Scope Choke in Action
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Again, the only reason the majors are accelerating the parking of the 50 seaters is that they cannot find the pilots who will fly them for minimum wage. The UPA 'limits' gave the company 102+ 76 seaters for nothing. DAL was already at that limit and their pilots got 88 mainline 717s and near tern Delta Express shrinkage to 450 aircraft. Our negotiators got theirs and our clocks cleaned for DAL - 1 year.
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Our 2nd quarter profit was more than twice theirs. They are probably scared.
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Our 2nd quarter profit was more than twice theirs. They are probably scared.
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Now it's becoming perfectly clear to see how we've given away half of our flying to pilots not on our list flying planes smaller then the Guppy. Tell you what... why don't you ask your Southwest buds how much they make and how many days off they get in a year.
How many quarters have they had in the last dozen years or so without a profit? Scared... nah. Proactive... yep. I think they're being squeezed harder now by the majors for sure, but they'll survive and thrive.
How many quarters have they had in the last dozen years or so without a profit? Scared... nah. Proactive... yep. I think they're being squeezed harder now by the majors for sure, but they'll survive and thrive.
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The biggest thing they will ever fly is a guppy, and our widebody pilots get more days off on average than their most senior pilots.
A 12 years Captain at SWA maxes out at $216/hour. Ours maxes out at $255/hour. Their FOs $151/hour. Ours make $171.
I wouldn't go there no matter what.
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