Originally Posted by
Phuz
My opinion is that it should be a priority. I understand that solving the F9 issue does not solve the scope/rj issue at large, but it does remove the lowest common denominator going into your section 6 this round and in future contracts as well.
Yes, Virgin America and Spirit also represent pilot groups who are willing to work for less than everyone else in order to grow their companies, but neither one of them operates FFD contracts at a profit in order to subsidize ticket prices at their "mainline" operations which undercut the legacy carriers.
If F9 isn't gone soon you cannot argue that their rates, work rules, and 401k/sick/vacation concessions will not be used to bargain against DAL and every other pilot group in future contracts. They have already demonstrated their willingness be the lowest common denominator on those combined fronts for many years to come.
Trust me, we want RAH gone probably as much as you do. It's insane that we are paying a company to do our core competency so much that they've gone out and bought another airline with the intent to grow it.
ALPA won't do anything about it. I told someone at DALPA I'd go DPA depending on how they handeled the Frontier situation and a few weeks ago had enough and sent my card in.