Wise choice.

The time will come when our management recognizes what pilots bring to the table and alternatively the hornets nest they create when disrespected. Having only dealt with regionals (Westair) and new start-ups (ValuJet), Allegiant management has yet to deal with a committed, unified and militant pilot group, and it shows. It's actually downright comical, if not disturbing, to watch management's inept responses and knee-jerk reactions to the union's actions and newsletters. Reminds me of the over-confident boxer, still deliriously prancing around the ring with knees buckling, mouthpiece missing, too arrogant see the inevitable outcome.

Allegiant pilots have options and they know it. They have suffered the growing pains with the promise of rewards only to have them yanked under with the premise that "we are different" and industry standard wages "are not in our DNA". The consensus is to fix Allegiant with a fair contract or shut it down with a protracted strike and head to better pastures. Propaganda or ignorance, management believes the pilots won't strike and will accept a token raise without work rules. They believe standard industry forms of compensation represent 'soft costs' and refuse to pay them, our pilots will likely vote down any TA that doesn't have them. That's where the line will be drawn. Allegiant is among the most profitable carriers and can easily afford to pay the going rate to it's dwindling number of pilots, and they will. It's that simple.

Until then, I would stay away too. Good call.