Originally Posted by
shiznit
7) AA is on ice, but has new leadership and is trying to find a way to get a deal (they will be forced to come off the 53% increases,
ANYBODY WHO WANTS "SWA PAY" AT DAL IS SHOOTING WAY WAY WAY TOO LOW.
IN ALL LIKELIHOOD WE WILL BE AIMING AT A REALISTIC OPENER OF SWA +25-30%, 17-20%DC, PLUS OTHER CHANGES FOR THE BETTER!
Not sure I'm following your logic here. If you think +53% is so outrageous that AA "will be forced" to come off of it, then how do you come up with the idea that we should be aiming at a "realistic opener" of SWA +25-30%?
SWA's current 12 year Captain rate is $210. Our current 12 year 737 Captain rate is $168. SWA + 30% would yield a rate of $273. It would take a 63% increase to our current 737 Captain rate to bring it up to $273.
Last time I checked, 63 is greater (and some would say "less realistic") than 53. (And just to be clear, I totally agree that this would be an appropriate increase for us.)