Originally Posted by
AV8ER13
Did you not get a stronger company with more cash? Remember, NWA Pilots are at stake as well, You didnt get 3 billion in cash, routes, airplanes, etc. without the NWA pilots.
And more debt, and gas guzzling old airplanes, and an underfunded pension. Are we stronger? Not sure.
Originally Posted by
AV8ER13
So, if there was to be a merger, it was inevitable that NWA would be brought up to at least your current contract.
Really? USAir is STILL below AWA payrates. Nothing is "inevitable"; its all negotiated. And that takes leverage, and there's only so much money to go around. Do you disagree that more cash went to NW pilots than DAL pilots to harmonize the contracts?