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Originally Posted by R3360 (Post 1468902)

Why a doctors note for child care? Or an upset stomach?
Seems there are plenty of things the FAA deems disqualifying that do not require a docs note.

Fly with a cold, one that wouldn't stop you from doing anything in your normal life, and risk blowing out an ear drum.

^^^^ me 3 months ago. Took weeks to get my hearing back to normal.

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Originally Posted by Denny Crane (Post 1468755)

Okay, say you are correct and the company doesn't pass up the 88 717's. We are still in negotiations for a new contract now and probably for the next year or two. Company takes delivery of 88 aircraft the maxes out the 76 seaters allowed under the old contract (I can't remember how many but well more than is allowed now.)

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Originally Posted by Denny Crane (Post 1468755)

Then dumps the 757's.... and trades in the 50 seaters for the new 76'ers at DCI (kinda like they've done). We are now in 2015 with a possible new contract and way more 76 seaters than allowed now. Plus no cap on total RJ's and no ratio.

You cannot have it both ways. Like you said, the Company doesn't make many stupid financial decisions.

Denny

The company doesn't make many dumb decisions. The pump-n-dump as you described would've meant adding a lot of airplanes and a lot of pilots, in-flight, mechanics, etc, only to dump them just as fast. It'd been an atrocious option. It'd also meant losing 102 70-seaters as you went from 153 76-seaters to 255 76-seaters. And you'd still have a bunch of 50-seaters that we now know, according to earnings call transcripts, provided a bad customer experience. Not smart stewardship.

So Option A, the one we approved, was a pilot funded pilot raise in exchange for 70-more 76 seaters and a quick way out of some poorly thought out 50-seater contracts.

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Originally Posted by johnso29 (Post 1468490)

I called in sick for a 4 day last week. I voluntarily verified my sick leave use witgh a doctor's note. Easy peasy.

You see what happens when you over due the Kool Aid, too much sugar isn't good for you! Let's be careful out there. #I'm a believer

What's a pilot-funded-pilot-raise? It's where you agree to a raise in exchange for scope concession, productivity increases and decreased profit sharing:

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid View Post

24OCT13

Operator
We’ll take our next question from Mary Jane Credeur with Bloomberg News.

Mary Jane Credeur - Bloomberg News
Hi, folks. Can you talk a little bit about how you’re going to afford that new pilot contract?

Richard Anderson
Hi, Mary Jane, this is Richard. Sorry for not saying hello. When you look at the overall value that we’re going to create as a result of unlocking the ability to refleet plus the productivity that has been built into that agreement, we’re confident that it will be an important part of our ability to get to unit cost over the next couple of years to improve our margins and our return on invested capital.

Glen Hauenstein
And, Mary Jane, this is Ed. One additional thing, we also reduced the profit sharing going forward and that’s an important part of helping to fund that cost growth.

Mary Jane Credeur - Bloomberg News
Sure. Okay. Thank you.

Operator
We’ll take our next question from...

So, as of right now, without drinking any Koolaid, we will hire 166 pilots for all of 2013/2014?

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Originally Posted by Jack Bauer (Post 1468945)

So, as of right now, without drinking any Koolaid, we will hire 166 pilots for all of 2013/2014?

Probably will be closer to 366.... hint.... hint.....nudge...

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1468919)

What's a pilot-funded-pilot-raise? It's where you agree to a raise in exchange for scope concession, productivity increases and decreased profit sharing:

Wasn't that from 2012? You jacked up the date, brah.

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 1468950)

Probably will be closer to 366.... hint.... hint.....nudge...

Based upon? It's pretty rare to see positive rumors or CP whispers turn out true these days. Unless they are funded by more productivity (ie horse trading for 717's).