Originally Posted by
CBreezy
Clearly you don't fully understand why gas prices are as low as they are. Do some light reading on the geopolitics behind oil imports and then get back to me.
I'm just plainly pointing out, if you had less Mesa cheerleaders, you might have leverage to sign a decent contract.
Clearly you don't understand pattern bargaining and the overall state of the industry.
Pattern bargaining: Just look at what other regional have signed and you'll get a glimpse of what the next contract will look like with a few changes.
State of the industry: In case you haven't noticed, majors are parking more RJ's than what is being delivered, and what is being delivered are 70/76 seat aircraft. CPA's are becoming less and less lucrative, and more and more restrictive due to mainline scope with block hour percentages, etc.
The growth you are seeing at TSA is nice, but you are getting some tired XJT birds. Mesa is the recipient of NEW Ejets for UAL with more possible on the way.
Maybe you should do a little more than "light reading" on the realities of US commercial aviation.