Originally Posted by
Iwa Washi
“Overnight we received inquiries concerning extra flying, which appeared in Open Time yesterday. We engaged management this morning. They advised that the extra flying was associated with very recent customer demand, particularly in Asia. The demand manifested after the snapshot for the construction of secondary lines. Otherwise, it would have been “known flying” and included in the build process.
Some have suggested via social media that this extra flying was evidence of an aborted wet lease scheme. There is no validity to that information. Please take it as an example of the extreme measures being undertaken by some to create chaos. Such behavior is inconsistent with the ALPA Code of Ethics. Whatever the purpose, the disservice is to you.
There was a valid question here about “known flying,” which has been answered to our satisfaction. We appreciate those who raised it. Should the customer demand that led to this extra flying solidify, we should expect to see it in our September bid period packages.”
Volume is drying up. Loads are down. Maybe going into 4.A.2… If we don’t approve the TA, maybe they might furlough. Oh wait!
Don't you love it when they bring up the ALPA Code of Ethics, after they played fuzzy math games with compensation and total worth of the TA to try to sell it to us?