Originally Posted by
Grumble
It’s literally a corner cut off the mattress by a few inches for aesthetics to conform to stairs leading up to the bunk, and it’s only one of them. Unless you’re 6’8”, and you rest your feet on the corners while you sleep, you’ll never even know. Technically the mattress width and height are well within guidance.
If you’re willing to snub an order of 100 wide bodies (SK words not mine) over something that stupid and trivial your priorities are screwed up. I’m not talking about a TI style fire sale of leverage the way he gave everything away for 6 years… but if you want something in return, it would be an all new fleet of modern wide bodies and the pay/QOL that comes with them.
The issue not a WB order it’s that in series of events we (the pilots of United) might find ourselves with an item in the contract that the company needs relief. Don’t just give the relief away! Maybe we increase the hourly rate a few percentage points. Maybe we get 3% pay raise after the amendable date until a new contract is signed. If Airbus makes the 350 a requirement to get competitive prices on close in 321 deliveries and we can get something for change in our contract then that is truely a win! I believe this is what most people are talking about. Take leverage when you happen upon it and secure something for long term.