I’ve railed about this a thousand times. It’s hard to take the cumbya out of the cumbya pilot group. I have a buddy who’s tying his best to not pick up rsa because he received some informal counseling from his peers. Most heard answer to disregard doing the right thing? “Someone else is getting (RSA $) why not me?” I’d like to see how the LGB guys r handling the RSA’s.

The whole point is that guys picking up rsa on days off is like a 2 for 1sale. Everyone loves 2 for 1 at the store. Well, that’s what we are when we pick up rsa. Corporate loves 2 for 1 employees too. You hire 1 pilot to do twice the work. But think about ALL THAT $$$$$$!!

Short staffing is a cost saver. It prevents hiring and more importantly upgrades. That’s training and salary costs. Guys must like sitting reserve and never getting to bid to MCO or FLL.

A market rate contract will allow pilots more flexibility to work more if they want to and make more money whether hey do what they’ve agreed to do or pick up extra time. I think the company sees giving thr pilots a CBA as a loss. They’ve lost face and money. But really they win. The pilots will probably do more and bail them out of their irop mistakes faster thus saving them money. They fix their labor costs and balance staffing. Herb Kelleher paid his pilots the best contracts because he knew it’s the pilots who move the jets. More jets moving = more revenue.

We’re hampered by the old school jetblue management mentality and a fear of moving this airline forward. Someone has to let go of the Neeleman way and get us to a future with goals and progress gates.

-Bubs