Republic Files Chapter 11

Inverted said:
I honestly don't know the intimate details. I just see a time where other regionals can't take over the flying, lots of people including myself want to see the regional model go away and have main line take that fling back. This is an opportunity to do it and sure it's hopeful thinking but it's been talked about too much to be a rediculous notion.
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I think that regionals will always be around. 50 seat jets are on the way out. But I think 76 seat jets will remain, so regionals will remain. But will probably be a lot smaller, than they are at present. And they'll probably be a lot less of them due to consolidation.
 
Zidac said:
Seems to be picking up, with the pay raise and hiring agreement with United. I was one of seven to interview this past Monday... Starting in a few months.
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Are you picking your fleet type or is the Company assigning it?


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My random thoughts on the discussion.

On the bankruptcy.
1. I'm not cheering it, but it was necessary for the industry. Too many regionals bid on cantracts assuming labor costs would continue to be low and FOs could be found in any gutter willing to fly for free. In addition, many signed contracts where fuel was provided by the major carrier. This also made sense- after all, oil was never going to go below $120/barrel again.
2. Well... Things did not turn out that way. Fuel costs have plummeted and majors are reaping the reward. The cost of attracting crews has increased, so regionals that bid low on contracts are losing money and, if they don't offer better working conditions, they are parking airplanes. When they go to majors to ask for more money they are obviously told to pound sand.
3. So hopefully those who low balled on contracts will continue to struggle.


Going elsewhere. Always have your resume and logbook updated. Apply early if you want to move. If you aren't at one of the three legacy carriers or SWA be ready to jump ship. At the same time understand that the music can quickly stop and you may be stuck where you are. This could be something happening to you personally or the industry as s whole. Yes, hiring SHOULD be good for the foreseeable future, but we thought the same thing in August 2011.
 
Maximillian_Jenius said:
If you guys can start getting some good numbers in and get that upgrade time down. Things should drastically start to get better there, with the new contract.
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And therein lies the problem. We have, IMO, one of the arguably best contracts in the regional industry. Our pay is now pretty good (for a regional, which isn't saying much). Our work rules, also pretty darn good (again, for a regional). But we're not competitive because of upgrade time, and no real tangible bonus. We are loosing money, so we have our backs against the wall. If we can weather this storm, we'll do great. If not, we'll be the next Republic.
 
In this article there's a quote from Mr Bedford where he twice attributes the 'pilot shortage' as a roadblock to success. In an article I linked a few weeks ago it was revealed he attempted to hire Brazilian pilots, and it's no secret he wants the 1500 hour rule thrown out.

My concern is our country is headed towards a strongly anti-union, anti-regulatory presence in the Executive branch. The Colgan families are going to run out of political capital at some point, and if foreign pilots are brought in to do regional flying, I think it's obvious what the result will be. Hint: it's not going to be mainline taking back flying. Remember, this is chess, not checkers.

http://www.kcentv.com/story/3131904...bsidiaries-file-for-chapter-11-reorganization
 
uncreative said:
In this article there's a quote from Mr Bedford where he twice attributes the 'pilot shortage' as a roadblock to success. In an article I linked a few weeks ago it was revealed he attempted to hire Brazilian pilots, and it's no secret he wants the 1500 hour rule thrown out.

My concern is our country is headed towards a strongly anti-union, anti-regulatory presence in the Executive branch. The Colgan families are going to run out of political capital at some point, and if foreign pilots are brought in to do regional flying, I think it's obvious what the result will be. Hint: it's not going to be mainline taking back flying. Remember, this is chess, not checkers.

http://www.kcentv.com/story/3131904...bsidiaries-file-for-chapter-11-reorganization
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We are building a wall to keep pilots out. no worries......
 
uncreative said:
My concern is our country is headed towards a strongly anti-union, anti-regulatory presence in the Executive branch. The Colgan families are going to run out of political capital at some point, and if foreign pilots are brought in to do regional flying, I think it's obvious what the result will be. Hint: it's not going to be mainline taking back flying. Remember, this is chess, not checkers.

http://www.kcentv.com/story/3131904...bsidiaries-file-for-chapter-11-reorganization
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As if having a pro-labor person in the executive branch has ever helped in getting to a strike. Until airlines are removed from the RLA, it doesn't matter who's running the house in white in DC.
 
KSCessnaDriver said:
As if having a pro-labor person in the executive branch has ever helped in getting to a strike. Until airlines are removed from the RLA, it doesn't matter who's running the house in white in DC.
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Maybe you're not old enough to remember what Reagan did to the ATC union, or the anti-labor folks he appointed to the NLRB, but the President can have a real influence on quality of life for Labor.
 
uncreative said:
Maybe you're not old enough to remember what Reagan did to the ATC union, or the anti-labor folks he appointed to the NLRB, but the President can have a real influence on quality of life for Labor.
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I know quite a few former PATCO controllers who refused to cross the picket line but felt the strike was a misguided attempt by their union leaders to exert political power. Reagan told them what would happen if they went on strike. They called his bluff and lost.
 
uncreative said:
Maybe you're not old enough to remember what Reagan did to the ATC union, or the anti-labor folks he appointed to the NLRB, but the President can have a real influence on quality of life for Labor.
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So you're going to base your whole mentality on something that happened 30+ years ago? I bet you still think you can get AIDS from a toilet seat too then, right?
 
Blackhawk said:
You need to work a job that really sucks, then get back to us.
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That's said as if you're familiar with my professional background. Which I doubt.

Perhaps you should get to know someone before you say something about such.

And I get it Sam, you love being a CRJ Captain at ExpressJet. Congrats.

Do three out of five 4days that get extended into 5 or 6 days because of Company incompetence and you may have a different idea about how pleasant it is to work here. And after over 8 years of such incompetence, it's a little difficult to express a high sense of optimism that these chronic problems will be resolved.

Perspective Sam. Ours is different. And it's okay.


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