Originally Posted by
MiLtoMajor123
Okay then...if it's out of our hands....why are VX peeps acting like they aren't getting a HUGE deal (based on what has been presented) and acting like this is a 100% even merger and not the defacto acquisition like it is? I get it....we need to be solidified for the contract.....that will happen. But trying to stomach a pilot group who doesn't act humble at the end of the day doesn't bode well for integration. You can't tell me AS is going to get a "fair" deal out of this any way shape or form. Our Furloughed guys are getting double bent over and some have the gall to say being put next to a guy who was hired 10-18 years before them is fair....... absolutely ridiculous. The icing on the cake was when someone then says AS's proposal is shooting for the Moon??? I would hope such a ludicrous statement is Trolling, which I would respect, or it's a complete sense of selfish entitlement not based in reality which is kind of scary.
SOME VX peeps, who happen to live in the right place, may be getting a good deal. Most are losing some things, and gaining some other things. Whether the balance is gain, loss, or wash depends on the individuals circumstances.
The commuters who live east of the divide are are going to suffer a severe QOL hit as their schedules become non-commutable.
The folks in NY who can't relocate are facing catastrophe. They did take a job at a west coast airline, so there was risk but AS is (probably) going make the risk a reality.
Few if any AS pilots will suffer severe impacts to their pre-merger situation, and more than a few will make out as they transition to an airplane that's nice to fly, or start enjoying efficient long legs on the 73. All got an early raise, and more options long term.
I have no dog in the fight, but that's how I see it.