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President elect Obama is promising a $3,000 tax credit for every company that creates a new job, wonder if Southwest will get the credit for the new hires over at Volaris due to THEIR growth. Still an FO, with more than a ppl ... View more

Quote... OMG, I AM SOOO FREAKING OUT OVER THIS!! I am SOOO mad at you pilots. What is wrong with you? We're going to Mexico!! And if you ask me, its about time Gary took on some of the unions at Southwest. It is SOOO out of control with you guys. You DO NOT own this airline. You're just a little employee just like me. Because the unions make SO much money there's nothing left for us here in Dallas and we DO work hard. So pooh on you guys. And as far as dissing on our young Mexican friends and their pilots well news flash from Reggie, your job isn't all that hard. How do I know? Because I just got a PPL this summer and passed my written exam with a 96%, whoo hoo!!! And I'm not alone, some of my friends here got there's too and we all agree you have a fun job but it isn't really so hard. So boo, hoo, hoo. Cry me a river, I'm going to Mexico cry babies and I'm standing behind my man Gary!! Go Gary and viva la Mexico!!!! Whooo, hooooo!!!!!!!! You might want to apply at Volaris as a pilot with that 96%, and I'd cut back on being a spokesperson for the GO, you're not doing them any favors. ... View more

Quote "Volaris looks "High class" compared to Southwest" And your point is? So does Jet Blue, American, Delta, United, etc. Must be because of all the profits they made the last few years. Oh wait, they haven't made money in years... My bad Bottom line here is that no airline employee wants to see another airline struggle or employees lose their jobs, the issue at hand is the outsourcing of travel to another airline when Southwest employees are more than capable of doing the job. Seniority has already stagnated due to zero growth which has turned short term quality of life issues into long term quality of life issues for pilots and flight attendants. FOFL First Officer For Life ... View more

Quote "This is the difference, the frontline employee taking it in the shorts so the folks in the GO can continue having spirit parties. " And parades ... View more