First, the comment of stop accepting subpar wages was meant to be something for all of us to remember, including the people STILL locked in negotiations. But since this got spun into me apparently attacking 9E, here goes...
[/QUOTE]For starters, virtually no one is left at Pinnacle that was around back in 2000 when the current agreement was negotiated. No one from that MEC and one member of the NC from that period is still involved. Also, the rates negotiated at that time were industry-average rates.[/QUOTE]
Do you recall ANY of the contracts that places like Comair, ASA, AWAC, XJET signed around 2000? What Pinnacle accepted back then wasn't industry average. But I guess if only being average is what you were shooting for...
wasn't here at the time. infact, i would say that 10 percent or less of the people that voted for that contract are still here today. everyone regrets it, and we obviously wont be burned twice. it is a different time, and a different place.
Exactly! So just remember...EVERYONE (not just Pinnacle) needs to stop accepting sub-par rates!! Learn from the past, otherwise we are all doomed to repeat the past.
Pinnacle has the highest on-time percentage and completion factor of any CRJ-200 operator.
Like Boiler said, that reflects on the workforce. But when all of the hubs you operate out of have 72+% on-time performance factors, as reported for YTD by the DOT, I would certainly hope so! I'd take DTW any day over any of the east coast airports.
Xjet is only a few points behind 9E, and they get the pleasure of dealing with EWR that has a 56% on-time factor, that is impressive. Even PHL has a 65% on-time rate and that place blows!