Originally Posted by
flyprdu
This is the one of the things I hate about Alaska. I call it "Bragging with Asterisks." We have so many bragging rights, but when you look closer, it's not worth bragging at all. Let's review some.
- Trip touching vacation drops* *Still have to fly the minimum through picking up.
- Most vacation accrual in the industry** **41 days after 31 years of service. Actual accrual rates are way behind the industry.
- Oldest airline without a bankruptcy*** ***First 40 years of the airline was a mom & pop Alaska bush operation
I don't know why Alaska pilots celebrate so disingenuously. Maybe they don't know better. Or maybe we all love living the lie.
Either way, we love to brag.
Alaska, along with everyone else, will be fortunate to stave off bankruptcy this time around if we ultimately see sustained oil prices in the $200 range. As has been mentioned it will be all about survival and it won’t be pretty for employees.