Originally Posted by
Bustin
There's no way to justify that statement. If Skywest had furloughed Skywest pilots, people would claim they're favoring the ASA group. Fact is, one of the companies will have more furloughs than the other. That's reality. They're separate airlines with separate contracts. ASA's Delta stuff got cut, therefore they were forced into a furlough. It really is as simple as that. And while the pilot groups at the two airlines remain separate, one will always perceive the other as being treated better because the circumstances will always be better at one of them. And they are not going to merge as long as one group is union and the other isn't. Also just reality. I just don't buy into that fact that ASA pilots are getting screwed by Skywest when ASA has only improved since the acquisition. Everyone just wants everything these days. This is the era of entitlement.
You are missing the entire point I am trying to make.
I'm sorry if you don't see it, but pilots that fly Skywest paint and ASA paint work for the same company, Skywest. They are all Skywest pilots.
Maybe someday you'll recognize you're being whipsawed.
Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Undoubtedly, but we are talking about SKW poolies, not ASA poolies.
But I believe the ASA pilots has a contractual lock on most of their flying, ie it can't just be transferred willy-nilly to SKW?
You know as much as I do that there shouldn't be any SKY poolies as long as their are furloughed Skywest pilots (ASA paint fliers
)
Skywest pilots that fly ASA paint around only have a lock on flying that is transferred over to Skywest paint. If the lease expires and they don't renew, they are screwed.