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June 22nd, 2005, 11:42
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| Moderator  |  Re: American West pilots angry as talks near One thing I do remember from working at NWA was how people would say, "I was a green tail" or "I was a red tail". I worked in IT and there was really no animosity there. I imagine it was quite different in the unionized groups though. |
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June 22nd, 2005, 11:46
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul
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| Re: American West pilots angry as talks near [ QUOTE ] One thing I do remember from working at NWA was how people would say, "I was a green tail" or "I was a red tail". I worked in IT and there was really no animosity there. I imagine it was quite different in the unionized groups though. [/ QUOTE ]That's it!! I couldn't remember the colors. The pilots I've known have always talked about red book vs. green book. Red books didn't like green books and vice versa. |
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June 22nd, 2005, 11:56
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| Administrator  Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Pinal Airpark
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| Re: American West pilots angry as talks near [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] One thing I do remember from working at NWA was how people would say, "I was a green tail" or "I was a red tail". I worked in IT and there was really no animosity there. I imagine it was quite different in the unionized groups though. [/ QUOTE ]That's it!! I couldn't remember the colors. The pilots I've known have always talked about red book vs. green book. Red books didn't like green books and vice versa. [/ QUOTE ] I jumpseated on a NWA 727 once to Phoenix. Each of the 3 crew members onboard was a different "faction" of the union. The FE was a newhire. The FO was a "green book", I believe from the old Southern Airways or Republic Airlines. The Capt was a "red booker" from the old Northwest Orient days. That was the most sterile cockpit, from pushback to park, that I've ever come across. Capt wanted nothing to do with the FE, FO wanted nothing to do with the Capt, etc.....it was quite obvious. Coldest cockpit I'd been in ever...... |
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