Originally Posted by
FliFast
For the sake of discussion and opinions, how would this compare to the ATA/SWA agreement a handful of years ago ?
Why would SWA engage in talks with Air Tran-I ask this because this story is a one-sided story coming out of Air Tran.
Would the Air Tran pilots fare any better than the Morris Air pilots...bottom of the seniority list but enjoyed significant growth and seniority list movement afterwards. In my opinion, significant growth and movement in the seniority list is not conducive in these economic times.
I'm just a curious spectator..thanks.
FF
Well the big difference would be that there was no competition with ATA. SWA code-shared with them for Hawaii, got a bunch of gates at Midway, and blocked other airlines from taking those gates by keeping ATA out of bankruptcy. The Morris buy-out was a complete win for Morris (IMHO). Sure they were stapled at the bottom of the seniority list, but they were pay-protected at their higher salaries until they caught up with SWA pay. Not bad getting Capt pay as a brand new FO. I think the longest wait for a Morris guy to get back to Capt was 3 years and that was back in '94.