Originally Posted by
WesternSkies
Things could be fine. Every contract airline has a DOA date until they sign a new contract, then the dead date only moves back.
They have been awarded dual class airplanes recently and investors have been told they will become a dual class airline.
SGU expects to be awarded more flying for SkyEast simply because of industry wide pilot supply issues.
Look at the soft landing deal, what would have we needed to bargain away only a few years ago to carry our longevity into another airline.
I don't know why anyone has gone to xjet in the last 6 years (living in domicile excluded).
What we bargained away was an ironclad fragmentation policy included in CBA 2007 which would've transferred ASA pilots to Skywest along with the airplanes (starting at the fifth plane/calendar year) allowing us to keep our doh seniority. More than 100 ASA pilots could be at Skywest now with their original seniority. Soft landing, which is denied to even exist, is a pacifier.
Inc solicits and gets awarded all flying and determines where it will go. I'm not sure ASA pursues RFPs independently anymore. Skyeast will not gain additional flying, but flying will transfer to Skywest at a manageable pace allowing inc to maintain overall market share while eliminating redundancy and overhead, and increasing profit margins by lowering seniority-heavy crew costs and selling former ASA assets. Good business one has to admit, but will be at our peril.
Meanwhile some of us will have the opportunity to go with our longevity when we should've gone with our seniority. But it is what it is and we just have to roll with it. Fortunately, there are plenty of opportunities and although it's stressful, it'll be ok...but not at this company.