More FLOPS CEO BS.

[jetwash]

http://blog.cleveland.com/business/2008/03/state_tax_breaks_leaving_compe.html

 

[Guitar Guy]

Didn't MS just send out a letter to pilots warning of pilot furloughs? And yet, in that article you posted, he says that FLOPS is going to grow by 50% in 4 years.

 

[208starcheck]

Does this guy only know how to follow? Sounds like he is mad because he didn't think of the tax incentive trick first.

 

[Galaxy]

I love it when it says his company has GROWN to 550 pilots. Wasnt it almost double that after the merger? Ha-Mike you crack me up.

 

[netjetwife]

Good point, GG! Additionally, MS is demanding parity from Ohio while he denies it to his pilots... To make matters worse, he is insisting on the same treatment given to NJA, who is adding new jobs while under MS Flt Ops is threatening to reduce jobs. Yet this losing-streak CEO sees nothing wrong with underpaying Options pilots who are doing essentially the same job that NJ pilots do. Not only is the man a liar, he also operates under a double-standard of denying parity to the very pilots that helped to build the business.

Parity for Options pilots is a fairness issue. The double standard/hypocrite CEO needs to get the black boot.

 

[Frac Cap]

Bravo! Good post NJW! He tells us we will be shrinking, but he tells Ohio we will be 50% bigger in 4 years. What is he bi-polar?

 

[Ticker]

What is he bi-polar?

I'd lay odds he's BI-SOMETHING !! :laugh:

 

[Hobbes]

Flops was up to a peak of 980 pilots on the seniority list before the chief bumbler came along with his pet monkey.

 

[netjetwife]

Thanks FC. If the FLOPS managed the company right their chances of growth would be good, given demand for the service. So it seems clear that he's lying to the pilots. FUD is a typical management response when workers organize their collective efforts to obtain a contract. The Options pilots are doing a good job dodging it and staying focused on the reality that they are being denied industry standard wages and fair work rules.

Hobbs, the attrition problem is a fact that can't be hidden at the bargaining table and your experienced negotiating team will be quick to offer a solution that will stop the downhill slide. The MS chickens (bad decisions) are coming home to roost and their message is loud and clear...time to settle. Time to settle. Pressure is mounting, guys! Dig in your heels and hold your ground.

 

[Guitar Guy]

Hey, NJW, I'm guessing you're also curious as to what MS thinks he needs incentives and cooperation from the state for. RTS is planning to build a full-on campus with training and ops co-located. With RTS saying that the number of new jobs, 810, was certainly less than what would ultimately be created, there was great incentive for the city and state to get involved.

But MS, what plans does he have for an incentive package that would directly affect FLOPS and create additional jobs and revenue for the state? Honestly, MS sounds like a whiny little child who attends someone else's birthday party and wants to get presents, too.

Definitely give him the black boot...