Originally Posted by
idlethrust
2005?? 2008?? WTF
That was a different time , Awac was a different airline back then . Years ago they could pretty much set their own rates on the FFD program and rake in the cash .Everyone wanted them and their product .
Fast forward to 2017. Everyone knows the contract with UA wasn’t the greatest and the one with AA probably isn’t far behind . They have operated on a shoe string budget since then .
No one is beating their door down for the old , hot, clapped out deuces .
Maybe they will surprise everyone and blow Mesa out if the water with incredible rates . Highly unlikely, but we will see.
Awacs management is dilusional about the company and it’s current state . They seem to think it’s still the Awac from 2005 and 2008 , where they are doing you a favor to allow you to work at such a prestigious airline .You should be happy to work there so they don’t need to go over and above with great pay rates .
It’s not a different ownership group. They have the ability to pay for better than Mesa (I cannot believe I’m typing that) rates if they want to. Which is the key question. If the math says it’s better to let the airline wither away into nothing, they will let it.
If they think it’s going to make money to pay up, they will.
When a 8 year captain makes less than a first year FO at Mesa, you’ve got an issue.