ExpressJet Forums http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/ ExpressJet Forum en Fri, 18 May 2012 06:07:59 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/images/custom/vuel/misc/rss.png ExpressJet Forums http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/ JS list on AA http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47119-JS-list-on-AA&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 01:17:10 GMT Somehow got locked out of the ALPA website and don't have a set of "security" questions set. Could someone PM me the procedure for JS listing on AA, or at least a helpdesk number for calling ALPA for a password reset?? I know it is changing at the end of the month as per the Xjet message, but I may be in a bind getting back to work after visiting family this weekend..... ]]> Jumpseating superdantx http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47119-JS-list-on-AA There are no atheists in foxholes or in Indonesia http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47118-There-are-no-atheists-in-foxholes-or-in-Indonesia&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 00:50:36 GMT https://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/man-faces-five-years-for-8216god-does-not-exist-facebook-post/7796 31-year-old Alexander Aan faces a maximum... https://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/...book-post/7796


31-year-old Alexander Aan faces a maximum prison sentence of five years for posting “God does not exist” on Facebook. The civil servant was attacked and beaten by an angry mob of dozens who entered his government office at the Dharmasraya Development Planning Board on Wednesday. The Indonesian man was taken into protective police custody Friday since he was afraid of further physical assault.

The posting was made on a Facebook Page titled Ateis Minang (Minang Atheist), which Aan created. At the time of writing, it had over 1,700 Likes. Aan’s posting has been removed, but supporters on the Page are urging police to release him.
Dharmasraya Police Chief Sr. Comr. Chairul Aziz said the district branch of the council and other Islamic organizations believed Aan had defiled Islam by using passages from the Koran to denounce the existence of God and highlight his atheist views. “So it meets the criteria of tainting religion, in this case Islam,” Chairul told The Jakarta Globe.

On Facebook, Aan said he was brought up as a Muslim. In 2008, however, he came to the conclusion that God could not exist. In addition to his comment about the possibility of a deity, he also declared that he did not believe in angels, devils, heaven, hell, as well as other “myths.” He was aware he could lose his job and was prepared to do so to defend his beliefs.
Atheism is a violation of Indonesian law under the founding principles of the country. ]]> The Pipe fazole http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47118-There-are-no-atheists-in-foxholes-or-in-Indonesia RAH Q400s going to DEN http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47117-RAH-Q400s-going-to-DEN&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 23:23:18 GMT Looks like the q400s are going to Denver for united express flying. This the reason there never was a den base opened up? Looks like the q400s are going to Denver for united express flying.
This the reason there never was a den base opened up? ]]> The Pipe HappyPilot1 http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47117-RAH-Q400s-going-to-DEN Memphis commuters. 5/18 Mem to Ord!!! http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47115-Memphis-commuters-5-18-Mem-to-Ord!!!&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 19:33:22 GMT Anybody commute from Mem to ord tomorrow on the 18th? I would like to stay in Memphis if possible for the BBQ fest. Flt 6041 and leaves at 10:38am.... Anybody commute from Mem to ord tomorrow on the 18th? I would like to stay in Memphis if possible for the BBQ fest. Flt 6041 and leaves at 10:38am. I am willing to let you have and make your commute easier. ]]> pkunzip66 http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47115-Memphis-commuters-5-18-Mem-to-Ord!!! Loading sked+ after a reserve assignment http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47114-Loading-sked-after-a-reserve-assignment&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 19:04:58 GMT Does this happen to anyone else?

i never have an issue with loading the page. Until I'm 10-15 min after block-in on a rsv assignment. So I have to call to make sure I'm released. I'm not one for conspiracies, but man, this happens a lot. I'm on an iPhone if that makes any difference. ]]> The Pipe icedeemon http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47114-Loading-sked-after-a-reserve-assignment CAL Pilots to vote on strike http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47113-CAL-Pilots-to-vote-on-strike&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 18:01:03 GMT this is from another board;

Quote:
As the first order of business for today's MEC meeting, the CAL MEC unanimously passed a resolution to conduct a strike vote.

This resolution continues the plan that we have consistently held to since the beginning of negotiations for our contract.

Today's vote also is a symbol of our recognition that today is the anniversary of the L-UAL pilots' 1985 strike. We have sent this resolution to the UAL MEC in the hope that they will see fit to join us in a show of unity.

Capt. Jay Pierce
CAL MEC Chairman
]]> The Pipe Mailman http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47113-CAL-Pilots-to-vote-on-strike Cool site if ya dont like ethinol gas. http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47111-Cool-site-if-ya-dont-like-ethinol-gas&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 16:59:25 GMT Found three stations in Corpus with pure gas. http://pure-gas.org/ Found three stations in Corpus with pure gas.

http://pure-gas.org/ ]]> The Pipe ddornacker http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47111-Cool-site-if-ya-dont-like-ethinol-gas CRP XJT ground ops to be outsourced http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47110-CRP-XJT-ground-ops-to-be-outsourced&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 14:54:04 GMT Looks like another good station is getting Rick rolled. Have not heard who yet but I assume Eagle as they and Southwest are the only other game in... Looks like another good station is getting Rick rolled. Have not heard who yet but I assume Eagle as they and Southwest are the only other game in town. Should be released later today. Sad day for sure down here in The Sparkling City by the Sea. ]]> The Pipe ddornacker http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47110-CRP-XJT-ground-ops-to-be-outsourced <![CDATA[Delta 's new add touts "regional jet's with two business class"]]> http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47109-Delta-s-new-add-touts-quot-regional-jet-s-with-two-business-class-quot&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 12:06:28 GMT Delta's new online add show's a 170 or 190 and talks about two classes of service coming to most of their regional fleet, guessing this has something to do with the new TA giving up at least 76 seaters??? ]]> The Pipe Guardguy http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47109-Delta-s-new-add-touts-quot-regional-jet-s-with-two-business-class-quot Pinnacle takes 74mil loan from Delta http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47108-Pinnacle-takes-74mil-loan-from-Delta&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 05:18:42 GMT http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-16/pinnacle-airlines-can-take-delta-s-74-million-loan.html By Tiffany Kary ... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-0...lion-loan.html
By Tiffany Kary - May 16, 2012 5:07 PM CT

Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (PNCLQ), the bankrupt airline won approval to borrow as much as $74.3 million from Delta Airlines Inc. after a judge overruled objections from a group of shareholders.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Gerber in Manhattan court today approved the company’s request for the so-called debtor- in-possession loan that will fund operations in bankruptcy. The loan requires Pinnacle to take on money-losing contracts to provide services to Delta and sets a timeline for it to renegotiate labor terms with its unions and file an exit plan.
“It’s undisputed that Delta is the only game in town and that the debtor desperately needs this money,” Gerber said, as he heard hours of testimony over whether Delta had tilted Pinnacle into bankruptcy and created onerous loan terms for its own benefit.
A group of shareholders had objected to the loan, saying Delta was strong-arming Pinnacle. The group includes Nantahala Capital Partners LP and Blackwell Partners LLC, among others, according to court papers.
Gerber said objectors failed to consider that without the loan, the company would run out of money as of June 1, and ruled that poor operational performance and increased expenses, not Delta, forced the company into bankruptcy.
Complex Agreements

A union had also said the loan didn’t give enough time to renegotiate complex labor agreements, and had withdrawn its objection today, citing modifications made since Pinnacle’s initial request for the loan in April.
Sean Menke, Pinnacle’s chief executive officer, testified under questioning by Jeffrey Jonas, a lawyer for the shareholders, that to make money on the contracts with Delta, Pinnacle will need to negotiate cuts to, or reject its labor contracts. He said 50 percent of the company’s costs are labor- related.
Pinnacle said that without the loan, it would have to liquidate. Only Delta had agreed to give it a loan, and the terms reached were the best possible after a month of negotiations, Pinnacle said in court papers.
“This isn’t a particularly attractive loan for someone who doesn’t have an interest in this organization,” said Lisa Beckerman, bankruptcy counsel for Pinnacle.
Initial Request

Pinnacle’s initial request to take the loan was delayed and the offer was renegotiated to meet the concerns of a committee of unsecured creditors, who said they supported the revised deal due to its more lenient milestones.
A union representing 1,800 flight attendants and 900 ground workers, United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, also withdrew its objection today based on the changes. The union had initially said in court papers that the loan was a “sub rosa” plan, one that would determine the outcome of the reorganization without allowing Pinnacle to consider other options.
The union also said in court papers that labor terms proposed by Pinnacle on May 8 call for changes to medical benefits, holiday pay and other benefits, and that negotiations over them will probably be “complex and time consuming.”
Equity Holders

Equity holders had maintained their objections today, saying the money-losing agreements it requires with Delta will ultimately hurt recovery for shareholders. Delta negotiated terms to serve itself because it has “an enormous amount of leverage” over the company as its sole customer and trade partner, lawyers for shareholders wrote.
Delta also “undertook several coercive actions” with Pinnacle before its bankruptcy which brought the need for the loan about, and the loan will essentially force Pinnacle to assume key contracts with the airline to fly planes which Delta is tied to through long-term leases, equity holders said.
The airline, based in Memphis, Tennessee, listed assets of $1.5 billion and liabilities of $1.4 billion in the Chapter 11 filing, saying costs had risen as revenue declined.
As it restructures, Pinnacle, which provides flights for Delta, United Continental Holdings Inc. (UAL), and US Airways Group Inc. (LCC), said it plans to wind down regional services for United by Nov. 30 and cease flying for US Airways by June. It will halt United Express services by Aug. 1.
Pinnacle has also said its $74.3 million loan from Delta would help it repay a $44.3 million debt to the larger airline. It flies about 200 regional jets for Delta, the world’s second- largest carrier. Delta’s business has traditionally accounted for 80 percent of Pinnacle’s flying.
Pinnacle shares traded at 12 cents around 12:30 ET, down from 69 cents on April 2, the first trading day after its April 1 bankruptcy filing.
The case is In re Pinnacle East Coast Operations Inc., 12- 11343, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York (New York). ]]> The Pipe Texan Aviator http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47108-Pinnacle-takes-74mil-loan-from-Delta Quick Benefits Question http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47107-Quick-Benefits-Question&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 04:16:15 GMT Hey guys so i just got married and im looking to add my wife to my benefits. I went on to the benefits website and found all the information on what... Hey guys so i just got married and im looking to add my wife to my benefits. I went on to the benefits website and found all the information on what the different plans offer for family etc but i couldn't find anywhere the price of the different plans. Does any one know where those prices are located?i know obviously its going up because im adding her but couldn't figure out how much.Thanks ]]> The Pipe brokepilot08 http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47107-Quick-Benefits-Question Sched+ asking for passwords for may trades all of a sudden http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47106-Sched-asking-for-passwords-for-may-trades-all-of-a-sudden&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 01:46:31 GMT What's up with that?!!!! ]]> The Pipe iwannagofast http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47106-Sched-asking-for-passwords-for-may-trades-all-of-a-sudden Vacation month ILIW? http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47105-Vacation-month-ILIW&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 01:22:30 GMT Finally have a hard line again plus vacation in June. Been a while but have a question... I can trip trade during ILIW during a vacation month... Finally have a hard line again plus vacation in June. Been a while but have a question...

I can trip trade during ILIW during a vacation month and not mess up min line value as long as I only trade one trip for a higher paying trip correct? Any other advice for trading during a vaction month?

Thanks..
LIke I said it's been a while. ]]> The Pipe hou757 http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47105-Vacation-month-ILIW Trip Trade on ILIW June http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47104-Trip-Trade-on-ILIW-June&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 23:47:23 GMT whats the max amount of trips that can be exchanged on Sked +? ie.. 3 pairing for another 3 pairings, is that an overload? Does any1 know? whats the max amount of trips that can be exchanged on Sked +? ie.. 3 pairing for another 3 pairings, is that an overload? Does any1 know? ]]> The Pipe wing-zero http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47104-Trip-Trade-on-ILIW-June Are you interested in exploring other bidding options? POLL http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47103-Are-you-interested-in-exploring-other-bidding-options-POLL&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 23:32:17 GMT Simple question here folks. Are you interested in *exploring alternatives* to our current system of line bidding (i.e. PBS) or Are you... Simple question here folks.

Are you interested in exploring alternatives to our current system of line bidding (i.e. PBS)

or

Are you uninterested in exploring these alternatives, and have already made up your mind to keep line bidding as we know it.

Keep in mind, this is not a poll on whether or not you WANT PBS, simply on whether or not you wish to continue to be informed regarding the issue. ]]> The Pipe aussieflyboy http://www.expressjetpilots.com/the-pipe/showthread.php?47103-Are-you-interested-in-exploring-other-bidding-options-POLL