Originally Posted by
Bob Loblaw
Given current staffing levels, keeping them longer is a good thing. Once staffing starts to get tight, by all means, ship them off. Until then, more hulls is better.
Should management stop the flow, they will be in violation of the CBA. They do have a tendency to disregard the contract, however, that would be a major grievance. Even though it would take years tied up in arbitration, it would prove quite costly both monetarily as well as dampen their ability to recruit new pilots. Another thing to remember is flow levels decrease over time. Eventually all 3 WO airlines flow agreements look roughly the same.
Just ask yourself if AAG will cancel flights due to low staffing while still allowing pilots to flow. The key to flow is a steady amount of new hire pilots. Once at a proper staffing level, flow will only continue if those levels can remain constant.
That is true at all 3 wholly owned properties. Envoy has the problem now of being overstaffed, but also are having a very hard time attracting new pilots - thus, the lies about 2.5/6. PSA is well understaffed for the new airplanes that are coming in, so they are in even greater threat of the flow slowing, or the new airplanes slowing. If that happens, the 700's will stay at Envoy, causing the need for more pilots at Envoy, and a risk of the flow slowing.
But, for one to be successful, they both need to be. Envoy needs for PSA to hire pilots so that the 700's can leave next year and the flow to continue at a rapid pace.
So, when Envoy guys go on this board and try to hurt the hiring at PSA, they are hurting themselves. Irony.