Originally Posted by
Bluedriver
TX proved you guys wrong. Well, that is if you can use a calculator.
I don't like the codeshare stuff entirely, but I am not anti-union. That said, most union companies codeshare. And a union wouldn't force the company to buy A330s to fly to Dublin.
No open time in FLICA in sept, a trough month, wow I'm so shocked.... Wait until you get the vacation system these guys are demanding. Be ready for no open time 3x as often.
I didn't say a union would slow growth. I said raising pilot CASM 30% (or legacy pay) would slow growth. Growing is expensive, the money has to come from somewhere. And despite what alvr says, labor expenses are not free, and they do matter.
No skippy, $1.2 million in one month! Multiple that over the years and you could buy several airplanes! The links I provided only cover a couple of years.