Originally Posted by
Lambourne
Wasn't that for reopening of ORD. How many going forward will there be. To see the fence as a win proves your blindness to common sense. I'm a L-UA pilot and view the loss of growth airplanes as a complete screw up by our negotiating committee. They did a very good job for the most part, they just listened to the wrong crowd when it applied to fencing the 747.
20/20 hindsight is rearing it's ugly head. Our (l-ual) negotiating team lost several battles with Pierce, who took full advantage of the hammer he had with respect to our 2003 Bankruptcy contract signed under duress. That concessionary contract put heat on the Negotiating Team to get a deal. And Pierce stood in the way; demanding things like merged pay-scale demands with the 737 and 767-400. It was a hard swallow to agree to these demands to get a contract. So the Negotiating Team had to come thru on the fences - which historically are issues that are demanded by merged airlines. Good or Bad, they are here to stay - at least for a while. So enjoy the 787...for now