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  1. Bugsmasher Plus

    The end of Comair

    I never said or implied that. JC and Cory could have negotiated to industry standards at that time like all the others did and the strike wouldn't have happened. The hubs would have remained protected and Comair would have continued to grow at the incredible pace it was growing. We were on...
  2. Bugsmasher Plus

    The end of Comair

    I ignored it because he wasn't DO before the strike as you said he was, CB was. MP didn't become DO until well after the strike at the beginning of 2002. Until this post I didn't see a reason to correct you. Your MEC used delay tactics to force the strike. Not showing up for negotiations, 3...
  3. Bugsmasher Plus

    The end of Comair

    I wasn't in upper management but was high enough in the food chain to know how much misinformation the MEC was feeding the pilots. In October of 2003, Delta came to Comair first with the opportunity to fly more 70 seat aircraft and the company asked the pilots to open up the contract. The...
  4. Bugsmasher Plus

    The end of Comair

    I think you forgot the Seibs left Comair after the DAL buyout. He wasn't there for the 2 years before the strike, he had oversight of DL Connection. That's why he was sent in at the end to close the deal. As I said, the final day before the strike, Siebs had a blank check to close the deal. The...
  5. Bugsmasher Plus

    The end of Comair

    Yes, I was and am management elsewhere today. What it explains is that I saw first hand the reality and wasn't fed the crap the pilots were during the negotiations leading up to the strike. It's why I know the strike didn't have to happen and that the pilots didn't get anything after the 89 days...
  7. Bugsmasher Plus

    The end of Comair

    You are right, the decision was made by those in ATL. The strike brought with it a lot of unintended consequences that changed the face of regional arilines and with it the competitive structure that once made Comair the envy of the industry. Hub protection (Comair - CVG, ASA-ATL etc) vanished...
  8. Bugsmasher Plus

    The end of Comair

    Unbelievable? BS. I was sitting about 10 feet from Cory when he gave his famous "on behalf of all the aviation professionals at Comair" speech at the company meeting when Seibs put him back in his place. I, like most of the group in the room was insulted as he sure as hell wasn't speaking for...
  9. Bugsmasher Plus

    The end of Comair

    It was a great place to work post buyout. The 89 day gap during 2001 for no reason is what began the end. AFTER the 89 day gap is when the culture changed. It was never the same. This wasn't Delta's fault, it was the union and the continued interference every time Delta wanted to bring new...
  10. Bugsmasher Plus

    The end of Comair

    Yeah, as a former Comair employee I was SO inspired that the union took the stand when nobody else would and began the most expensive and scope limiting contract in the industry. JC and Cory must be proud of the demise of greatest regional airline ever, for it was the two of them that decided...
  11. Bugsmasher Plus

    Cmr Situation

    Facts? I was in Comair management through the strike and left shortly after. I've watched as all this has unfolded and can tell you as FACT that had JC and the MEC been reasonable and negotiated in good faith prior to the strike, not tried to make an example and "reset" industry pay standards...
  13. Bugsmasher Plus

    Cmr Situation

    Comair didn't screw themselves, the MEC screwed Comair and the rest of the regional industry with unrealistic expectations as a result of the useless strike. What is happening today is a DIRECT fallout from the strike. Overnight, the company went from being the most profitable (thus...
  14. Bugsmasher Plus

    comair

    Mike got out of the business altogether and is doing very well for himself. I know he misses the flying part and doesn't miss the rest of it.
  15. Bugsmasher Plus

    comair

    This was a management decision and it was done with much heartache. There were many former Comair pilots low on the list at Delta that got furloughed from DAL and wanted to return to Comair. The policy at the time was clear about giving up their seniority number and resigning from their previous...
  16. Bugsmasher Plus

    comair

    I understand that Soap may be landing in MEM.
  17. Bugsmasher Plus

    comair

    So, is he gone? No? Huh, that's funny... I thought you said he was leaving... Expect the former Exec VP from there to pop up in MEM also....
  19. Bugsmasher Plus

    comair

    I spoke with Mike also and yes, he found it hilarious. I didn't predict it, but his name had been thrown around... I couldn't imagine he'd go back. The other I know as fact, not rumor. Call him and ask... he's changing duties, not leaving the company. The one thing that I did predict (simply...
  20. Bugsmasher Plus

    Comair is done

    I agree what you are saying about the 50 seaters, but why does Comair still have so many 50 seaters? Once again, it goes back to the cost factor and the inability for the company to grow into other equipment like the others did. The root of the issues began in 2001, prior to that (and even after...
  21. Bugsmasher Plus

    comair

    He's been asked to take a different role and will remain as a director within the company. Absolute fact.
  22. Bugsmasher Plus

    comair

    Nope... he will be remaining with the company in a different capacity though.
  23. Bugsmasher Plus

    Comair is done

    I'm sorry, this is indeed all about the strike. Comair has not been able to compete since that CBA was signed and has lost all subsequent growth as a result while others have flourished. One of the major points behind the strike was to make Comair a career rather than a traditional stopping...
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