Originally Posted by
marcal
Its the opposite of the strategy of TA1. In that contract, they utilized the good will and folksy-ness of Richard to get everyone all hot and bothered with an early deal and then slid in a whole bunch of garbage hoping no one would realize it. This group torpedoed it and any real good will with it.
The mood between alpa and the company has been drastically worse in my opinion since the huge failure of TA1.
In any negotiation you need to ask, “what do both sides need”? We obviously need pay, QOL improvements, JV improvements, etc.
What does the company need? Nothing really as far as I can tell. The airplanes are moving, there are lines of RJ and LCC pilots out the door waiting to get in. If I’m management I’d be going through the motions as long as possible and waiting this out. No rush.
Maybe, maybe not. How nimble will the company be when international travel opens up? Do we have enough LCA in the right position? How quickly can we complete TOEs? When movement returns at the top with us hiring 2000 pilots/year at the bottom end, it might limit our ability to ramp up in a timely manner when the world opens up.
Scoop