Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
The simple reason this merger worked so well was our MEC and our flight ops leadership. Getting the pilots on board, dealt with and operationally integrated forced the other departments to quickly follow suit. If the pilots were not on board, we would not be cheering for RA but jeering him.
I agree and disagree... RA is the kind of CEO that can work with the unions and bring them into the process.
He's a lawyer, but he understands the overall workings of the process better than any of the other beancounter CEOs.
The MEC did a great job of coordinating with the company, and the management did the same thing with the union. It was definitely an optimum situation. I fly with guys that think we should have gone for the moon on pay on LOA19, but the union really seemed to go for what as feasable with it.
Overall.... well done. It's nice seeing over 6 figures in my fidelity account after barely 3 years with the company...