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Old 04-12-2018 | 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by All Bizniz
You see, that's the thing tho... That scheduling flexibility was priceless!!!

Seriously, if I had to choose between VX's combined renumeration and AS's combined renumeration, I would without a doubt choose VX. AS payrate was higher but at VX, because of our "scheduling flexibility" and our "Premium" and "Critical" Pay matrix, our W2s were similar or (gasp!) better than that of many an AS pilot with the same longevity. Also since we were on the cusp of negotiating our first ALPA contract, collectively we were VERY optimistic about the future..

Also, many of our AS brothers have it in their heads that they somehow saved us from our certain demise but let me remind you that nothing could be further from the truth....

Remember that having built up an impressive west coast route structure, a solid reputation and an impressive loyalty base, we became that sexy Virgin who was all but certain to marry the fairly well off, good looking, young suitor (with whom we would have been happier and much more compatible).

Unfortunately, in swooped the fat, middle-aged, balding guy with the greasy hair, with more money who, much to our horror, �� was able to convince our parents that he should win the rights to our hand in marriage.

I get it, it's just business, but from our perspective, you guys crashed our party!!
We are just line pilots and none of us were in the room when the decision was made, however there are some facts to consider. VX board of directors decided to sell the airline. Why? There must be a myriad of reasons but one major factor was that VX wasn't a revenue generator. Initially, there were 3 bidders for VX-Alaska, jetBlue, and Delta. Delta pulled out early due to reasons unknown to me but I'm going to guess it was due to DOT/DOJ constraints. I don't know about you but jetBlue doesn't look like a very appealing dance partner but to each his own. Who is this "young suitor" that you are referring to? The only two who came to the party were: the middle-aged, balding guy with the greasy hair, with money and the young, average looking guy, who just gets by financially. The third person would have been a greaseball Wall Street slime ball who probably would have dismantled VX and sold it off piece by piece. That's just my guess. I'm not saying that Alaska saved VX pilots from demise but I'm also curious as to who this young stud is because apparently, he never showed up to the party.
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