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05-14-2005, 09:24 PM

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Shlong

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Originally Posted by RockBottom

US Airways' average pilot is in his 50's. Lots of retirements there in the coming 5-10 years.

What about the 1900 guys waiting in line?

US Airways also has international flying with its widebody B767-200's and A330's, and a higher pay structure to match.

Not really, AWA makes more than a AAA pilot on the same aircraft.

Would this not translate into a potentially good deal for AWA pilots? Certainly a seat lock would prevent senior AWA captains from being bumped to F/O while the U oldtimers are still there.

Maybe , maybe not. Do you understand how much dept they would be taking on and to be paid back from the sweat of the employees? Seat lock would only last for about two years max.

So if I'm an AWA pilot: Lots of retirements on the other guy. Future widebody flying on the other guy. Higher widebody pay on the other guy.

Not a bad deal, perhaps??

One thing we all must understand is AAA is hurting really bad. AWA is just hanging on and it very well could be a train wreck. It's like a fat woman in the middle of a deep lake unable to swim. The skinny lifegaurd jumps in to save her and she grabs his neck as they sink to the bottom.

It sounds as if the deal will go through. One thing for certain is labor will bump heads rather hard to fight for what little they have left in this very s h i t t y industry.

Cheers
Shlong

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