Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Probably the metric we need to look at is EU flying from the beginning of the current AF/KLM JV, or AZ addition. Our flying has diminished to less than our agreed share. Some of us are watching our contract, and patiently waiting for the cure period.
My fear is:
- we've pulled a bunch of Euro flying
+ we have flown a little more LHR
- yet, we are below our half of the JV flying
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If we let "them" pull our LHR flying metric, we've lost pilots in the deal
The new deal should not provide the Company with an easy way out of not meeting the current agreement, but the task is going to be a tough nut to crack. Further, if we are owed our deficit, an adjusted smaller AF/KLM JV would make it even more difficult to cure. Overlapping and separate JV, with one already in arrears is going to be hard to fix.
Get behind your reps and push. ...
Do you think the economy in Europe has had anything to do with the pull down in flying? Why did we have the large build up in Europe when we were already in the agreement with AF? Could it have been because Europe was doing quite well then compared to the rest of the world? Economic realities seem to have no place in a forum discussion however they do actually play a huge roll in management decisions on flying.