Originally Posted by
JetBlast77
We've been working under this contract for 8 years and posted a profit for 6 of those, how do you explain that? I hate to tell you buddy but you better start getting very worried if you really believe what youre saying, because there isnt a single person here that is willing to give any of this up. We have all the votes so what ASA wants doesnt matter. We cannot be forced into arbitration without our consent (which will never be given) so we'll work under this contract forever. Your attitude towards "staying in the black "is the exact reason why this industry is in the state its in. People kept saying it and saying it and before long regionals were created and so was the crap pay that comes along with them. But hey guys, what good is all this money if we're furloughing and downgrading? Give me an Fen break man. Im not giving another cent, there are plenty of other carrers worth our respect, im not going to keep giving and giving until i work 25 days and make 20K. Some of you people on here really make me sick.
Originally Posted by
blastoff
With respect to your lack of knowledge (I know you guys at SKYW weren't privy to the inside baseball on what happened in 2008), SKYW Inc engineered XJT's losses 3 years prior to the current merger.
A quick glance at XJT’s 10K’s shows that XJT hasn’t turned a profit since 2006 and regardless of how you spin XJT’s 2008 contract it was your Mgmt. team that agreed to the terms in an effort to stand alone. Jerry and friends saw an investment opportunity and CAL schooled the two parties. In the end SkyWest is paying for it, literally. Besides XJT’s slide began a long time ago in 2005 when CAL pulled 69 jets and ExpressJet attempted branded operations. I admit it was a bold attempt and ExpressJet’s branded operations had a good model and product but many reason lead to its downfall.
As for your crap pay comments, I love how those who don't understand business go straight to an extreme. This business model will not support the average pilot making $200K/yr., but will support a sold wage for a subcontractor not $20K on 25 days of work. Just remember you're a subcontractor providing fee that mainline want's for the cheapest price. If you can't provide it they will give the flying to someone else who's cheaper (GoJet). Don’t believe me? Go just ask for 20% pay raises and see what happens.
Last edited by MatchPoint; 04-01-2012 at 02:41 PM.