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Old 09-02-2017 | 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Feng
Oh, and here I thought I heard rumblings about how an airbus pilot is an airbus pilot is an airbus pilot regardless which airline you work for. And I didn't know an "out dated" labor contract removes an airline from the airline industry.

I'm so glad there are good folks on here to educate me.
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Old 09-02-2017 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Feng
Oh, and here I thought I heard rumblings about how an airbus pilot is an airbus pilot is an airbus pilot regardless which airline you work for. And I didn't know an "out dated" labor contract removes an airline from the airline industry.

I'm so glad there are good folks on here to educate me.

F9 is a BK contract so No sense in mentionig them
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Old 09-02-2017 | 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Chimpy
*than


Sorry, lol
Hey, my English is gooder THAN yours! Lol I don't get paid enough to use proper grammar or check my thumbs spelling! 😋
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Old 09-02-2017 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Feng
Yes, industry standard. But picking the three or four airlines with the best compensation out of the 15+ out there and then averaging their compensation, and then calling it an industry standard, does not actually make it industry standard. Surely you see that right?
The industry:
Delta
United
American
Alaska/Virgin (actively negotiating and will see an arbitrated contract
in a month so we are making assumptions on what
they will get)
Jetblue (actively negotiating so again we are not going to use current
compensation but make the assumption they will secure large
raises as they've historically been close to the legacies)

Not included:
Frontier (bankruptcy contract and actively negotiating. We don't
include them because coming from bankruptcy you don't
know where they will land and you obviously can't compare a
bankruptcy contract to spirit that has no idea what to do with
all the money.)
Allegiant (for the most part not a competitor as we they don't fly a
similar route map. We are using airlines with the same
planes on the same routes.)

You can't include current compensation from airlines that are negotiating at the same time. It's very reasonable to assume they are negotiating and will secure the same thing we are so you have to use that in the analysis. To prove we were being fair we were using current Alaska and Virgin compensation until the merger and their expedited negotiation process because Virgin was just starting the process on a first contract and to my knowledge Alaska wasn't negotiating yet. Spirit management messed up by allowing the industry to climb again with that merger and as a result our ask went up.

Speaking of the ask:
Industry standard or not if you choose to not agree with our "industry", it is not only affordable it is profitable and spirit could agree to every last word we have proposed and then some and not have to change a thing about how they do business. It's the definition of reasonable. What's unreasonable is expecting a highly skilled workforce that is the backbone of your business to come to work for far less compensation than those at your competition. It's not only unreasonable it's bad management and the shareholders and the board are going to see that sooner or later. Hopefully it's not too late. One thing is for certain, we aren't taking less than industry standard and will walk when the time comes if need be.
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Old 09-02-2017 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Qotsaautopilot
The industry:
Delta
United
American
Alaska/Virgin (actively negotiating and will see an arbitrated contract
in a month so we are making assumptions on what
they will get)
Jetblue (actively negotiating so again we are not going to use current
compensation but make the assumption they will secure large
raises as they've historically been close to the legacies)

Not included:
Frontier (bankruptcy contract and actively negotiating. We don't
include them because coming from bankruptcy you don't
know where they will land and you obviously can't compare a
bankruptcy contract to spirit that has no idea what to do with
all the money.)
Allegiant (for the most part not a competitor as we they don't fly a
similar route map. We are using airlines with the same
planes on the same routes.)

You can't include current compensation from airlines that are negotiating at the same time. It's very reasonable to assume they are negotiating and will secure the same thing we are so you have to use that in the analysis. To prove we were being fair we were using current Alaska and Virgin compensation until the merger and their expedited negotiation process because Virgin was just starting the process on a first contract and to my knowledge Alaska wasn't negotiating yet. Spirit management messed up by allowing the industry to climb again with that merger and as a result our ask went up.

Speaking of the ask:
Industry standard or not if you choose to not agree with our "industry", it is not only affordable it is profitable and spirit could agree to every last word we have proposed and then some and not have to change a thing about how they do business. It's the definition of reasonable. What's unreasonable is expecting a highly skilled workforce that is the backbone of your business to come to work for far less compensation than those at your competition. It's not only unreasonable it's bad management and the shareholders and the board are going to see that sooner or later. Hopefully it's not too late. One thing is for certain, we aren't taking less than industry standard and will walk when the time comes if need be.

What's funny though is that I'd wager the house that IF Frontier, Allegiant, Sun Country, Miami Air, JetBlue..etc had far higher compensation than the legacies for whatever reason, you'd be screaming that Spirit is nothing like the hub/spoke of the legacies, have a different revenue structure...blah blah blah and should be peered among those careers. And I'd think that case would be more convincing. Whatever happened to pilots are pilots and we all do the same job? I guess that's not applicable when it doesn't fit your narrative.

You'd don't get paid something because your employer can afford it and still be profitable. That's not how it works.
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Old 09-02-2017 | 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Feng
What's funny though is that I'd wager the house that IF Frontier, Allegiant, Sun Country, Miami Air, JetBlue..etc had far higher compensation than the legacies for whatever reason, you'd be screaming that Spirit is nothing like the hub/spoke of the legacies, have a different revenue structure...blah blah blah and should be peered among those careers. And I'd think that case would be more convincing. Whatever happened to pilots are pilots and we all do the same job? I guess that's not applicable when it doesn't fit your narrative.

You'd don't get paid something because your employer can afford it and still be profitable. That's not how it works.
You really are a piece of work. Can you not take a hint? Go away. Your opinion is that of a management stooge. Go work on your resume so you can be a big boy ceo instead of the lackey intern playing on internet web boards...

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Old 09-02-2017 | 04:18 PM
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Hey you all please stop feeding the troll, Feng. He has been a troll for a while, go look at some of his post from 2015. He was pretending to be an AA pilot. Once you all stop quoting him he will go away.
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Old 09-03-2017 | 08:42 AM
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feng is just worried the new pilot contract will hurt his bonuses
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Old 09-04-2017 | 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by SourGrapes
feng is just worried the new pilot contract will hurt his bonuses
The thing is when the airline starts firing on all cylinders with an industry standard contract their bonuses will probably increase. They can't seem to get out of their own way though
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Old 09-04-2017 | 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Qotsaautopilot
The thing is when the airline starts firing on all cylinders with an industry standard contract their bonuses will probably increase. They can't seem to get out of their own way though

Ooh look, a dime!!! I'd totally go pick it up but this pile of dollars is in my way so...
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