Originally Posted by
TyWebb
Horizon was concerned because of AAG's ties to American which leaked what their wholly owned was about to drop. What's head scratching is QX trying to get our LOA out and done when they knew all these other 'better' offers at other regionals was going to be released right before we had the vote. IMO this kills QX. They can't match the recently released offers because of the aircraft drawdown situation... they openly said the intent is to not retain pilots less than 5 years and need the majority of them to move on with the reduction in fleet, but they need to retain the lifers and anyone over 5 years thinking about staying longer (Check pilots) so they can eventually rebuild. QX pilot group votes No and then what? Match the market and hope the less than 5 years pilots leave so a lot of money isn't burned? Management might have one more offer but would be surprised if they matched what's out there now unless they specifically gave huge bonuses to pilots >5 years.
After talking to some of my coworkers and watching the union's road shows, I'm convinced that I made the right choice in voting "NO". Many of the provisions in the LOA don't go into effect until 2023. In particular, the 4.2 credit hour guarantee for the jet becomes effective on September 1, 2023. The company's basically saying "Help us through the summer and the holiday flying season, and we'll maybe pay you later". This isn't a LOA - it's an IOU.