The AirTran Pilots' Windfall and SLI

Reply Subscribe

Page 33 of 76

« First

Last »

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

01-13-2011 | 02:31 PM

#321

bull

Line Holder

Joined: Apr 2007

Posts: 268

Likes: 0

I bet Whackmaster can't wait to sit next to cole and AKF15Dud on a 2 hr cruise after this merger is complete...

01-13-2011 | 03:43 PM

#322

bcrosier

Eats shoots and leaves...

Joined: Apr 2007

Posts: 849

Likes: 0

From: Didactic Synthetic Aviation Experience Provider

wow...just wow. You kids have fun in there...

01-13-2011 | 05:38 PM

#323

Bwipilot

Gets Weekends Off

Joined: Aug 2009

Posts: 190

Likes: 0

From: 737

I wonder what the guys pushing relative seniority would say if SWAPA said fine, we'll just keep relative pay rates as well. What you had before, you can have after the merger. I'm guessing they'd be up in arms, "No fair, no fair, no fair!!"

01-13-2011 | 05:41 PM

#324

newKnow

Gets Weekends Off

Joined: Feb 2007

Posts: 6,844

Likes: 0

From: 765-A

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bwipilot

You guys act like you have to write the Air Trans pilots increased pay out of your own checkbooks.......

01-13-2011 | 06:46 PM

#325

Fishfreighter

Banned

Joined: Sep 2007

Posts: 1,480

Likes: 0

For the millionth time, relative seniority isn't going to happen. Period, end of story.

01-13-2011 | 07:21 PM

#326

scambo1

The Brown Dot +1

Joined: Jun 2009

Posts: 7,775

Likes: 0

From: 777B

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fishfreighter

For the millionth time, relative seniority isn't going to happen. Period, end of story.

As an ALPA guy without a dog in your hunt, I think that based upon the merger contract language in the Air Tran (ALPA) contract being pitted against an independant union (SWAPA), the result of your integration will have long term implications for ALPA.

01-14-2011 | 02:02 AM

#327

BoilerUP

Doing One Pilot's Job

Joined: Sep 2005

Posts: 7,886

Likes: 121

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fishfreighter

For the millionth time, relative seniority isn't going to happen. Period, end of story.

Indeed...and neither is anything remotely resembling a staple that would allow SWA FOs to take AAI captain seats.

01-14-2011 | 07:30 AM

#328

Fishfreighter

Banned

Joined: Sep 2007

Posts: 1,480

Likes: 0

That's the point. It wil probably be some kind of ratio deal that protects the pre-1993 SWA Captains. There may even be some base fences involved to reduce the training costs of people jumping around.

But it won't be a staple and it won't be relative seniority. Those are just greedy dreams.

01-14-2011 | 07:41 AM

#329

LandGreen2

Gets Weekends Off

Joined: Jun 2010

Posts: 631

Likes: 0

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bwipilot

uh oh...another new swa fo...plz look up and research whipsaw! come on back and let us know what you have learned!

01-14-2011 | 08:45 AM

#330

tsquare

No longer cares

Joined: Mar 2008

Posts: 12,109

Likes: 0

From: 767er Captain

Quote:

Originally Posted by moosedawg

It will be tough for that SWA FO not to be affected by it.

That is a very interesting part of your diatribe. You and some of the others are saying that they will essentially not be affected.. pay/vacations/benefits remain the same... they will still be doing EXACTLY the same job that they were doing before the merger... yet somehow the fact that they will be still doing the same job.. for a guy that also happens to be doing the same exact job that he was flying before all of this... is somehow unfair. In other words, it would be infinitely more fair that SWA should take all those airplanes.. and those SWA FOs should now instantly be made captains on them. Is that about right?