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Nope, I have friends whom fly at SKW and they know they are drinking the cool aid a bit much. When the 30 Ejets were announced some were smart enough to understand the company was telling them we will shrink and will have to give concessions while at it. Same thing at Pinnacle and Eagle. I don't want to see SKW pilots fail because I don't wish anyone harm and because it will affect me as well.
We're actually acquiring 40 R-Jets, not 30, and in return we’re parking 40 CR2's but only as they come off agreement sometime over the next 30 months (2.5 years). The initial 40 E-Jets will feel like growth then attrition will offset the slow loss of the 40 CR2s.
SkyWest will shrink but it will be a slow shrink unlike the losses others have sadly experienced. Also Mgmt. will not cut our pay without an agreement voted in by the pilots and our pilot group will do what’s best for SkyWest's future. If taking a bit of a cut is needed it will happen but we will work together to minimalize loss. I guarantee you our cuts won’t be anywhere near as deep as 9Es were. Regardless keep in mind our cuts come because of airlines like Pinnacle, Mesa and GoJets; all unionized carriers. I remember a time when the disgruntled 10%ers on here attacked us SkyWest pilots for not setting the bar. Now you’re dying for us to take bigger cuts than you in order to validate and prove what many of you have been preaching, that our Mgmt. group will screw us more during hard times because we’re non-union. Well that's truly sad, but get ready for more disappointment because it won’t happen.
What you guys fail to remember is that we’re competitors. My airline competes against yours and I want my airline to succeed, that’s business and the majority of us at SkyWest realize this. Life is not fair; there will never be equality and anyone who thinks there should be or could be needs to wake the hell up before it's too late.
Well, if you do get to vote then you actually have a chance to raise the bar! Or just keep what you have. Or lower the bar. So time will tell. We'll see if you guys can actually make a difference for the better rather than just being a passenger on this pattern bargaining roller coaster driven by all of us union pilot. I would love to see you guys use whatever leverage management gives you I order to change the trajectory for the better. This is your chance!