Originally Posted by
AirbornPegasus
Blaming the RAH guys for taking the Midwest flying is like saying Ford Motor Company employees stole all the blacksmith jobs.
Is this weird analogy supposed to mean that RAH was technologically superior to Midwest?
Originally Posted by
AirbornPegasus
The Midwest pilots had exactly the same options and they showed up for work every day until the there was no more assigned flying, as they were contractually bound to do. However, now they blame the RAH pilots for doing the same thing they did. Unfortunately for both groups, it appears the RAH folks will likely face the same fate in the near future.
The Midwest pilots could have accepted the RAH pay scale and work rules and flown the 170s that were replacing the 717s. The training department was actually spooling up to do this. Several check airman finished type training.
Originally Posted by
AirbornPegasus
I truly believe the RAH death spiral has started. My prediction is that BB and company will be gone in less than three years, with furloughs starting by no later than January 2012. RAH FO's are bailing at the rate of 2% per month. If this holds, 25% will be gone in a year. Most of them will not see a raise until the IBT gets a new contract signed and they are not willing to wait around to see if and when that will happen. No company can survive long term with such a disenchanted employee group, with so little hope.
On that note, we can agree. Look at what he is doing to the Frontier gate agents? Another glaring example of how something can be completely legal and WRONG at the same time. No one is saying what the RAH pilots did was illegal but it would certainly be refreshing if they at least acknowledged it was wrong.