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Msg ID: 2783277 AM current pilot strategy is simple.Bonus $ in November,new job December! +11/-0     
Author:Mass exodus rapidly approaches
5/19/2023 8:01:28 PM

Wait until GMR raises go into effect. 2 more coming this year.



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Msg ID: 2783279 Nobody, as in NOBODY, gives up their base just because! (NT) +0/-4     
Author:Location, location, location's #1 perk
5/19/2023 9:10:05 PM

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Msg ID: 2783280 Nobody, as in NOBODY, gives up their base just because!  +4/-0     
Author:Ya and
5/19/2023 9:14:25 PM

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Like 90% of locations are garbage 



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Msg ID: 2783281 Same at the COMPETITION (NT) +1/-3     
Author:Grass isn't really any greener
5/19/2023 10:06:45 PM

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Msg ID: 2783282 Same at the COMPETITION +2/-0     
Author:There’s
5/19/2023 10:08:49 PM

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Better jobs for better pay if you can do anything besides hold chair down at EMS base 



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Msg ID: 2783285 but you'll have to move and uproot your whole family (NT) +1/-1     
Author:or be a far away spouse. enjoy yourself
5/19/2023 10:28:21 PM

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Msg ID: 2783287 but you'll have to move and uproot your whole family  +3/-0     
Author:Ya maybe
5/19/2023 10:53:42 PM

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Or they close your base and that happens anyways



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Msg ID: 2783292 Closing a base can happen ANYTIME, with or without a new CBA! (NT) +3/-0     
Author:Anonymous
5/20/2023 7:00:13 AM

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Msg ID: 2783314 but you'll have to move and uproot your whole family  +0/-0     
Author:olderendirt
5/20/2023 1:34:57 PM

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Same-same any helicopter job.



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Msg ID: 2783318 Exactly which Is why there will not be a mass exodus! +0/-1     
Author:(AMC pays moving expenses too)*
5/20/2023 2:47:02 PM

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if you move internally, which is not an exodus


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Msg ID: 2783334 Moving expenses of max 3500…not even a uhaul and boxes (NT) +0/-0     
Author:Joking right
5/20/2023 6:16:53 PM

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Msg ID: 2783342 Well, considering it was a voluntary move I initiated, it's all appreciated (NT) +0/-1     
Author:they pay anything to move!
5/20/2023 11:10:38 PM

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Msg ID: 2783345 Cheaper moving companies can do it +0/-0     
Author:Anonymous
5/21/2023 8:02:28 AM

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I used Two Men and a Truck for AMC paid move to next state over and it was just under $3K (family of 5 worth of stuff; no big toys like riding mower, motorcycle, or big shop tools though) . They were super respectful and careful with our stuff too.


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Msg ID: 2783368 Next state over. Haha. That’s not a move. That’s a commute (NT) +0/-0     
Author:Snowflaker
5/21/2023 12:07:07 PM

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Msg ID: 2783288 Or the competition is moving in or taken over your base anyway  +5/-0     
Author:good closing bases,losing contracts
5/19/2023 11:00:18 PM

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GMR is the biggest in the industry by a long shot. There isnt a single air methods base that doesn't have a GMR or competitor within an hour drive and that doesn't pay more. Air methods is Air Evac before GMR took them over!



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Msg ID: 2783293 Competition came into my area, and are already gone after 2 years (NT) +0/-4     
Author:those who switched are gone too!
5/20/2023 7:01:46 AM

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Msg ID: 2783296 SO WHAT'S THE BIG NEWS THEN FROM  +1/-0     
Author:THE 109
5/20/2023 9:12:53 AM

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whats the big news then?  NO new raises or they will take another 2yrs to look into it....I guess a bunch of the San Antonio Air Life bases closed....that was a big ownership for them....did the 145 base there in San Antonio close or just the outter bases 



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Msg ID: 2783303 SO WHAT'S THE BIG NEWS THEN FROM  +0/-0     
Author:Yes and
5/20/2023 10:12:16 AM

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Yes they gone 



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Msg ID: 2783306 Air methods is the new bottom feeder! Rebuild from top down or (NT) +3/-1     
Author:Will be extinct in 18 months
5/20/2023 11:22:32 AM

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Msg ID: 2783307 Bottom feeders are some of the most prized: Snapper, Grouper, Trigger, (NT) +0/-2     
Author:Flounder, Halibut, King Crab....
5/20/2023 11:24:49 AM

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Msg ID: 2783309 Because of their value…caught and sold! Exactly was American securities (NT) +1/-0     
Author:Is doing to AM…4 Sale!
5/20/2023 12:21:12 PM

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Msg ID: 2783317 So not bottom feeders but bottom harvesters (NT) +0/-0     
Author:Anonymous
5/20/2023 2:43:48 PM

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Msg ID: 2783308 Air methods is the new bottom feeder! Rebuild from top down or  +0/-1     
Author:I thought they
5/20/2023 12:20:11 PM

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Always were at the bottom



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Msg ID: 2783341 So far at the bottom, they are the biggest EMS operator in the industry (NT) +0/-1     
Author:Anonymous
5/20/2023 9:32:19 PM

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Msg ID: 2783353 So far at the bottom, they are the biggest EMS operator in the industry +0/-0     
Author:Ya the biggest
5/21/2023 9:47:30 AM

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Dump lowest pay best at crashing 



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Msg ID: 2783355 AM is no longer the biggest! Haven’t been for years. GMR is! (NT) +1/-0     
Author:AMC has closed +60 bases in 2 years
5/21/2023 10:08:17 AM

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Msg ID: 2783358 AM is no longer the biggest! Haven’t been for years. GMR is! +0/-0     
Author:Oh that’s
5/21/2023 10:21:14 AM

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Right they lost or loosing all their solid HBS programs 



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Msg ID: 2783375 They still have more bases then any other, and more pilots (NT) +0/-1     
Author:and more aircraft.
5/21/2023 1:43:33 PM

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Msg ID: 2783412 False. GMR had double the pilots and aircraft. AM is a toddler (NT) +1/-1     
Author:Amongst giants. acts like it too
5/21/2023 5:34:25 PM

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Msg ID: 2783417 Not under one certificate they aren't. (NT) +1/-1     
Author:AMC has them beat hands down!
5/21/2023 6:10:56 PM

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Msg ID: 2783425 AM uses blue Hawaiian and formerly Sundance for that claim. AM not biggest! (NT) +0/-1     
Author:Your story changes….
5/21/2023 7:09:18 PM

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Msg ID: 2783453 Without Blue Hawaii or Sundance, AMC has ~350 aircraft. +0/-0     
Author:That's more than Jet Blue!
5/21/2023 11:34:29 PM

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You can't top that in this industry!



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Msg ID: 2783493 Down to well under 300 bases. GMR crushes that number on one side (NT) +0/-0     
Author:Of the Mississippi
5/22/2023 12:03:28 PM

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Msg ID: 2783497 So, you have to add up 4 certificate holders to boast that? (NT) +0/-0     
Author:You are your own competition!
5/22/2023 12:33:32 PM

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Msg ID: 2783508 You’re proud your “biggest” PAYS the “lowest” (NT) +2/-0     
Author:Makes sense
5/22/2023 1:39:58 PM

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Msg ID: 2783528 self-esteem isn't about how much money you make (NT) +0/-1     
Author:Anonymous
5/22/2023 4:04:48 PM

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Msg ID: 2783532 You’re right. It means nothing when you are broke and homeles (NT) +1/-0     
Author:On the corner as GMR embarrasses you
5/22/2023 5:30:09 PM

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Msg ID: 2783535 broke and homeless. lol. one STARTS over $82k (NT) +0/-1     
Author:and lots of opportunity for $$ (>$100k)
5/22/2023 5:38:08 PM

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