Originally Posted by
Yumyum
Nope! eleven year guy regardless of your math. Don't preach stagnation to me. My vote is NO! If you think for one second this company isn't capable of returning our old JBCA or better, you're ignorant. RECORD PROFITS + REGIONAL PILOT SHORTAGE... the ingredients for success. Don't bendover again.
For those on the outside looking in I am pleased to report that people like this are in the minority. This point of view is the unfortunate byproduct of a terrible time in the airline industry exacerbated by manipulative management. This deal is a departure from those bad times. This deal takes us forward, maybe not as fast as we would like but it is in the right direction.
When it comes to resentment learn to deal with this and move on. I have heard Delta Air Lines is looking to see if you are deeply resentful during interview. The signs of which will most likely lead to them passing on your services.
On a different not the $39 per hour FO doesn't need a hike in pay just an upgrade. This package helps get bodies in the door. Bodies in the door helps aircraft come back from the desert. Aircraft coming back from the desert need captains. Those captains will be first officers who want to upgrade. The first officer upgrading will go from $39 per hour to something north of $70 depending on longevity. This $31 bump in pay will far exceed a increase in bonus to new hires. Growth is good and if this means upping bonus for new hires then I say "UP BONUS FOR NEW HIRES."