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Old 06-30-2010 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by CommutR4Life
Hey Ramrod, did you listen in on the conference call?! I think they explained some of your concerns very well.
Yes, I listened. Most was what I expected, however I was a little irritated that the time and a half issue was not addressed, other than that it will be dealt with at the road shows. This is the biggest pay hit issue, much more than the insurance increases.

I didn't quite get the pay scale, maybe I'll get it during the road show. I thought I heard that we reached 90 % parity with the average of jblu and the Air Tran failed TA. Why are we using a failed TA to measure parity?

Also your data on jblu is incorrect, perhaps a more official source then a couple pilots you talked to would be better. Trip and duty rigs are alive and well. I also I thought it was funny when they said you don't want to pin everything on jblu because their pay tops out at 158. They also get 150% over 78 hours (that's 237/hr for those above the 40th parallel.) Sounds pretty good now that my line can be built to 90 hours.

I will give all involved on the call credit. They put a lot of lipstick on this pig, but its still a pig. We'll see how it goes with a live audence at the road shows. Maybe they can stand up to cross examination, maybe not.