Originally Posted by
VacancyBid
Assume for arguments sake this happens. Skywest and GoJet join alpa. It's a big happy family.
Then in 5 years, orders start coming in for whatever will replace the 145's and CRJ's. And the majors start deciding who will get them. Maybe go to a small 145 or CRJ operator that will be a pain to transition to a new fleet .... offers them a chance to get the new jet ... maybe even grow to twice their current size if they accept XYZ. Otherwise they will need to wind down the certificate. We'll call it "Jets for Jobs" . Just takes a quick LOA and the whole process starts over again.
CBA's don't matter when the CPA can get yanked anytime.
which is why the RLA needs to be modified... it never envisioned the outsourced business model as I said before.
the "status quo" of the RLA is - for some unknown reason - interpreted differently for air than for rail. For rail, when section six is taking place there can be no reduction or closing stations. They can't sell/transfer trains, engines, boxcars or pax cars to other companies if it costs/effects current staffing. The status quo actually means what it says. For some BS reason status quo in airlines just means the pilots can't do anything.... companies can open bases, close bases, transfer planes and routes. But like the lawyers said, the RLA works good for them.