What would happen to QX if AS was bought out?
#21
LOA has been offered.. it's not bad but I would wager a nice nickel that if the pilot group votes no it can and/or will be a lot better. Spun on it's head would be the next offer, this one it 'regional good' but will be below standard very shortly (As usual).
#22
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(1) Minimum guarantee for all aircraft now 4.2 credit hours per day. The Q400 has had this for a few years. The E175 did NOT, and the jet pilots really wanted it.
(2) Company-provided Health Savings Account contributions increased to pre-COVID levels. The union had a grievance out on this, so it's not really a contractual improvement per se.
(3) Our current 401(k) match of 6% is increased to 8-12%, depending on seniority.
(4) Pay and per diem override for Anchorage trips.
(5) Increased pay override for instructors and check airmen.
(6) Pilots participating in the "Pathways" program are no longer required to hand over all of their employment records to Alaska Air, EXCEPT stuff already required by PRIA.
It's a decent LOA, but hardly a game changer. It will probably pass.
I'm a mid-senior Q400 pilot. The LOA does very little for me, so I will vote "NO". What I really wanted was more money.
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Why 4.2 min? Why not 5?
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The main provisions include:
(1) Minimum guarantee for all aircraft now 4.2 credit hours per day. The Q400 has had this for a few years. The E175 did NOT, and the jet pilots really wanted it.
(2) Company-provided Health Savings Account contributions increased to pre-COVID levels. The union had a grievance out on this, so it's not really a contractual improvement per se.
(3) Our current 401(k) match of 6% is increased to 8-12%, depending on seniority.
(4) Pay and per diem override for Anchorage trips.
(5) Increased pay override for instructors and check airmen.
(6) Pilots participating in the "Pathways" program are no longer required to hand over all of their employment records to Alaska Air, EXCEPT stuff already required by PRIA.
It's a decent LOA, but hardly a game changer. It will probably pass.
I'm a mid-senior Q400 pilot. The LOA does very little for me, so I will vote "NO". What I really wanted was more money.
(1) Minimum guarantee for all aircraft now 4.2 credit hours per day. The Q400 has had this for a few years. The E175 did NOT, and the jet pilots really wanted it.
(2) Company-provided Health Savings Account contributions increased to pre-COVID levels. The union had a grievance out on this, so it's not really a contractual improvement per se.
(3) Our current 401(k) match of 6% is increased to 8-12%, depending on seniority.
(4) Pay and per diem override for Anchorage trips.
(5) Increased pay override for instructors and check airmen.
(6) Pilots participating in the "Pathways" program are no longer required to hand over all of their employment records to Alaska Air, EXCEPT stuff already required by PRIA.
It's a decent LOA, but hardly a game changer. It will probably pass.
I'm a mid-senior Q400 pilot. The LOA does very little for me, so I will vote "NO". What I really wanted was more money.
The commuter benefits have improved, but still among the worst in the industry.
When I was on the Dash, I thought 4.2 on the Embraer was just jet pilot whining. The inefficiencies of the E trips is astonishing. 3-4 Deadheads PER TRIP, 30 hour overnights the norm, 11 days off per bid the norm. The days ARE easier than the 4 leg/4 airplane swap/4 hour SEA sit life on the Q, but the overall QOL is worse. 4.2 will help fix the trips.
Based on what I'm hearing, I disagree on the probability of passing. Everybody wanted more money.
#27
2% direct contribution is $2500 a year or less for the majority. Just because it's never been done before at a regional doesn't make it great, and you'd make more money if they let you purchase more than 10% of the employee stock at the discount.... even after taxes. Not trying to retain anyone less than 5 years is asinine. There's plenty of interest out there to keep pilots that don't want to give up their seniority for commuting reasons (although that could be a moot point if all the majors go to positive space commuting), sitting reserve in a city you don't live and/or commute, hell all the QOL issues one faces for a while when moving on to a major. But it appears with no aircraft order there's no reason to try when you have lifers that will fill the seats of the 30 aircraft QX will lose with no replacements.
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