Originally Posted by
frmrdashtrash
I'll spell it out for you.
Your choices are accept the current contract (concessionary agreement, mind you), and probably have new metal to fly. Or... You can say no to what you have now, continue the current "negotiations" until the leases on the 300s expire, which will then be returned. When that happens, the remaining -100s will be parked. Not much left of those airplanes by then anyway.
My suggestion is beat the rush and shut the SOB down now. Why give management the extra workdays. They can stand in the same unemployment line as the rest.
Based on whats being said about our negotiations, and the overall trend at PDT I think you're probably not far from the truth. Its too bad too, the DHC-8 300/400 are helluva-lot more effecient than their RJ counterparts, and the 100s are suited for missions that RJs just cant do.
Last year when oil was in the 140's airways said 'yer doin a helluva job PDT'. That sentiment wore off rather quickly.
If airways doesn't want TPs around, I don't really want to work for an airline that doesn't fly the most economical aircraft they could have on short haul routes anyway.
More money wasted on fuel = less money to give to employees.
Gee, lets go fly a CRJ-7 CLT-FAY and fill it up half-way. Why? Jets are COOL!
