Originally Posted by
Ferd149
I remember reading some of the NWAs bankruptcy transcripts where they were discussing what became Compass. We told them we would fly the E175s, for the same rate, they just needed to make us an offer. The boy genius on the stand said we couldn't because of "Mainline Creep". Haven't heard the term before or since.

I guess what he was really saying was that if you fly for Compass, don't ever expect any sort of raise in your lifetime. Wasn't it ASA where they flew for several years without a contract? The only "Creep" those guys saw were "Management Creeps."