Originally Posted by
Captain Tony
Why do you keep saying this? When SKW bought ASA we all thought there would be whipsaw and that he would simply bleed ASA to death, taking our planes and flying. This did not happen. So why do you think there will suddenly be whipsaw now? Get over yourselves! As Rikair said, it's best to get on board now and go after the SkyWest pilots later.
During contract negotiations, several 700s and 900s Delta originally designated for ASA ended up at Skywest. In your mind, how do you justify that outside of whipsaw?
Originally Posted by
Captain Tony
You're got to be kidding me! You're comparing apples to oranges!
ASA furloughed because Delta cut our flying and transferred it to Pinnacle, Compass, Republic, and all the other DCI carriers we must compete with. At the time, Delta was our only mainline partner. SkyWest does mostly business with UAL so they weren't as affected.
Did any ASA flying go to SkyWest during our furlough? NO Did they ask for concessions to get the pilots back? NO. This was not whipsaw. End of story.
You're kidding, right? 'ASA will not grow without PBS.' 'ASA needs to be more cost competitive.' Then bam, we furlough unnecessarily? SH and other chief pilots claimed furloughs were only cost effective if for a year or more, so I'll grant the first 80. Given the way this summer went (before any new aircraft arrived) it's difficult to believe the second round was anything more than a doom and gloom negotiation tactic.