Originally Posted by
gonyon
+1. i think this is what is going on. its the backdoor way of delta getting rid of 50 seaters. according to that bloomberg article their scheduling changes cost pncl 12.7 million last year now they will dispute any request for higher payments watching the time runout for pncl. If we take cuts, they'll just drag it out longer but they will win.
I would agree with this if I knew this would work for sure. But will it work? 9E doesn't lease the planes, Delta does. If Pinnacle declares Delta can pull the flying, from what I understand, but Delta is still stuck with the plane leases. Wouldn't Delta have to declare bankruptcy to get out of the leases?
On another note, staring a furlough in the face I want to make as much money as I can before going on unemployment. Taking a pay cut now means that my unemployment amount is based on less pay, like maxing out a pension, the more money you make now the more you'll get from unemployment.