Originally Posted by
Extenda
The only thing I fear is that this bull market is going to end eventually. Maybe that’s their plan. Harder to get what we deserve in a down-sloping economy.
Agreed. Get as much you can, WHILE YOU CAN.
It just makes ANY give/“concession” painful if (WHEN) it happens.
Originally Posted by
rightside02
Curious when I’ve read over various contract talks . ESP when talking about the flying during last summers months . People talk about how crazy it was and how many premium / green slips were given etc , IMO company could care less until they actually start canceling flights due to no crews available.
At United summer can get crazy with the premium flying , and all the line people talk about how short we are , yet our cancel rate due to no crew is something tiny like .001 . So per the company we’re staffed just fine . I’ve read about Delta’s summer last year and how it was crazy, but were any flights cancelled ? Due to crews ?
One of Jeffrey’s lasting legacies, he can run us like a regional staffing wise.
Its been proven, it’s simply “cheaper” understaffed I’m busy months and pay premium vs well staffed, then over staffed once busy months come.
When you take into account the big picture cost per pilot, etc.