Originally Posted by
shiznit
But ALPA didn't "say" that.
The total efficiencies granted to the company were in the 125-150 neighborhood after adding in the work rule gains, NOT 270.
Your math is off by about double, but yes the ability to 'not fill' 150 seats *could be* a reduction in roughly 2 pilots in each each category not adding to pilot costs on the companies' bottom line.
1% in payrates is roughly $23m/year.
So obviously I dreamed up the 270 number in regards to the ALV. I'll standby for you to tell me that it cost the company money to raise our ALV.
Pilots are leaving and soon it will be mandatory, we're at least 12 months away from hiring. Call me crazy, but I think that the ALV increase will allow the company to wait even longer before they have to hire.