Raskal
big member, little pay
- Joined
- Aug 22, 2002
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Raskal,
Had you been around XJ for the last 10+ years, you'd know that this is the first time that XJ has been proactive in hiring for aircraft. Whether it be the Saab, the Avro, or the last bunch of CRJ's, they always waited and played the short staffed game. (Anyone else remember canceled summer vacations?) In a sick way, it's ironic that management here is being treated from "their upper management" the way they've treated the pilot group. . . Being s$%t on at the last minute. I'm not defending management here, but they were planning on more than just 5 aircraft coming. That doesn't help the guys at the bottom of the list though. No furloughs until J.S. came to run the ship (A.K.A. he drove the ship right into the ground). You reap what you sow J.S. and J.R.
J.S., btw, are you more concerned with winning aircraft contracts and flying or ground servicing contracts?
I was not here for the pre-bankruptcy fun, but I had friends who were and watched them get hired and furloughed. Is this not very similar to when we were supposed to get the CRJ's the first time? A load of pilots were hired for planes that never showed up but were 'firm'. Besides the actual bankruptcy, what was different?
I understand the short-staffing game, it sucks, but it's like a Jekyll/Hyde thing with the new aircraft, we go from short to over in a short period of time.