heller retiring
 

Dooley and koscal are taking over WH's negotiating position for the company.

All this time I thought that was the girl from the Part 117 videos...

I wonder if this helps or hurts the negotiating process. BB sounded pretty adamant he wants to get the contract issue behind the airline and move on. Obviously could be a smoke and mirrors bluff, but not only is the pilot group crumbling....so is management. There are guys there that have a foot out the door for better, too. March attrition numbers are going to be crazy.

Heller gone, stock up 6% on a down day on Wall St. Wassup?

If BB wanted a new CBA he could have pulled one through by now. There is interest in a CBA, like always, just not one we'd like or vote for. This will have almost no impact on negotiations.

The TA they want includes, worse RSV rules, contactability, no rigs, no cnx pay, concessions on pay compared to inflation. It'll be the last TA all over again. Thankfully I think our NC will keep the next offer in check. I'd still bet tons of money we don't see a TA in 2015.

This is true! Also the company is always a couple steps ahead of the Local 357. Maybe this works out for the pilot group, but I think this is the beginning of a whipsaw.

He left to buy the Chautauqua certificate to start an alter ego airline.

That's not such an outlandish idea. The CHQ certificate was the original home for the initial 170's. RAH has 50 or so new 175s on the way with absolutely no pilots to fly them and no idea how to attract more pilots.

As far-fetched as that sounds, I'd say it has an equal chance of being a possibility!

Very relevant question.......

Down down 300 yesterday however republic up 5%