or it could just be as simple as Richard Anderson being smart enough to realize that if UAL/CAL gets their CBA done first, then he's probably going to end up paying more money.
Why not rush? Like ATN said before, why do pilots want to fight for years over pennies while stepping over dollars on the way?
The upbeat tone of the update makes it sound like a very promising contract. Cant wait to hear about it
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All the -400s, which includes the straight pax, combi, and freighter, are scheduled for retirement. From what I've heard and seen it doesn't appear there is a real replacement plan for them. Rumors have been of -700 combis or horizon doing pax to anywhere other than ANC/FAI and perhaps JNU, with just a couple -700 freighters. Prospects don't look good in my eyes... Would sure hate to see the namesake of the company go away.I wonder what is going to happen with the freighter and combi. If they get rid of those it will leave a major hole in our freight market up here. I know NAC has another 732 sitting on their ramp waiting for the cargo conversion, Everts is getting DC-9s, and Lyndens Hercs are busy in PNG.
Getting a deal done for the sake of getting it done is a bad negotiating tactic. Dragging the process out like USAirways or AMR isn't good but we're not talking about that. We're talking about record paced negotiations. That could mean good things but you have to ask yourself why the company absolutely has to get this done so quickly. ALPA needs to be saying, we don't really need to rush but if you insist then there is a premium that you must pay. They very well may be saying just that and I hope that is the case but there's no way to tell so I will wait and see then vote accordingly. But I'm not voting yes just to get the deal done. The reason I see red flags all over the place is that we're talking RJ block hours not numbers of aircraft. We're talking about getting a deal done to capture an opportunity. An opportunity for who? An opportunity to place a few more 76 seaters into LGA after you tell me to write my Congressional representatives?
If you had read all the propaganda we've been receiving from DALPA over the last year about what airline X and Z have in their contract for pay and work rules compared to what we already have, you would be concerned about the union's motivation too. It's funny, it seems DALPA has been running the company's "see how good you guys have it!" campaign for them. The company of course has been extremely quiet because well they don't have to say a word! But DALPA ends every letter with "The negotiating committee has heard you loud and clear!" so that makes it ok right? Well they better have heard us or they are more out of touch than I thought. DALPA says Carpe Diem!!! I say you first DALPA.
Why not rush? Like ATN said before, why do pilots want to fight for years over pennies while stepping over dollars on the way?
The upbeat tone of the update makes it sound like a very promising contract. Cant wait to hear about it
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If the company is rushing to finish a contract you've already won. Whoever is in a rush always loses. Standard art of war stuff
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Why? Because the "devil is in the details".
Last time we "rushed", we were promised "unprecedented growth" and massive raises because we're all getting pay increases and upgrades.
I see this being the least likely of any of the reasons you mentioned. I don't see the UAL/CAL CBA getting done quickly nor do I see it being very lucrative. In fact, I see their CBA as being a liability to our negotiations.
I see this being the least likely of any of the reasons you mentioned. I don't see the UAL/CAL CBA getting done quickly nor do I see it being very lucrative. In fact, I see their CBA as being a liability to our negotiations.
Well looks like we got ourselves an oil refinery. Definitely like this idea...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/delta-subsidiary-acquire-trainer-refinery-200000292.html
I see this as being only good for Delta, RA and friends continue to come up with new ideas
It's certainly not following the heard. It's refreshing to see some original ideas.