Let me tell you something slick....Ive worked with the old AIA and Kalitta
since 1995...and your probably the guy the used to fly terre haute-toledo
and complain....well..yeah...but dont you dare for one minute...assume or
presume for a minute that you know...this company...yeah..AIA was a
madhouse..but this company has quality people...and dam good pilots...
just ask the guys.that flew for TWA, USAir...Northwest..yeah..they might have gone back for the pay..but they miss it....just about every one of them..and surprise surprise...not all of them went back...you become a better pilot at this company...as far as maintenence..slowly but surely...
its changing and for the better...we have some of the best ride on mechanics in the business..and those that dont make the grade or cant handle it...move on..probably to the outfit your working at........and we are tight....i wont dispute those instances...you mention.but dont dare...for one minute say ...scum bags?
.....show me a pilot who isnt.
Management..? sure..it could be better..scheduling..its improved..but we still have a dam good group of pilots..and that crew in bogota...knew there stuff...trust me i know them all....better than most..and not as good as others..but no superman among them.just very knowledgeable men...
sure we are bottom feeders..but dont forget one thing slick....we were doing a hell of a lot better than any swinging freight dog outfit in the business bar none..and for whatever we may think of that one eyed
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...., he knows the business and that airplane better than you ever will..... We might have been Con air ...once ..but its the crews and the people that come to the company that have changed its face....mark my words ...we will be back...and