Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
What I bolded above just tickles me given alfaromeo's previous post in another thread:
"We have an agreement that will add 1,000 new mainline jobs, but somehow that is a bad thing. Go figure."
I've asked alfaromeo to show us numerous times where this claim exists in the TA. But as expected, only the sound of crickets.
Don't you just hate shabby analysis and outright fabrications?
Carl
Carl, things keep changing.
Back in April of this year (when the company had no idea that they might be able to acquire 717s from SWA
) we were told hiring in mid to late 2013.
Then the TA dropped. No mention of a change in the hiring plan so still mad to late 2013.
Then the rumors of 717s come with pilots was met with a late memo saying not true, but still no mention of a change in hiring.
Then people question whether the 717s are just replacement aircraft and now we may, may, have to hire in 2012 instead of mid to late 2013. The word pandering comes to mind since it was on the eve of the vote.
And now all of a sudden, those 739s are no longer 1:1 replacements as has been said since they were ordered. And we may exercise options for 30 more 739s and make those all growth.
In the batters box is probably the rumored 773 order, 24 more 717s and we'll upgrade the entire fleet of MD88s and 90s with new cockpits.
They ain't stupid and neither are we.
If the contract doesn't say it, it doesn't have to happen.