Originally Posted by
DarkSideMoon
I like that they tied the accelerated upgrade course for new hires to implementation of a lot of QOL items. Smart thinking.
Not really. They can't start left seat training until late summer 2024, if I'm reading it correctly. Take into consideration that the positions have to go unfilled, have to show up in a class drop, be assigned, and the pilot has to fly as FO for 350 hours, this provision really goes into effect upon DOS. The pilot wouldn't be able to start training until summer 2024 anyway. The company's pipeline problem is effectively fixed right away. The implementation date of that provision is not a win. Looks smart to you. Smarter would have been that the positions can't show up in drops until every single one of the improvements that benefits the pilot group is implemented first. Even smarter would have been to have not agreed to this provision in the first place.