Originally Posted by
sailingfun
I believe from talking to a rep that the program is planned as a cost neutral program. Management is willing to spend the estimated cost savings from reduced training and other factors. There is no gain other then pilot moral for them to offer a early out so I doubt we have a great deal of leverage to make demands. There is a special MEC meeting next Wednesday. I suspect details of the program will be out by Thursday.
They are doing it to save themselves money over the alternative of displacements and training, and painting it as a favor to the pilot group. I agree that there is little leverage to demand anything as I understand they not asking for anything in return.
That said, any Rep who believes they are doing this as zero-sum for themselves and are it's to simply improve pilot morale is dangerously naive.
It IS good for us, but it's still better for them