I assure you that AWACs contract is not better then Express'. From the pay to the work rules and it wasn't even before your concessions.
If you guys are making so much money then why did you have to take concessions anyway and why haven't you got that money back?
Also it isn't cool to brag about other pilots potentially loosing flying.
Well, you'll (hopefully) see what our old contract was like come october, when the arbitrator lets us know what has been implemented. It could be nothing, it could be all of it, we have to wait and see. I'm not holding out hope, but do wish it will return. I never worked under it (concessions were in 2003) but viewing just the old payrates FO's are bumped up around $5/hr and CA's around $10/hr, plus other work rule advances (like 3.5 trip rig vs. 4).
The company made all this money after concessions, the pilot group voted in concessions with the promise of an 11-year UAL contract. When it didn't happen, the company purchased 26% of US Air and placed their 70 RJ's with them. They received over 8,000,000 stock options @ $15/share and have progessively sold off that stock (latest was around 3 million shares @ $50/share). The pilot group sued the company to get the old contract back and it's now in arbitration.
Bragging about losing flying??? When did this happen. I never "bragged". Point me to where I bragged about XJT losing flying. I have 5 friends there, one is a CA, the others are FO's, whom are ex-coworkers. I'd never wish ill-will on them.
The point of my first post was take what the company says with a grain of salt. Just because they say classes will be run another 4-6 months doesn't mean it'll happen...(but what do I know, it'll NEVER happen to Express Jet).
