Originally Posted by
2StgTurbine
You appear to be misinformed. Virgin America may have undercut on TICKET PRICES on certain segments (but what airline doesn't), but they didn't do it by paying low wages. The Virgin America pay rates were some of the highest of a startup airline in recent history. They also voted ALAP in pretty quickly. The Virgin America pilot group accomplished a lot more than most other pilot groups in a very short period of time.
You should really double check your general knowledge. You claim that your pay rates may have been some of the highest among startup LCCs but they were well below that of any legacy and major airlines. Correct me if I'm wrong but your 401k was 7.5% matching + 4.5% company contribution which was way below any respectable airline as well. VX pilot group voted in ALPA only a few months before the acquisition was announced. I'd hardly call that "quickly". Care to share with us all of VX pilot group's achievements besides not having a contract? Inquiring minds would like to know.