Originally Posted by
echelon
What percentage of VX's flying was done by either a wholly owned regional or a FFD contract with SkyWest? 0%. And it's MUCH easier to get scope BEFORE you give it away.
Since AS never fought for scope before, the JCBA arbitration panel decided that we didn't really need it, and now our single collective pilot group has to put the toothpaste BACK into the tube. I don't know what percentage of Alaska's flying is done by Horizon/SkyWest, but it's definitely become enough that Alaska's business model has grown to depend on it. Thanks to the people that actually had many opportunities to slow that down (over the last 85 years), and chose not to, now we ALL have to fight a MUCH harder fight.
It's REALLY hard to put that toothpaste back in, since jets are bought and contracts let. I can't even begin to imagine what a pilot group would have to give up to get management to go there.
Freezing status quo would probably be achievable. And honestly *some * regional feed is probably good for business and hence pilots.
But better hurry up on that, before status quo includes 100-seaters
