Originally Posted by Excargodog (Post 3149043)

Nobody said it would be fun but two ALPA carriers with very similar wages and flying pretty much the same equipment... tHat doesn’t seem all that bad. Take the best of the work rules from each group.

the hard part would be the paint job. A fleet of green airplanes maybe? Not Shrek green but maybe a little darker. To appeal to the environmentally sensitive folks?
;)

Originally Posted by TransWorld (Post 3149051)

The hardest is, and always has been, SLI (Seniority List Integration). I only half kid.

Originally Posted by Excargodog (Post 3149043)

Nobody said it would be fun but two ALPA carriers with very similar wages and flying pretty much the same equipment... tHat doesn’t seem all that bad. Take the best of the work rules from each group.

the hard part would be the paint job. A fleet of green airplanes maybe? Not Shrek green but maybe a little darker. To appeal to the environmentally sensitive folks?
;)

Originally Posted by ElCaribe (Post 3149172)

It’s definitely not as easy as just “take the best work rules..”

Originally Posted by FNGFO (Post 3149182)

Nah, I’m pretty positive that’s how it works....

Originally Posted by Excargodog (Post 3149043)

Nobody said it would be fun but two ALPA carriers with very similar wages and flying pretty much the same equipment... tHat doesn’t seem all that bad. Take the best of the work rules from each group.

the hard part would be the paint job. A fleet of green airplanes maybe? Not Shrek green but maybe a little darker. To appeal to the environmentally sensitive folks?
;)

Originally Posted by Margaritaville (Post 3149373)

That's not how it works. The union tries to cherrypick the best parts, and management tries to cherrypick the worst parts. Both sides dig in and it gets ugly. Then they get the pilot groups fighting with each other and it all goes sideways. Ask me why I know.

Originally Posted by FNGFO (Post 3149377)

Sigh. Humor is a thing. I wasn’t serious.

Originally Posted by Excargodog (Post 3149379)

yeah, me neither. Except about the XLRs. And not wanting Shrek green...;)

Originally Posted by singlepilot (Post 3148973)

Would a merger induce headaches for us absolutely
Look at the long term gains though.
A 400-500 airplane ULCC monster that would have the absolute lowest CASM in the industry and probably some of the highest profit margins.
The negotiating power of 6-7000 pilots also couldn’t hurt.
I for one would happily set aside a few years of QOL and seniority for the longer term security and viability of the power house the two airlines would become.
Thats just me though, and after all we know most (not all) pilots seem to be selfish and shortsighted.