Originally Posted by
Airsupport
and thats the thing... go jets CANT do it cheaper. you are still acting like pilots are really that expensive. They just thought they could. Just like we thought that way about the q's and the 900's we bought.
Of course GoJets can do it cheaper. Their labor costs and seniority are far lower than Pinnacle's.
Oh really? You have seen the books at GJ? So, how much cheaper will GJ be after the new Pinnacle contract. How do you know GJ flying will be permanent? Did GJ sign a long term deal? There's more to it than Pilot's pay.
First of all, there's no such thing as permanent flying for a regional. Ever.
And a 'long term deal' is only as long as the next bankruptcy, failure to meet performance metrics, or some shred move by the mainline carrier to break out of the said long term deal. Remember how Pinnacle's CRJ-200's had a long term deal through 2017 and the CRJ-900s had a long term deal through 2020?
You bring up an interesting point, what will be the aftermath of Pinnacle's new contract? If 9E management gets their way and the proposed term sheet under 1113 ends up being the pilot labor agreement, it will undercut even the lowest paying regional airlines today, and Pinnacle pilots would be worse off than even the 1999 contract!