Originally Posted by
air101
I think this is why people at OO think negatively of you guys. Nobody is wishing harm upon you, nobody is blaming you for anything. But the facts are the facts. You guys are not making money. There is no way United is going to make changes to the CPA. United wants to get rid of 50 seaters. It's business. If your business is losing money, you don't throw more money at it just to make the pilots happy in a feel good moment. You have to make tough choices to help reduce the loss and right the ship. Nobody is hoping you guys are all out of a job, nobody is hoping that you guys get stapled to the bottom of our seniority list. But we can no longer tolerate the excessive losses that are attributed to the L-XJ side of the operation. There are no good solutions or no answers that will make everyone happy, but the losses can't be sustained.
And I believe that its statements like your original post that makes many EV pilots look negatively upon your pilot group. Your original post comes off as arrogant and gleeful of our possible wind down.
And I also believe that most (including myself) have NO desire to start over at OO as a new FO. Therefore I believe that if the intent is to wind down EV, then OO will have a very difficult time finding pilots to fill the void.
As previously stated, I also have no desire to do this job for a penny less. Make us all one list (which I know you all hate and I really have no desire for being an OO employee either). Then show me that we as ONE, I repeat O N E airline cannot turn a profit. Then (and only then) will i consider any concessions. PERIOD.