Originally Posted by
Merle Haggard
Would it be remotely possible for Insler to write a single MEC communication that does not include some self-serving statement about how great the LOA is?
According to him, the LOA landed a burning 777 and then the LOA called Boeing and placed a 737 Max order - and that's just in the last week.
The fact is that furloughs have been blocked by government assistance and likely will be through the June furlough resumption date.
The huge advantage that Kirby purported to be gaining over competitors has been largely eliminated as they too have remained overstaffed using government funds.
The 777 crew that did such a fantastic job would probably have been even more current without the LOA. Had that event ended differently and any of the crew been marginally current due to the LOA, would Insler have taken credit for that?
Finally, Boeing would sign a no money down Max order with a homeless person at the moment (even if said homeless person didn't have an LOA).
The real results and/or fallout of the LOA won't be known for years. In the meantime, it would be great if it wasn't referenced in every freaking MEC comm.
Merle
Right. Like all the self-serving people that voted No on the LOA like you and Old Mako. At least the Yes voters were correct. Unfortunately many of the stubborn, jaded NO voters will never admit they were wrong but more importantly never admit that this LOA is actually working out. We wouldn't be able to handle any new plane purchases if we weren't manned for it along with potential growth. And the other airlines benefitted from us not furloughing by actually trying to do the same thing. What's ridiculous is when guys like Old Mako that have nothing to do in retirement, waste all of their time on a forum they shouldn't even be allowed to post on anymore. Their jaded inputs are irrelevant when you are no longer with the company. Lastly, it won't take years to know if this LOA is working, because it's working already. No one is on the street, No one. And no one is going on the street in June or this year or any time soon. Oh, that's right - we shouldn't have saved any of these bottom 1/3 jobs because they didn't earn their stripes yet. Your "Me, Myself, and I" team can go jump in the lake!