Eagle Life
11-29-2011, 12:15 PM
#4391
Kept down by the man
Joined APC: Dec 2007
Position: 767 CA
Posts: 657
you are probably right, yet I hope you arent.... I dont want to see bigger planes here... Oh well, just roll with the punches....
11-29-2011, 03:02 PM
#4392
Banned
Joined APC: Jul 2011
Posts: 175
Let this be a lesson to all in the volatile industry. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Get a second career outside of Aviation because there will forever be instability, mergers, acquisitions, bankruptcies. If you come into this industry thinking that the Airline is going to treat you with respect and dignity, your sadly blinded by ignorance. Protect yourself, Protect your family. Get hired, Get your experience, Move on. Expect the worst and Hope for the best and you will never live a day with heartburn and disappointment. Never allow an Airline to divide the pilot group. Ok I digress... Fly safe, have fun and keep the blue side up!
What if you fly for an airline but don't work for an "airline". Some of us have stable careers without fear of financial hardship on the part of our company. Don't paint with such a broad brush.
11-29-2011, 03:09 PM
#4393
alchemist
Joined APC: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,089
11-29-2011, 04:58 PM
#4396
Line Holder
Joined APC: Feb 2010
Position: FO
Posts: 63
According to the guys in class, they've been told not to worry, and it shouldn't effect them. Certainly hope so...
11-29-2011, 06:39 PM
#4397
Line Holder
Joined APC: Sep 2007
Position: somewhere between here and there
Posts: 99
For the optimists....you could very well find your career accelerating.
For the pessimists...they could furlough.
Just do what you have to, and let the cards fall where they may. I don't think this is going to be a terrible thing. Maybe some senior AA guys will retire early. You just never know.
For the pessimists...they could furlough.
Just do what you have to, and let the cards fall where they may. I don't think this is going to be a terrible thing. Maybe some senior AA guys will retire early. You just never know.
11-29-2011, 06:41 PM
#4398
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2008
Posts: 545
Classes are not canceled and hiring projections for 2012 have not changed. Still looking to bring on board 700 pilots this next year.
And before any more smug comments are made regarding the issue: all flow through agreements are still in place.
And before any more smug comments are made regarding the issue: all flow through agreements are still in place.
11-29-2011, 07:14 PM
#4399
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2011
Position: Driving a Bus for Recreational Pleasure.
Posts: 544
Obviously you don't know how bankruptcy works, but keep drinking that kool-aid.
11-29-2011, 07:36 PM
#4400
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2008
Posts: 545
Here is a thought: try some originality instead of acting like an aviation forum monkey. Saying things like "kool-aid" and "sjs" doesn't put you above anybody else.
I don't want to burst your naivete bubble, but AMR has been planning this BK for a while now. Boeing and Airbus were probably already privy to it, and those aircraft are still coming. Fact.
Dan Garton knew BK was coming as did every other exec within AMR. The hiring projections at Eagle are based on future projections, not any current situation. They all know that regardless of any BK ruling they will need pilots to staff their fleet. They also know how many pilots they are set to lose within the next few years.
Don't underestimate just how much "in the know" AMR is about this whole thing. Some of you are acting like we just came out of the clouds and hit a mountain....as if this is all some big surprise.
More importantly, most of you are just doom and gloom cheerleaders. Just like the Joker in the Dark Knight...you just want to watch the world burn. In this case, the "world" is American Eagle/ the Airlines.
News flash: Delta, United, Continental, UsAir, etc... all filed Chapter 11 long before AMR did. And when they did they were in a much worse situation than AMR is right now.
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