UPS Shuffle Continues

AMF, God bless them, have been shutting down little 135s for a long time now. I've lost two jobs to the juggernaut already. Without slagging on our many AMF comrades, I will say that I think it's a sad trend, and maybe just a little taste of the Regionals for freightdoggies.
 
Boris Badenov said:
AMF, God bless them, have been shutting down little 135s for a long time now. I've lost two jobs to the juggernaut already. Without slagging on our many AMF comrades, I will say that I think it's a sad trend, and maybe just a little taste of the Regionals for freightdoggies.
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I try to preach that these low paying 135 jobs are bad, and going to hose the better paying jobs in the industry, yet I get slammed every time I do so.

Not saying that Amflight is one, just a general statement.
 
jhugz said:
I try to preach that these low paying 135 jobs are bad, and going to hose the better paying jobs in the industry, yet I get slammed every time I do so.

Not saying that Amflight is one, just a general statement.
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Believe me. I agree.
 
jhugz said:
I try to preach that these low paying 135 jobs are bad, and going to hose the better paying jobs in the industry, yet I get slammed every time I do so.

Not saying that Amflight is one, just a general statement.
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I just think you bring it up a bit often. The horse has been beaten enough. Maybe some tact will help as well. :/
 
Maurus said:
I just think you bring it up a bit often. The horse has been beaten enough. Maybe some tact will help as well. :/
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Sorry I'm just not going to be throwing up high fives all around when someone gets a gig paying 75 dollars a day.
 
Wonder if Corey's old Aerostar is for sale? He's got that flying egg experimental thing still.

The old CP was a kick ass guy.
 
Boris Badenov said:
AMF, God bless them, have been shutting down little 135s for a long time now.
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My understudying is that UPS is intentionally cutting the small 135 feeders with just a few runs. They had 60 separate companies at one point, most of those only had 1 or 2 runs.

AMF and the others are just picking up the pieces.
 
USMCmech said:
My understudying is that UPS is intentionally cutting the small 135 feeders with just a few runs. They had 60 separate companies at one point, most of those only had 1 or 2 runs.

AMF and the others are just picking up the pieces.
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That would certainly mark a huge strategy change for UPS...they're famous for giving runs to other companies "just to shake things up", and are reputedly scared to death of having captive work with a big subcontractor. *shrug*. I guess I'd just point out that the company I worked for flying a 99 paid almost DOUBLE what AMF does for the same equipment. You connect the dots.
 
AMF offered the runs to the Air Now pilots. Pretty nice gesture, although I know it will come with a pay cut... but hey, its better than being on the street I guess. What other company would do that?
 
I always thought that "Rattler" was a great call sign. Good luck to everyone who worked in Bennington; hope you land on your feet.
 
+ 1 AMF offering the pilots a job with their old runs. From everything I've heard from people that worked at scarenow it was a really shady company anyway.
 
mogley68 said:
+ 1 AMF offering the pilots a job with their old runs. From everything I've heard from people that worked at scarenow it was a really shady company anyway.
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+1.

All the ex-airnow pilots I know had nothing nice to say about the company other than the old CP. Couple of the old timers in AQW used to tell me there wasn't a single company better in all the northeast at straining pilots through the instrument panel.
 
Pretty sure we have an alum around here who flew the mighty 110 for them and who has what should be a pretty obvious name. I wonder if he'll chime in.
 
jhugz said:
Sorry I'm just not going to be throwing up high fives all around when someone gets a gig paying 75 dollars a day.
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I don't blame you I'm just basically reminding you that first impressions are huge, especially with an issue like this. Remember how you reacted with the Go-Jet stuff when people were somewhat militant toward you?

Just FYI this post and the last post came after a sim sessions on the graveyard shift. Readability may be affected.
 
This is why I have always wanted to work for a Fed-ex feeder. At least there Fed-ex owns the planes so I dont think they shift routes around like this.
 
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