Originally Posted by
Andy
My response was to Labatts', 'the vast majority of us pilots are waiting to see the contract before we decide to stay or leave'. I didn't read any public positive statements about mid-May negotiations and it doesn't sound like things are improving there.
As far as new hires, there's a near endless supply of pilots with SJS. Some will leave quickly for greener pastures but based on what I've seen in similar past operations, management isn't concerned about attrition.
I wrote a more lengthy post but I don't have a dog in this fight so I deleted it and I'll disengage from the conversation. You guys have enough on your hands. Good luck to everyone at Allegiant.
Management is concerned about attrition, they are merely unwilling to do what is necessary to stem the tide. They are like the idiots in Detroit in the 70's, they just assume their process will keep working. Random sampling from the bros figures when the stock price finally hits the 100-120 region, the board will really start to flip and force a settlement. Unfortunately, they will be looking in the wrong direction, a pilot contract isn't going to fix the constant bombardment from the press over maintenance issues. For instance, a recent story, abort for a wheel not turning light on the 80, one of the brakes is obviously indicating much hotter than the rest, the CA returns and writes it up...MX thinks they should MEL the indicating system, not fix the brake. The system is obviously working correctly, but they'll just defer it. Have heard them do the same with the windshear system.
It's a systemic failure, safety is only important if it doesn't cost money or delay a flight.