Virgin America pilot payraise
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Autothrust Blue
"Well, on the Brasilia..."
Respectfully, I disagree with that assessment.
jtrain609
Antisocial Monster
WD's is right, having one list would be beneficial for everybody, including management, who could cut down on having to operate two air carriers, deal with two POI's, have two identical sets of management, etc. Dare I say, the benefits of synergy outweigh the modest "benefits" of keeping the union shop and the "not-really-a-union-but-erm-ahh-maybe-it-is" shop separate.
ComplexHiAv8r
Well-Known Member
jtrain609 said:
I think we need to add that s word to the profanity filter list.
WacoFan
Bigly
I bet Qutch could find him. And bury him next to Jimmy Hoffa (because Qutch knows where they planted him too).
amorris311
Well-Known Member
ATN_Pilot stop me if I'm wrong, but I think it was a culmination of several pilots.
Cessnaflyer
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
So would you move up or down on the list?
Autothrust Blue
"Well, on the Brasilia..."
It's a merger.
The only guy who is really happy in a merger situation is #1 on the seniority list. The remainder of us would be slightly less than happy, but the net gain from this would be huge, for both this pilot group and for the industry as a whole.
If it's done properly so that nobody loses their current seats now and their career expectations are preserved, I've got absolutely no problems at all with a proportional integration of SKW, L-XJT, and ASA. I think it would be a net win for both Inc. and the pilot groups involved.
Some people engage in greed and groupthink then get all bent out of shape when the SLI doesn't match their delusions of grandeur about where they should be.
If hear another "I lost 4000 numbers" (yeah but you were 4000 out of 5000 pilots, now you're 8000 out of 11000) I'm going to Ro-sham-bow them
If hear another "I lost 4000 numbers" (yeah but you were 4000 out of 5000 pilots, now you're 8000 out of 11000) I'm going to Ro-sham-bow them
Autothrust Blue
"Well, on the Brasilia..."
The Old Man was 5-to-1 at the bottom of Delta when THAT merger happened in 1987; now, he's an area code. I would probably fare similarly in a SKW-XJT-ASA integration but I would likely not lose my EM2 FO seat in LAX or other badness.
You have to take the long view, and the way I see the long view, more pilots on one certificate and list is "more better".
Cessnaflyer
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
I'm to much of a wuss to be in the airline world.
amorris311
Well-Known Member
Science!
Autothrust Blue
"Well, on the Brasilia..."
Death by cowabunga!
SlumTodd_Millionaire
Most Hated Member
I actually have no idea who really did the blog. It could have been one guy or a group of several. I've had several names suggested to me as the culprit, but no one has any proof. I considered hiring someone to look into it, but after speaking to an attorney about libel litigation, decided against it. Under Georgia law, you are required to give the defendant a "last chance" opportunity to admit that they were wrong, and if they do, you can't sue them. Since most people back down when receiving a letter from an attorney telling them to withdraw their lies or get sued, putting all of the money into building a case only to have the guy back down and get nothing in return didn't sound like a wise investment.
Cherokee_Cruiser
Bronteroc
The pilot window closed after the payraise was announced, but it opened up again, as of March 9.
https://www.virginamerica.apply2job...tion=mExternal.showJob&RID=1113&CurrentPage=1
It probably won't last long for this hiring cycle, so if anyone is interested, apply ASAP.
https://www.virginamerica.apply2job...tion=mExternal.showJob&RID=1113&CurrentPage=1
It probably won't last long for this hiring cycle, so if anyone is interested, apply ASAP.
Cessnaflyer
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
What made me jump out of it was when everyone salivated at being owned by a billionaire and killed our contract by giving away all our incentive pay and keeping the same pay scale for a few more years to fly an aircraft nearly double the size.
