Originally Posted by
gatorbird
I, for one, picked up on something a couple of weeks ago that's left me more than a tad irritated. Apparently the company wanted to take on 10 aircraft in a hurry and asked the MEC for a few consessions (staffing, reserves, time withheld) for a time period in order to allow them to do so. Have you been informed of this? Were you allowed to provide your two cents into it? No- it was swept under the rug. Wouldn't this have been a great opportunity to gain something in return? I sure think so.
[JOKE]Wasn't that in the last SPAMEC Update?[/JOKE]
Just messing with you.
Definitely a great opportunity. One of the weakest things I've seen of this and past MEC's is their ability to realize when they have the upper hand in negotiations. If the company wanted to put 10 planes on quickly, no doubt they would have sold the "growth far outweighs the concessions" angle to the MEC. The MEC may have been able to give temp "help" to the company, while getting 10 permanent airplanes, PLUS a little sweetener on the side. If they got a hot deal on 10 planes, they probably would have been willing to pay up a little for any temp relief.
BTW, anyone know if Tiger is back up and running yet?