Originally Posted by
2loud
You asked for W2s and you’ve received. True, our pairings and lines suck. Oh, and before you bring up PBS, know one thing. PBS will not work here as long as puzzle palace has a heart beat. From top down, all the way to crew planning and crew scheduling, they suck but you already knew that. I’m not here to divide and conquer like this management group but some of y’all VX brethrens act like VX was some career legacy or something. VX offered a great product but couldn’t turn a profit until last year. What’s the general consensus at VX? Do most of y’all feel that you’d be better off had VX stayed independent? Why do y’all think that your beloved CEO and shareholders sold the airline. Windfall? You betcha! No pilot at Alaskan wanted this merger. Truth hurts. I feel for the junior folks, especially junior FOs here at Alaskan. Sorry, I don’t sugar coat turd.
You’re absolutely right about focusing on the future. Alaskan pilots have been dealt a bad hand. I hope that we can all accept our place in life and work together to achieve a fair SLI.
I don’t think any VX pilot is on this forum bragging about how great VX is and how it’s on par with the legacies. I’ve noticed its out of defense from some of the AS guys talking about how VX won some sort of lottery with this acquisition. While AS had a contract and slightly better rates, it definitely wasn’t a jackpot. If Vx did win the lottery, it was off a $1 scratcher, not Mega Millions.