Everyone, whether pro recall or against, needs to chill out. The meeting is over a month away. Let's not wear ourselves out too early on this. Pace yourselves. We will have plenty of time to beat each other over the head with this topic in January. Enjoy your retro check, the Holidays and your family.

 

Actually, the recall vote will happen, so the pro-recalls should be happy (until the base-wide vote comes out). No need to beat up on each other.

 

I'm glad we're moving forward with a new group that is quite different than the old one. The wife enjoyed the retro, as did the IRS. Can't wait for the email detailing our dues reduction, should come soon? Enjoy the concessions, as they will be with us until we buy them back...

 

Original wife?

First World problems.

You'd have to ask the incoming MEC Chairman. I don't know why he opposed it. Probably more to the story.

I think we'll get a dues refund from the MEC after the books on 2016 are completed.

If the pilots make an issue #1, it'll get fixed.

Ask the incoming MEC Chairman. He voted for them.

(Ok...this is kinda fun)

 

Which concessions do you want to buy back first?

Ie., which ones are the worst and need to be bought back?

 

Yes, first! As to the dues, we can only hope. I'm sure it'll be fun, we'll get em next time!

 

Section 1 is enough for me. Read the thoughts on flat WB flying for this AE. I'm guessing it's not flat for our JV Pilot partners...

 

We are not expanding international flying, we are contracting it. That's true in both senses of the word. This is our business plan. It will not change. Get used to it. We are expanding partnerships and retreating to home. The U.S. domestic market is the majority of our revenue and profit. The domestic market is rationalized and insulated from the rest of the world and its nefarious operators.

This business plan is the reason we need to maintain profit sharing and ensure it is accounted for appropriately. As there are profits generated throughout our partnership network this is the only way we are compensated for the outsourcing. Remember your rate compensates for your time, while your profit sharing compensates for your investment. That investment just increased as we agreed to concessions in several areas. Regardless of your opinion on the new PWA, this is true and you deserve a full accounting of your return on your investment.

 

Quick question: If I remember correctly, didn't we get a JV settlement check a few years back?

 

Yup, and we will finally get our profit sharing portion of those earnings. In January is what I read somewhere. Will it include 18 months of interest? TVM and all.