Republic or Eagle?
03-09-2011, 10:02 AM
#31
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Joined APC: Mar 2010
Position: EMB-145 CA
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you do realize we are in negiotiations and showing a loss is from page 1 of the playbook. Showing a loss isn't necassrily the worst thing. I'd be more concerned about fuel costs and attrition levels cancelling flights.
03-09-2011, 10:15 AM
#33
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03-09-2011, 10:16 AM
#34
Che Guevara
Joined APC: Aug 2005
Posts: 6,408
Cherry or grape? This place isn't going anywhere tomorrow but it's not anywhere near being rock solid.
03-09-2011, 10:17 AM
#35
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It was 8% over a three month period, not the full year. That was a large upswing. Expect it to continue once other's start hiring.
03-09-2011, 10:37 AM
#36
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Joined APC: Sep 2008
Position: Former XJ, Corporate HS-125
Posts: 153
Let me be a lil more blunt to help in your decision and since your more pure and some of the responses border of childish. I worked here some few years now, and I came from another regional, its not the best, but its better than my previous regional, in pay, QOL (I live in base now), and flying for me at least.
Eagle is a good company also, but take in mind, RAH is moving towards much less exposure to 50 RJ's and Eagle has over 150+ 37-50 RJ's and AMR wants to sell them off soon. Those 2 factors, selling off and having 100+ of inefficient jets on their own hands to deal with now, is a perfect storm of some instability. That’s goes also with any large 50+ seat jet operator in the near future. Yes, RAH is also now paying for fuel and also has risk, no one is safe, but they can mitigate it a bit by reallocating or "right sizing" the fleet, IE E170's/145's being replaced with larger E190's Airbus and at some point Cseries.
In the end its a crap shoot, good luck
Eagle is a good company also, but take in mind, RAH is moving towards much less exposure to 50 RJ's and Eagle has over 150+ 37-50 RJ's and AMR wants to sell them off soon. Those 2 factors, selling off and having 100+ of inefficient jets on their own hands to deal with now, is a perfect storm of some instability. That’s goes also with any large 50+ seat jet operator in the near future. Yes, RAH is also now paying for fuel and also has risk, no one is safe, but they can mitigate it a bit by reallocating or "right sizing" the fleet, IE E170's/145's being replaced with larger E190's Airbus and at some point Cseries.
In the end its a crap shoot, good luck
Sorry about the rant, but for the sake of our profession snap out of it. The less "regional" flying the better, the sooner we can all realize that the better off we'll all be.
No more SJS ju ju, it's bad stuff.
Last edited by spank; 03-09-2011 at 10:39 AM. Reason: Lightened it up...
03-09-2011, 01:51 PM
#39
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Listen, its your decision but since you are asking for advice, I must warn you off of Republic again. I am a level headed, relatively intellectual person and what I can tell you is that right now at Republic moral is at an all time low and for good reason. The bottom 500 FO's have gotten the shaft over and over again. The top FO pay is exactly 36.62 per hour with no hope of ever getting a raise. Those out there that claim that we are close to a new and better contract are dellusional at best. We have just recently started negotiations again and the company is not giving an inch. We are easily 2+ years from anything remotely resembling a new contract. I follow our stock and all accounts say that we are barely able to pay our debts. That means that with oil increasing, it looks like we are closer and closer to losing the battle to SWA and Jetblue every day. So if you can look past the 20,000 dollar 1st year pay with a top 4 year pay of 36,000 ( thats what i made on 4th year pay) then consider how awful the company treats us. No cancellation/maintenance pay, and scheduling and the entire management company uses and abuses us at every chance they get. Also, now with the seniority integration you now have a bunch of furloughees that will be senior to you if they take a recall.
For those of you that take this post as being "debbie downer" please realize that I am just being ultra realistic.
Again its your choice, and good luck. Go to Eagle, or apply at Skywest but do yourself a favor and stay away from Republic.
For those of you that take this post as being "debbie downer" please realize that I am just being ultra realistic.
Again its your choice, and good luck. Go to Eagle, or apply at Skywest but do yourself a favor and stay away from Republic.
03-09-2011, 02:40 PM
#40
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Joined APC: Mar 2010
Position: EMB-145 CA
Posts: 456
That's mergers and negotiations in general. Best advice, worry about flying the planes and check in every six months or so on the finances. Living day-to-day with the airlines will shorten your life span.
FTR, I'm not on any Kool Aid, I'm just a realist who see's it for what it is. Past 3 years have sucked, but also seeing how packed every flight I'm on is generally means to me we are trying to pay off as much 1 one time acquisition costs to lower taxes and lower pilot expectations.
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