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Old 09-29-2022 | 09:05 PM
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conquestdz
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Originally Posted by KnockKnock
This line of thinking is exactly how we fell so far behind the industry. Time, value of money. Lock this in now and get 'em next time. We'll lose too much money due to the time it takes to continue negotiating. Etc. Etc. This thinking is why we, at AS, in 2022, had to spend all our negotiating time and capital on Scope and Work rules. Things almost every other major airline has had for years if not decades. The NC focued on the same 4 pillars from the JCBA negotiations. Did "mostly" fine there but left the rest of the contract untouched. We won't see this negotiating environment again. This is a once in a career moment. There is no getting them next time, my friend.
​​​​​​When I see what's really in there, I think we are getting them this time, and we will probably be getting them next time too. The pilot shortage, which is our true leverage isn't going anywhere in the mid term. In the short term it could subside during a recession, but it will be back with a vengeance after.
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