Originally Posted by
ChickenFlight
TSA striking over this is a bit extreme but a letter to AMR saying that "We feel this is wrong, we are doing it in protest..." yada yada yada would have been nice. Don't expect ANY favors from Eagle or our MEC. You knew this violated our contract and were all happy as clams when this announcement came out.
Exactly CF, all that was needed was something, even a token jesture, to say hey, we know this is wrong, but we're stuck in the middle... not one word, nothing...
I also think their lack of interest, or support, is part of the reason that the EGL MEC has taken the position of not just returning the route to Eagle, but is going after the return of the jets since we are no longer not capable of staffing them.
A little support from the TSA MEC at the right time might have kept it to just the route protections, but after all this, I am now glad they are getting the planes back too. Although, based upon the multiple MEL stickers I've seen on them, we may not want them back. Isn't there something in the ASA that requires them to properly maintain the equipment?