Originally Posted by
samdog
Sorry to bust your bubble, but the TA will get approved, especially since 13.5 million will be distributed amongst the group (and captains will get 40% more than the FO's). People are greedy and want the money. I am mid list on the -200, and every captain I fly with is excited for their $. True, the -700 guys wont get much of a raise, but they are outnumbered by the -200 guys who will be getting a substantial raise.
And as far as Mesa getting -900's for Delta, well, Delta will regret this. Mesa is a piece of #hit (I used to work there) and they will cancel more flights than they fly (staffing) because nobody there cares about anything, and they dont know the first thing about running an airline.
Thank you for that proper prospective. The 200/ATR guys outnumber everyone else by a large margin. The TA most likely will pass.
Delta is almost binded to replace the seats on the ATR if it is gone. Whether they shift them to SKW or not is another issue, but i doubt that, seeing as it was a pain to get SKW out here to ATL, logistically speaking. Do not be surprised if a new equipment announcement is made in the next six months.