Originally Posted by
FirstClass
Pilot pay is not at issue in this bankruptcy, it never was. Having said that, maybe they will want some work rules changed. But it doesn't make sense to reset pilot pay and exasperate the issue that helped get them into this situation to begin with.
Here's how I'm looking at it:
The first thing RAH is going to try to do is shed its less profitable contracts. That's not going to make DAL, UAL, or AAG (mainly DAL) very happy. The question is, how can RAH justify incurring extra cost to its mainline partners all while touting its industry leading pay? I don't think mainline will stand for that. I'd imagine that at the very least, those generous cash bonuses 1 year after contract ratification are not going to happen. Bedford probably knew that right from the start, too.
As far as needing to still be able to recruit is concerned, only the clinically insane would accept a job at a regional airline that is currently undergoing bankruptcy. Industry leading pay notwithstanding. RAH's ability to recruit for the time being is over.
I hope I'm wrong, though, and I wish my friends at RAH all the best.