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Old 07-08-2008, 02:11 PM
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For whatever reason, I think that the **********h number is heavily exaggerated. If they really intended on that number, why would they incur the expense of completing training for those currently in ground school instead of sending them home like other regionals have recently done?

At FS yesterday, the examiner I was talking with said that Comair intends on finishing everyone currently in training through completion of IOE. With that being taken at face value, did the 6/23 class start ground school this week?

Just wondering out loud here.
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Old 07-08-2008, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Paok
TV crews were video taping my flight leaving LAN today...

Nice... Went in there with a 70 yesterday when they just found out. They had just recieved the notice that day and when they saw a 70 seater pull in they thought something had changed and we where bringing some good news, feel bad for them.
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Old 07-08-2008, 02:35 PM
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Default 300 pilots doesn't equal 14 CRJs.

With 5-6 crews per plane, 300 pilots is more than the planes they're talking about. Maybe the thought is cut hard, cut early.
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Old 07-08-2008, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by flyjetguy
With 5-6 crews per plane, 300 pilots is more than the planes they're talking about. Maybe the thought is cut hard, cut early.
Yea... parking 14 planes should only dump 140-160 pilots, 300 pilots is more like 28-32 airframes...
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Old 07-08-2008, 03:16 PM
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You guys disappoint me. I was expecting some sort of funny or sarcastic or overreacting statements about today's pushback memo
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Old 07-08-2008, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by cessna157
You guys disappoint me. I was expecting some sort of funny or sarcastic or overreacting statements about today's pushback memo
The technical term would be 'reduced thrust pushbacks'....

Wow... I guess they are getting really desperate....
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Old 07-08-2008, 03:33 PM
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Wait... wait... They are going to provide more headsets?!?!?! Won't they get stolen?
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Old 07-08-2008, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Diver Driver
I guess they are getting really desperate....
I think that's fair to say about all airlines

Originally Posted by flyandive
Wait... wait... They are going to provide more headsets?!?!?! Won't they get stolen?
Theft was never really a problem in Cincy. It was just a lack of equipment. And, oddly enough, when you have a pushback and the headset wasn't working properly, it usually isn't a problem with the headset. It usually is the airplane. When I worked the ramp on my days off, I'd find that a headset would work on 1 plane and not another. We're always quick to say that the headset is broken and just write it off at that, thats why the planes will never get fixed. Who knows if the headset jacks at the fuel panel, avionics bay, and aft equipment bay even work.
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Old 07-08-2008, 03:57 PM
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tonight........COMAIR IS jming very senior pilot! wow... and we are furloughing... not ONE reserve on the reserve list and let me tell you HOW senior they have gotten on the JM list... i dont care how much our schedule changed this fall.......

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Old 07-08-2008, 03:58 PM
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psssssss. cessna... you drink koolaid...and ps you are probably getting furloughed... get off the koolaid

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