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Strike price is 2.89 and upgrade isn't 10 years. The last upgrade was a pilot who was hired in 96 but he bypassed upgraded until a couple weeks ago. Pilots and F/A's hold around 1.5 million stock options. Many of the pilots still own a good chunk of stock from the IPO. Future growth wasn't in question as Midwest management has made it very clear that they are announcing an md80 replacement/growth aircraft order by the end of the year.
 
I suppose it's not worth getting worked up over until it happens. We have been told for a long time that consolidation would occur and it appears, from what we are seeing in the news, that we are getting pretty close.

If LCC/DL goes through and a couple of other legacy majors get together, can Midwest stand alone? And If AAI and MEH do merge, regardless of pilot integration, I wonder if the new company would be big enough to compete in the long run. Looking at the numbers...sure...then again I suppose the numbers I have seen are those the company wants investors to see.
 
likeitis said:
Strike price is 2.89 and upgrade isn't 10 years. The last upgrade was a pilot who was hired in 96 but he bypassed upgraded until a couple weeks ago. Pilots and F/A's hold around 1.5 million stock options. Many of the pilots still own a good chunk of stock from the IPO. Future growth wasn't in question as Midwest management has made it very clear that they are announcing an md80 replacement/growth aircraft order by the end of the year.
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By the end of the year?

Hmmm... 17 days to go. Will be very interesting if they end up with 737 orders/options.
 
Personally, i think the only truly fair integration of two pilot groups is by using a "relative seniority" integration. If you were a 10% f/o at Airtran or Medex, then you would be a 10% f/o after integration. You would enjoy the same schedules / days off, QOL as you had previously. Midwest pilots would probably benefit from this since it would most likely allow the f/os to upgrade faster than if they were at Midwest. Obviously there would be a few issues to be resolved, and I would think any ties would have to go to the buyer.

Thoughts?
 
400ADude said:
Obsessed again are you? I would worry about your company rather than Midwest or Airtrash. Both of these companies are in a lot better shape than Delta.
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Be careful numbnuts, or you'll find yourself in banland again! I'll advise you to watch your potty mouth this time.

BTW, enjoy when those guys at Air Tran staple your useless coke serving butt to the bottom of their seniority list.
And DL will be just fine either way, but thanks for caring!

737
 
TV9Driver said:
Personally, i think the only truly fair integration of two pilot groups is by using a "relative seniority" integration. If you were a 10% f/o at Airtran or Medex, then you would be a 10% f/o after integration. You would enjoy the same schedules / days off, QOL as you had previously. Midwest pilots would probably benefit from this since it would most likely allow the f/os to upgrade faster than if they were at Midwest. Obviously there would be a few issues to be resolved, and I would think any ties would have to go to the buyer.

Thoughts?
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My first thought: non sequitur, sir.

How does "the only truly fair integration" = "Midwest Pilots benefit"?

If one group enjoys a windfall over the other, that's hardly "truly fair", now is it?
 
737 Pylt said:
Be careful numbnuts, or you'll find yourself in banland again! I'll advise you to watch your potty mouth this time.

BTW, enjoy when those guys at Air Tran staple your useless coke serving butt to the bottom of their seniority list.
And DL will be just fine either way, but thanks for caring!

737
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Potty mouth? Funny that the moderator banned me for that PM I sent him, saying I needed to watch my mouth. Huh? You were the one dropping f bombs in it, not me. And I got banned for it! Funny how it works around here isn't it. I don't work at Midwest either so I'm not worried about the staple. You on the other hand, might need to worry about the staple. You surely miss chuck don't you? That time of year for you two, gathered around the missletoe.

Sorry for the hijack. 737, if you have something PM me.
 
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400ADude said:
Potty mouth? Funny that the moderator banned me for that PM I sent him, saying I needed to watch my mouth. Huh? You were the one dropping f bombs in it, not me. And I got banned for it! Funny how it works around here isn't it. I don't work at Midwest either so I'm not worried about the staple. You on the other hand, might need to worry about the staple. You surely miss chuck don't you? That time of year for you two, gathered around the missletoe.

Sorry for the hijack. 737, if you have something PM me.
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You're treading on thin ice einstein, be very careful!:) ;)

737
 
Lear70,

first of all, i'm an AirTran pilot - so i'm not trying to help out the other side. I'm just trying to find a reasonable solution to integrations - i didn't say it was perfect - that's why i'm soliciting constructive conversation.
 

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