Originally Posted by
Bartok
The fact that XJT didn't have the foresight for 76-seat rates.
Mesaba didn't have 76 seat aircraft but we made damn sure those rates were in the contract we signed prior to this merger circus.
ASA had the foresight, why does it come down to another carrier to help you with an oversight in your glorious contract.
XJT and ASA pilots wouldn't do squat to help Pinnacle pilots out. I guarantee most of you guys would be very happy if we voted ourselves out of business.
I don't work under the XJT contract so I can't speak for why they didn't have the foresight to negotiate large RJ wages.
And a no vote isn't a vote to put yourself out of business. 80kts and others who have intimate knowledge of how Delta operates have explained why that's the case on this thread and many others. It's all a scare tactic. 9E's fate does not hinge on this vote.
What does, however, is the compensation of every regional airline pilot for the next decade.