Originally Posted by
F15andMD11
So another way to look at it is its a B scale. Its just a matter of time before they're allowed to "bid" for a larger aircraft, be placed on the seniority list and get a pay raise.
This was a result of the NWA bankruptcy. At the time, Mesaba had 35 Avros (69 seaters). Other than that, all feed carriers had 50 seats or less. NWA wanted to outsource 76 seats. NWA ALPA said no. Compass was the "compromise."
- All Compass seats would be offered first to NWA furloughees
- All Compass seats would be available for future NWA furloughs for flowbacks
- All Compass new hires would pass a NWA interview and given flow ups at a specified ratio
This was the result of NWA pilots getting tired of watching folks get furloughed only to have their jobs outsourced. A way of "kind of" bringing it in-house. Best deal they could get with management during BK. Recalls were hot-n-heavy around the same time Compass was drumming up, so I don't think a lot of NWA furloughs actually filled Compass seats. I will add that every Compass pilot I've met has been first-class and gladly welcome them at DAL.
Ball Breaker