Originally Posted by
flyprdu
Like I said, Alaska will have to be better than the big 3 in the incentive game over the long term if they want to have a chance of maintaining a pilot group. I'm not sure what your point about premium is. We are talking about retention and Alaska just had its worst exodus month in its history.
Whatever man. No one will change your mind about anything. You come here week after week spouting the same ideas but with different flavors. This week's version is "Alaska can't compete." Last week's was "Recession imminent. Alaska won't compete for pilots." You'll just keep saying the same crap with different spins on it.
They won’t. They’ll live with the attrition. Are you leaving? You said no. A solid 1/3 of the airline is pretty much capped out at 12th yr pay. That crowd is staying (though I had 2 senior to me leave). Next is the crowd that the new contract will try to get to stay (though some will still leave), the mid seniority crowd of 5-9 years. 4 yrs or less? Revolving door. AS will have to sell its bases (PDX and ANC being sole major pax carrier bases) and its large SEA base as reasons to come and stay here. Sounds like they’ve been doing that already. I wouldn’t be surprised if one day it goes to zip code hiring.