Originally Posted by
HalyardJammer
I can't answer this with fact. But walking away is a negotiation tactic. Talks are likely ceased at this point as the company is hoping to sweat the union out. However, I believe they miscalculated on this as the pilot group has unified rather than where at PDT, where they had divided into hold out for QOL vs take the money and fix problems later.
I think we ought to be prepared for several months to go by before we see a fix unless this hits the news. It's going to be bloody.
The 20 FB-active pilots have unified, but it's not widespread. I just flew a trip with a CA who bragged about how much fuel he saves every single trip. "We will shut down the APU for 10 minutes, that saves us 30 pounds of fuel".
Actual quote.
The captains need some balls. Right now, some of them don't seem to have any. Stop blaming the new hires. The problem is way more senior than that.