Originally Posted by
CanyonBlue
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Pinnacle management has shown a complete disregard for anything that is written on paper.
Someone said they couldn't move planes back and forth yet because of the differences in operations.....but didn't Pinnacle wet lease a couple of CRJ 200's to XJ just a few months ago? Didn't seem to make a difference then. And the 9E contract didn't prohibit anything like this..
I see 9E management continuing the shell game negiotations and doing what they want to.
They've been doing that for years.
Actually, this particular transition is perfectly legal. It is not a violation.
Read 1.B.1. The company is within their rights to (a) transfer aircraft away, and (b) release flying from PCL to another carrier. If the flights will be "operated by MSA" it will no longer be "our" flying.
Read 1.B.2. The company may outsource flying for up to 9 months so long as (a) the MEC is notified, and (b) no one is furloughed during said time.
These are valid so long as 1.B.4 is complied with. Since the aircraft has a scheduled return date, there is no violation here. And the aircraft came back to 9E as planned.