Originally Posted by
Ronaldo
...I guess many (not most) of the F9 guys would rather fail than be associated with regional pilots.
It's more like I'd rather us fail than watch my seniority stagnate for the next 10-15 years (and that's assuming we double in size every 5 years).
Originally Posted by
SUX4U
How many guys have actually taken an Airbus seat that were junior to you before the SLI and are now senior to you? How many Tier 3 FO's have had either junior Lynx guys or Furloughed Midwest guys now senior to them on the SLI take a seat on the E-jet? If separation does occur and you guys are no longer bound by the SLI, will all of the RAH guys that have actually lost seniority in seat going to get their prior seniority back? I guess what I am getting at is, losing seniority is the end game for you guys and are doing what ever you can to separate, but it's tough sh*t for the RAH guys that have actually lost seniority in their seat?
I had to read that about 3 times to understand it, but I think the answer is that:
1. I'd be happy to take all the Lynx guys off your hands by hiring them here.
2. On the SLI, I took a 200% seniority hit (i.e. I have 3 times as many pilot senior to me as I had before) now, and about 1500% hit at retirement. How badly is the seniority impacted for the worst case at RAH?
Originally Posted by
Hetman
I've been gone a while, but I thought I remembered some provision in the SLI that barred RAH guys from Fifi's left seat until all the F9 guys had upgraded. Is there such a provision or is my memory flawed?
Only until the fence drops in another 5+ years.
Originally Posted by
SeaRider
... I would bet that 60-70% of the 1600 pilots that went above you will not even be here by the date the fence would come down. The other 30-40% will be in the left seat of an E-Jet and might not want to go to the bus depending on QOL etc.
Based on that 60-70% leaving, knowing that my relative seniority will only go backwards until we double in size doesn't make me feel any better about the deal. I don't hold out much hope that an E-jet pilot would stick with crappy work rules and half the pay instead of going to the bus.