airline back in 2002 when I got out of school. I was in Dallas last week and spoke to a few in management, putting in a great word for the people of Comair.
The industry sucks and I've heard Comair's workforce will be slashed. I'd be glad to speak to any Comair pilot/FA, agent etc. should they be interested in joining Eagle if the time comes. New York is going junior to FO's, with your CRJ time your resumes will be very competitive. We may be hiring quite a few next year. PM me if you have questions about us, we'd love to have you. I know it's either a lateral move or in some cases a step backwards, but we do have a good benefits and travel package, no more being behind Delta parents on the list etc. Thanks for getting me and my buddies to work over the years. Good luck.
10-17-2010, 05:55 AM
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from 2005
[Be first to freeze, Comair pilots told
By John Nolan
Associated Press
Comair pilots whose 2001 contract raised the bar for wages among regional airlines are now being asked to lead the way among union employees in accepting pay freezes.
The Delta subsidiary says that, without mid-contract pay freezes from pilots and flight attendants, it cannot afford to buy up to 35 new jets that management says are needed to win business that is going to its competitors.
The Comair pilots are voting through Tuesday on a new contract proposal that includes a pay freeze in exchange for other improvements that the Air Line Pilots Union requested. "Somebody has to be first. You'd like to think it would be the pilots," said Doug Abbey, a partner at the Velocity Group, an aviation consulting firm in Washington, D.C.
Comair is still negotiating with its flight attendants, who are paid between $20,000 and $40,000.
Comair's pilots went on strike for three months in 2001 to obtain their contract, which made them the highest-paid among regional airlines. It pays a senior captain up to $109,000 -- and helps make Comair's operating costs higher than rivals. That makes it critical that the pilots -- as the highest-paid among Comair's union employees -- lead the way in accepting pay freezes, analysts said.
Even though Comair is owned by Delta Air Lines, Delta recently bypassed Cincinnati-based Comair and awarded a contract for regional flying to Chautauqua Airlines, a low-cost operator. Chautauqua pays a senior captain $90,720. Atlantic Southeast Airline, another Delta-owned regional carrier, gives its pilots top pay of $98,484.
Comair will suffer if it continues to be bypassed, said analyst Ray Neidl of Calyon Securities in New York. "They won't go out of business, necessarily, but they'll have limited opportunities for growth," Neidl said.
Comair president Fred Buttrell has appealed to the unions by promising expanded business could mean creating hundreds of jobs for pilots, flight attendants and mechanics. Comair also imposed a pay freeze among nonunion employees and 10 percent pay cuts starting Tuesday for Buttrell and other top officers.
Comair says it needs cooperation from all its 6,200 employees, not just the pilots. Comair's nearly 400 mechanics rejected a contract proposal last week. No new date has been set to resume those talks. ]
See the part in the beginning that says "they can't afford to BUY 35 NEW jets"??
Those jets came from ASA.
"The pilots agreed to give up a 4.5 percent pay raise this year, provided Comair gets its first new jet by June 22, pilots´ union spokesman Brian Moynihan said. The earliest the pay freeze would take effect is June 1, under the agreement"
Those jets came from ASA.
My posts got removed by the 'internet police'. So I guess free speech is only a pipe dream... because my statements were all accurate. This is not flame-bait... this is a REMINDER of how NOT to act when you are united. This was NOT UNITY.
I do not fly for a regional anymore. I am one of the lucky ones that was pulled out of the trenches for "something better", and it was not that much better! Bigger planes, same BS.
[Be first to freeze, Comair pilots told
By John Nolan
Associated Press
Comair pilots whose 2001 contract raised the bar for wages among regional airlines are now being asked to lead the way among union employees in accepting pay freezes.
The Delta subsidiary says that, without mid-contract pay freezes from pilots and flight attendants, it cannot afford to buy up to 35 new jets that management says are needed to win business that is going to its competitors.
The Comair pilots are voting through Tuesday on a new contract proposal that includes a pay freeze in exchange for other improvements that the Air Line Pilots Union requested. "Somebody has to be first. You'd like to think it would be the pilots," said Doug Abbey, a partner at the Velocity Group, an aviation consulting firm in Washington, D.C.
Comair is still negotiating with its flight attendants, who are paid between $20,000 and $40,000.
Comair's pilots went on strike for three months in 2001 to obtain their contract, which made them the highest-paid among regional airlines. It pays a senior captain up to $109,000 -- and helps make Comair's operating costs higher than rivals. That makes it critical that the pilots -- as the highest-paid among Comair's union employees -- lead the way in accepting pay freezes, analysts said.
Even though Comair is owned by Delta Air Lines, Delta recently bypassed Cincinnati-based Comair and awarded a contract for regional flying to Chautauqua Airlines, a low-cost operator. Chautauqua pays a senior captain $90,720. Atlantic Southeast Airline, another Delta-owned regional carrier, gives its pilots top pay of $98,484.
Comair will suffer if it continues to be bypassed, said analyst Ray Neidl of Calyon Securities in New York. "They won't go out of business, necessarily, but they'll have limited opportunities for growth," Neidl said.
Comair president Fred Buttrell has appealed to the unions by promising expanded business could mean creating hundreds of jobs for pilots, flight attendants and mechanics. Comair also imposed a pay freeze among nonunion employees and 10 percent pay cuts starting Tuesday for Buttrell and other top officers.
Comair says it needs cooperation from all its 6,200 employees, not just the pilots. Comair's nearly 400 mechanics rejected a contract proposal last week. No new date has been set to resume those talks. ]
See the part in the beginning that says "they can't afford to BUY 35 NEW jets"??
Those jets came from ASA.
"The pilots agreed to give up a 4.5 percent pay raise this year, provided Comair gets its first new jet by June 22, pilots´ union spokesman Brian Moynihan said. The earliest the pay freeze would take effect is June 1, under the agreement"
Those jets came from ASA.
My posts got removed by the 'internet police'. So I guess free speech is only a pipe dream... because my statements were all accurate. This is not flame-bait... this is a REMINDER of how NOT to act when you are united. This was NOT UNITY.
I do not fly for a regional anymore. I am one of the lucky ones that was pulled out of the trenches for "something better", and it was not that much better! Bigger planes, same BS.
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