Originally Posted by
Eric Stratton
wow, so in your give and take what did the airlines get in the last round of contracts. I'm sure it was give and take that time. name 1 thing that they got for loosening scope. was it lower pay, less sick time, lost work rules, lost vacation. wait I got it, it was they got to work more hours each month.
as for hearing new pilots complain that is just ridiculous. here's a thought if those airplanes had went to the major then more regional pilots would go their creating new jobs for future pilots at the regional. what do you want more major pilots or regional?
as for those last 2 sentences, please...
The last round of contracts were all in BK or the threat of BK. Again the judge ruled in favor of the company 99% of the time.
One thing they got for loosening scope was they did not have to take a bigger pay cut then they did, or more work rule changes, or less sick time, etc.. If they did not bend on scope they would have had to give more somewhere else. None of the choices they had to choose from where good. It was not like they where happy about any of it. What do you think they should have given up? And remember if it was not Scope it has to come from somewhere else.
I want more major jobs. But they need to be good paying jobs or why bother.
"as for the last 2 sentences, please"
I could be wrong but didn't Mesa ask the pilots to fly 737's? And they said no.