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Originally Posted by cactusmike
Parker said in the last CLT town hall meeting that US Air (East) was going to be liquidated absent the merger. AWA saved your butts. Just look at the SEC documents from the original filing. You guys were out of cash and AWA was the only one buying. If Parker had let US Air shutdown the way Lorenzo shut down Frontier, the seniority award would have been a total loss for the East. As it is you got the first 515 slots and relative seniority after that. Face it, the East pilots are the greedy ones.
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C'mon CactusMike....I think you are completely off base here. After USAirways declared bankruptcy a SECOND TIME since September 11'th, things were really different. You just are too jaded to see the massive change in corporate culture and success that were being bred at the "New" USAirways before they
SAVED America West! For example:
1. Cash in the bank was at an all time high
2. Profits were through the roof
3. Labor (especially the pilots) were all happy with the fat contracts they had just signed. Relations between the unions and management are peaceful, respectful and mutually benefitial.
4. Everyone was happy to lose their pensions, benefits and dignity
5. The planes in the fleet were newly painted & clean
6. Brand new Airbus's were on the way
7. All the larger RJ's were assigned to our exciting new regional airline, Mid Atlantic....no more giving away flying to those pesky regionals ever again! USAirways will never again contract to another non wholly owned subsidiary. Mid Atlantic will be seen in the future as the blueprint for how regional aircraft should be flown....with mainline pilots filling the seats of every aircraft. It is a "can't miss" scenario for US.
8. The passengers were happy
9. USAirways ranked at the top of the DOT surveys for passenger satisfaction, baggage handling & on-time performance.
10. Hiring of pilots was limited only to the capacity of the training center. Pilots from other airlines scrambling to give up their seniority numbers to sign on and "Fly with US"! No furloughs from the previous "failures" of our business plan, management and employees!
11. Our fortress hubs of PIT and PHL are so strong that any airline such as Southwest would never dare to launch service for fear of being crushed.
12. Wall Street upgraded USAirways to AA+ from "Deathwatch". Offers of new financing were overwhelming the executive suite. The Alabama pension fund folks were pressing hard to invest even more money into the airline so that they could make hefty profits.
13. Top executives from other "lesser" airlines were scrambling to come to work for USAirways
14. USAirways was kicking the butts of everyone that dared to compete with them in any market (LUV in PHL...Delta on the Shuttle, etc.)
15. USAirways was looking to buy out other carriers in order to strengthen its already formidable competitive position.
16. Our pilots viewed as the envy of the industry with the highest pay, QOL, benefits, routes and career progression in the industry!
17. Our new Caribbean routes are highly lucrative and will give only higher and higher yields as the years go on.
All in all....the proudest and most succesful airline in the history of the industry!
Hang on just a moment.......things are getting a little hazy..........let me roll up my $20 bill and take another "sniff" of this line of stuff on the table..........................there.............a ll better now................where was I?
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