Originally Posted by
beancounter
There wasn't even a wide body fence with AA/US Airways, almost guarantee there won't be a narrow body one with Alaska/Virgin. I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think this will go well for the legacy Alaska guys and gals.
Agreed. I'm prepared for a complete screw job. VX has absolutely nothing to lose in any of this. The Arbitration panel is required to consider the effects of Longevity...how much they weigh that is obviously unknown. It will be interesting to see as the longevity disparity is unprecedented.
One upside for AK is a default fence between the Bus and Boeing. I don't see a whole lot of people wanting to go through 3 months of training to get the same pay. Some will for base reasons but not many. No one asked for any of this, so blaming either pilot group for anything is ridiculous.