Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
As with everything, what they printed was factually correct. They were not trending the number of A seats, just one bid to the next.
Go look at our ASM's from 2008-2009 to now.
You know what really irks me? When people are surprised when something like LGA happens. It is legal by our PWA, and until guys "Get Religion" wrt to scope, they are always going to be surprised when the company does something they are totally within their contractual bounds to do. Only way to fix it is to fix the PWA, and until we stop looking at pay over scope, nothing will change. Period.
Yes, indeed, and considering that a majority of the lost Capt seats come from our highest paying categories, it's not a junior pilots' dilemma.
I am still surprised at the announcement, mainly because the company seems to be making sound operational and marketing decisions lately, and this is like 2000 all over again. For the company to use the excuse that they need to develop markets--- from LGA--- that have been well served over the years by AA and USair, sounds disingenuous. I am as concerned for our business customers as I am at the lost opportunity for mainline growth.