I'm currently an FO here. I stand with the decision today by Travis Ricks. As hard as it as to not see the $10k ($ 7K after taxes) in my account. I will note to other FO's that the last of the FO's hired in 2015 was in May/June 2015. As the company stopped hiring Fo's then. We will all be getting off first year pay very soon. I realize second year pay isn't great but its better than first year.
I don't see AA making the offer any better than Envoy's even if we begin to decline. All we want is a contract like everyone else, doesn't need to be industry leading just comparable. My only hope is that this ship begins to sink fast, and there's a mass exodus from here with FO's, as most guys hired in the peak hiring begin to reach the 1K hours move onto other DEC entry spots (TSA/Go Jet) due to our upgrade times not going as planned. I do fear a merger could be an option, something that wouldn't benefit us here and I would probably leave for other pastures. Remember most FO's here have 1-1.5 years invested. That's overall not a long time to be invested at a regional. In the meantime I'll keep supplementing my daily meals with first class snacks, not working any open time until its paid at 200% etc. etc.