Originally Posted by
TenYearsGone
There is old book called Fountainhead. Real nice read.
Your new owners will have to understand that you are not willing to work for a discount. However, if your pilot group thinks they are paid very well and that your CBA is great, then your work is cut out.
We had a Frontier jumpseater from Denver the other day. Very smart and informative gentleman. He told us two things, that worry me.
1) He told us that a few of the Frontier Union officers,that were in charge of the Republic deal, are either on long term sick leave or in a high management position.
2) A majority of the pilots will work for less money as long as their Denver base is untouched.
You can convey a lot to a new buyer. I hope the best for you. Real nice people and product you have.
TEN
Fountainhead, had to look that up but thank you for the perspective. I think it applies here except for the fact that we haven't chosen our struggle. I still appreciate the analogy. Nicely done.
The jumpseater you had may have been a gentleman, but 1 and 2 are not accurate. One smart former FAPA rep took a VP position, another FAPA guy is apparently broken, and everyone with a brain knows that Denver is lost. There may be a few that will work for pennies in an effort to drive to work but the majority will not buy a domicile only to see it closed six months later.