For everyone that’s looking to come here it’s going to be some rough going for a long time.


Management representatives acknowledged the reasonableness of ALPA’s Section 1 proposals but rejected each and every one of its critical parts by saying repeatedly that the Company was not willing to give up future flexibility and its competitive advantage. More specifically, the Company

• Was unwilling to limit RJs to 76 seats and 86,000 (or agree to any seat limits at all)
• Rejected our proposal to establish a ratio of RJs to mainline aircraft
• Refused to confirm that Alaska Airlines flying would be performed with two seniority list pilots in the cockpit
• Opposed even liberal or relaxed code share provisions and would not even commit that Alaska Airlines would continue to grow and expand if code share agreements were entered
• Vetoed our proposal to require an agreement with us to establish “joint ventures” with other airlines (where the Company profits but no Alaska flying or pilots are required), and

Turned down the MEC’s proposals to protect Alaska pilots in a merger or transaction like the contract provisions that exist for other mainline carrier pilots.