Originally Posted by
oldmako
From Webster -
Definition of INCENTIVIZE
transitive verb
: to provide with an incentive <would incentivize employees with stock options>
The company WANTS something from us. The current agreement prevents them from using the 787 on routes they would like. If this agreement (as is purported) is turned down, the company will still want, and need that relief. They bought those planes to be operated on specific, long haul routes and they are currently prevented from doing so. This is leverage, plain and simple. Those of you who think that their need will not encourage them to return to the table surprise me.
Once upon a time there were a whole bunch of brand new 747-400's parked in the desert because of restrictive contractual language. They didn't sit there too long. What is so different this time? I guess that was too long ago for most to remember.
I always respect the opinion of others. On this forum, their are a core of guys who I agree with 80 to 90 % of the time. James, you are one of them.
Once upon a time, we refused to fly 50 seat jets. They were "beginner jets' for "beginner pilots". 15 years later, when those jets took half of our domestic feeder flights, be beeaached and moaned about all of our domestic flying being outsourced.
Now, we want to make it painful and expensive to fly LAX to SYD and SFO to TLV? Really?????
Those are dream routes for airline pilots. That is the ultimate carrot why most of us became airline pilots.
If we make it difficult, expensive, and unreliable, it will be outsourced to a Star Alliance partner in a heart beat.
And we will beeaach, this is BS!!!!!! They just outsourced more of our flying!!!!!!
Look at our history. Do we really want to repeat it?
"Yes" vote. Only because "Hell yes" isn't an option.