This is what ASA Managment propsed unofficially a few weeks ago

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Offer last week from ASA:

-Payraise for 50/ATR
-No paycut for 700
-$1.55 perdiem increasing to $1.60
-Skywest training pilot section
-1:2 duty rigs
-401k improvements
-PBS


This was before the new Skywest Proposal.


I think this is a victory for us at ASA we not only stopped the race to the bottom we also in a way helped the Skywest pilots. JA and BL tried all they could to try and convince the pilots at ASA that we were going shrink and die and lose planes if we didn't take pay cuts. Don’t forget about those 3 crj-200s they snuck in under our noses and those 3 more coming in Jan. We called their bluff and now they are trying to make good with us. I think we should take an offer similar to what skywest is getting. I don't see any increases on the 70 I just don't think that is realistic. I do see at least a 5% raise on the 50 and ATR.

Also ASA won't be losing any CR7s it was never in writing and only an idle threat. From what I understand is that they will be coming to ATL and will most likely be put in service in LAX after a year or so here. I would also bet that crj705/900s will come to ATL and we will fly them. Skywest inc has 57 on order and I Highly Doubt they are all going to SLC to be flown by SkyWest. Those crj705/900s are ALL going to the Delta system. ATL is deltas bread and butter and they WANT a first class airplane there. Trust me this time next year we will feel mighty proud of what we accomplished and I think that is what separates us from the Mesas and RAHs out there.

P.S. don't forget about the 20 or so new 70 Turboprops (ATR-500s or Q400s) to replace the ATRs.