Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
Yes, the pilot's union voted for it. After years of uninterrupted increases in pay and benefits, the union agreed to concessions along with an equal amount of ownership and control of the airline.
Carl
Carl,
So, we have determined that
YOU took
CONCESSIONS (not a pay freeze) in 1993 as part of NWA's voluntary restructuring to avoid bankruptcy.
My question is now this. How many times have you or your Delta brothers accepted a
PAY OR BENEFITS INCREASE in exchange for
SCOPE RELIEF?
In the mid to late nineties, Pinnacle (then Express Airlines) was flying approximately 35 turboprops as a NWA regional. They now fly 140 regional jets (16 of which are 900's). Mesaba now flys 60 jets (over 40 of which are 900's). Compass flys 36 E-175 regional jets. Those jets are mostly flying routes that
YOU used to fly in a DC-9.
If you feel the need to preach to someone about what is wrong with the airline pilot profession, you need not find a computer and log onto APC. You need only to find a podium and a
MIRROR.