Spirit of NKS
02-10-2010, 01:54 PM
#1272
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2009
Posts: 148
You ain't thinkin' about crossin' our line now, are ya? We already have a captain out there workin' for FREE!
Just pullin' your leg...hope to see ya back soon!
Just pullin' your leg...hope to see ya back soon!
Last edited by ALPO Whisperer; 02-10-2010 at 02:30 PM.
02-10-2010, 07:15 PM
#1273
First Rule of Fight Club
Joined APC: Jan 2007
Position: My seat smells like cat pee
Posts: 1,536
Good luck guys. I am 3300 miles away otherwise I would be there with ya!!
02-12-2010, 06:08 AM
#1274
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2008
Posts: 647
First picture of our A320 msn 4206 in Hamburg.
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Last edited by bubi352; 02-12-2010 at 06:34 AM.
02-13-2010, 08:50 PM
#1275
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2008
Position: 319/320/321...whatever it takes.
Posts: 492
Hard to second-guess these guys, but it is hard for me to see them not recalling in the near future. IMO, recalls are more tied to marketing/
routes/ticket sales than the actual arrival dates of new airplanes.
I also heard they will try to do the 85hr/13dayoff squeeze for awhile. But they still have to comply with contractual limitations and reserve coverage, and we have to hold them to it. I agree with ALPO, with building very high hour schedules comes more sick calls, as well as little room for anybody picking up the open time. Speaking of picking up open time, maybe it's time to refocus on holding back on that.
It has happened before that the higher ups in management have mis-judged this stuff. We'll see....
routes/ticket sales than the actual arrival dates of new airplanes.
I also heard they will try to do the 85hr/13dayoff squeeze for awhile. But they still have to comply with contractual limitations and reserve coverage, and we have to hold them to it. I agree with ALPO, with building very high hour schedules comes more sick calls, as well as little room for anybody picking up the open time. Speaking of picking up open time, maybe it's time to refocus on holding back on that.
It has happened before that the higher ups in management have mis-judged this stuff. We'll see....
02-14-2010, 01:29 PM
#1276
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2006
Position: A320 FO
Posts: 115
I don't get it. tv.spiritair.com says 75 new flight attenendants by June. Im guessing this includes the 45 from March and April. How can you have this many FA's and no pilot recalls? 3 new planes by spring. If they do a recall it has to come out by the 18th I believe per contract. Which is Thursday. Maybe after negotiations this week we should hear something.
I have heard the MX rumors about heavy checks keeping us from being recalled. But why bring back 75 FA's? But then again it is Spirit. So why am I even questioning their madness?
I have heard the MX rumors about heavy checks keeping us from being recalled. But why bring back 75 FA's? But then again it is Spirit. So why am I even questioning their madness?
02-14-2010, 04:19 PM
#1277
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2007
Position: A320 CA
Posts: 944
I don't get it. tv.spiritair.com says 75 new flight attenendants by June. Im guessing this includes the 45 from March and April. How can you have this many FA's and no pilot recalls? 3 new planes by spring. If they do a recall it has to come out by the 18th I believe per contract. Which is Thursday. Maybe after negotiations this week we should hear something.
I have heard the MX rumors about heavy checks keeping us from being recalled. But why bring back 75 FA's? But then again it is Spirit. So why am I even questioning their madness?
I have heard the MX rumors about heavy checks keeping us from being recalled. But why bring back 75 FA's? But then again it is Spirit. So why am I even questioning their madness?
02-14-2010, 04:42 PM
#1278
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2008
Position: 320 Left soon middle
Posts: 488
Mgmt is using recalls as weapon against the pilot group to try and gain some leverage in negotiations....and its not working. I want all the guys back just as bad as anyone. If they insist on no recalls unless we cave in at the table thats fine, but at some point there just wont be enough pilots to fly the jets. I can just see marketing handing over the April/May schedule to flight ops and having a major meltdown because of the lack of crew. They increased the block hours again in March with absolutely no increase in staffing, in fact a slight decrease due to attrition. This is a game they simply cant win.
edit: This video does not even load for me. Which is not surprising. Ohh well... It is ok. I had America's Funniest loaded on tivo as backup entertainment. I was just curious if the crooked logo got fixed. Funny guys these managers. I realize now they must have a good sense of humor to qualify for a CEO. I don't recall them teaching this to me in business school but they should have.
Last edited by Normann; 02-14-2010 at 04:59 PM.
02-14-2010, 07:20 PM
#1279
Line Holder
Joined APC: Mar 2008
Posts: 82
Who is doin' sim for free? Are you kidding me, it's not one of my ex pilots from south of the border, I would hope. If that is the case, you guys better get militant. Stop the insanity of useful idiots, please.
02-15-2010, 02:23 AM
#1280
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2007
Position: A320 CA
Posts: 944
Yeah Ive been trying to find out who that was.....what an idiot!
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