SWA perspective on S.L. 10
OK, it's one guy's perspective....
First off let me say S.L. 10 is pretty harsh, especially compared to S.L. 9. I understand AAI's anger and frustration over the huge difference between the two. Nasty comments from the SWA side of the fence are not helping the situation either. It's easy to demonize SWA pilots but the actions of SWA management and the posts of a few pilots on this board do not represent the attitudes and opinions of the 6,000 SWA pilots.
Now the SWA perspective: S.L.9 fenced AAI pilots in Atlanta for 10 years, seat protected all AAI Captains, immediately put AAI pilots on SWA pay and even gave a 2 year longevity bump to most of the AAI First Officers. We are bewildered as to why AAI is so angry with SWA when S.L. 9 was turned down by your union. It just seems like misdirected anger. Should you not be angry with your MEC and specifically the two guys and girl who were bent on making sure the membership never voted on this?
--S.B.