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Old 05-30-2012 | 01:37 PM
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Good conversation, and good points by all. Just a few thoughts:

1) AirTran guarantee is now 75/76 per 30/31 day month, not 70

2) AirTran monthly block hours per line are decreasing as aircraft go to SWA. Pilots that used to get over 100 hours credit are scavenging to break 80.

3) The "First Offer" (SIA #1 at AirTran, SL9, I think, at SWA) would not have prevented the AAI pilots from losing their seats as the 717's went away. It's time to put that thing to rest.

Regardless, I'm heartened to see that many SWA pilots realize that we haven't really been handed the "winning lottery ticket" that they initially thought we were handed, and also I think that many AAI pilots are realizing that junior SWA pilots' concerns about being adversely impacted are also valid. I also appreciate that many SWA crew have gone out of their way in the airports and crew hotels to to say "Hi" and "Welcome Aboard" etc., as awkward as it can be sometimes. It is definitely appreciated.
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