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Question about DUI's
A friend of mine who's former military is going to work for the DOD in the middle east. He's not a pilot but will be acting as a crew chief and needs to have a 3rd class medical according to his contract. He admitted to getting a DUI in 2007 (blew a .21!) after he came home from active duty...- Saabslime
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Who'll be the first to furlough again?
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Bankruptcy Risk's
August 1, 2009 1 Airline Industry Outlook and Summary by AirlineFinancials.com Following are summaries for the industry and each airline noted above. Projections and outlook consider actual data through the 2nd quarter ending 6/30/2009. Projections and outlook are from AirlineFinancials.com and... -
Music's about to stop at US Air West
For the bottom 150 or so guys on the west side, time to start dusting off those resume's (I'm sure most of you have already come to this conclusion). I had a checkairman on the j/s doing a line check and he said the "rumor" with a wink of his eye is roughly 150 or so within the next "few"... -
Judge tells MDA pilots to pound sand
The U.S. District judge in New York recently dismissed the MDA lawsuit that was filed in 2005 over the terms and conditions of employment of the MDA pilots. Several claims were dismissed on their merits, while others were dismissed because the statute of limitations had run out before their... -
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DOT awards US Airways and Delta China Routes
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ALPA to uphold and defend AAA/HP seniority list
Prater advised both MEC's today that the executive council has no choice but to adhere to ALPA's constitution and by-laws in regards to the seniority arbitration between AAA and HP. The list will be presented to the company within the week.... -
Reporting speed reductions to ATC
Just wanted to get some opinions on something that happened on a flight I was operating into JFK the other night. We were descending through about 8,000 feet being radar vectored for a VOR approach doing 250 knots. We had not received any speed assignment from approach and when he turned us...- Saabslime
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US Air financial struggles
NEW YORK - High hopes, diminishing returns? US Airways Group (nyse: LCC - news - people ) warned that its merger with America West will confront "significant challenges"--and that the hybrid firm may fall short of expectations. Sure, every business venture involves risk, but this particular... -
Finally some good news from AWA
AmWest enjoys robust March By John Yantis, Tribune America West Airlines is enjoying its best March, and the Tempe carrier anticipates it will have a surprisingly better second quarter despite higher fuel costs, CEO Doug Parker said Wednesday at a transportation conference in New York. It... -
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Christmas Bonus!
This is a classic http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=25&item=3770539257&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW -
Resigning from ALPA
Captain Duane Woerth President, ALPA Dear Captain Woerth, Your essay, “Never Forget, Never Quit” in the December ‘04 issue of Air Line Pilot Magazine has convinced me to resign from ALPA. For your information, but more for the benefit of my fellow ALPA pilots, who may not realize just how far... -
Cactus Aug 16 class??
Just wondering if anybody else on here is going to class next month? See ya there!...........the slime -
10 year employment history
Just filling out an app and a little fuzzy on employment after the 8 year mark. I had about 4 different jobs around this time while I was in college but I don't have any records and can't remember months or years I worked at each job. If I just put that I was in school full time ( I was) and... -
privacy law question
Can a prospective employer blindly call other companies and inquire as to whether you have applied to them or not?- Saabslime
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Mesaba rejects arbitration
Mesaba Pilots Decline Arbitration MINNEAPOLIS --- The pilot union leadership for Mesaba Airlines voted unanimously today to decline arbitration to settle the pilot contract between Mesaba and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). The Mesaba ALPA Master Executive Council (MEC) – made up of 12... -
Most comfortable seat?
Found an interesting site that has info on which seats are considered the best to ride in for different aircraft. http://seatguru.com/ They don't seem to like the Canadair too much.- Saabslime
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Looking for advice
I'm looking at probably being displaced from captain back to first officer in a few months. With displacement rights, I could either go back to the right seat of the saab which I'm currently flying and have been for 4 years, or go to the Avro. The pay is the same for both and schedules are...- Saabslime
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AA updates??
I realize there's no hiring in the near future but was wondering if I can still update an app. that I put in a while back? (To the tune of about $120.) I had heard that since the recruitment dept. was shut down, there was no way to update. Thanks for any info...... -