Any individual who touches a Northwest aircraft will be fully trained in the Northwest maintenance program. Some were furloughed from other airlines. Some are from vendors that already work on Northwest equipment. ... We recruited from a rather large pool the best we could get. They're certainly not off the street. |
As the operation stabilizes, we'll pull them back out again. |
Bookings are essentially on track with where we would expect them to be. |
But he was the captain and once you are on the cricket field you must give support to the captain. |
Everything we are doing we are doing for today. I wouldn't be surprised if we named a captain just to try and win the World Cup. I would name a captain for the next five to 10 years. |
I'm optimistic. But I've always been optimistic. |
It was definitely a case of working with the dates that we have available. We are confident that the time frame that we have set forth for the tournament is one that will cause minimal conflict with the other activities happening in the region. |
It's not exactly a livable amount of money. It's frustrating because we're not asking for the world. We're asking to treat us equally as we go year-to-year and make it so that your most qualified people can survive. |
Like all the other territories, Jamaica is well behind in its preparation and there is a lot of work to be done. |
Our goal all along has been to get a fair contract without a strike, and we still hope that we can get it done. Our members have told us loud and clear, however, that they're prepared to strike if that's what it takes to get a fair contract. |
Our operations are running particularly well. |
Our replacement technicians are highly trained and experienced mechanics. |
Performance has returned into the normal spectrum and we're comfortable where we sit right now. |
Positive tests are black eyes for everybody. |
Productivity suffered as a result of that. |