Recent content by bandit1

Worked my final shift last night in ROC ...will now look to the future without US after 22+ years, I will be recieving my first severance check on the anniversary of the very first day I walked in the place how ironic! Good Luck to all the remaining people of US you will always be in my thoughts...

How about paying all the fleet service the same wage for doing the same or more work rather than dividing them and stop the outsourcing of the 18 stations on the block!

I am just trying to understand the term I know whats left for pentions all though where I work there are several that have retirement paperwork submitted. I am not saying going forward there will be any I merely and trying to understand the statement and how this could effect various stations...

I read the non historical attrition as a mass retirement or people quiting ...with what you said ...not replacing people which wittles it down to nothing.

The right to outsource any work if there is non-historical attrition, or work actions by IAM-fleet. Can Anyone explain the above statement...and what they are trying to say? Other than the obvious out source.

The max takeoff weight is determined by the manufacture to allow for a safe take off on 50pct of the avail power in case an engine is lost on takeoff. Therefore based on that with both engines operating properly you probably have the capability to carry more weight but because of the reason...

Mr Colodny was a great CEO and yes he should have hung around a little longer. What got US in this mess in my opinion was offering LPP after the mergers which amounted in over 800 million in costs per year for the next 3 years after the mergers coupled with a declining economy. It wasn't enough...

I was just watching the today show and they had Richard Branson on ...the question was asked about him starting a low cost airline in the US and he was pretty candid and said within 6-8 months and that he was talking to a few airlines to buy rather than start from scratch... could this be related?