CAL/ UAL Merger

[CX880]

The BEST course of action would be to have every jet with 51 seats or more flown by mainline.... a few regional pilots would be out of work, but thats business and life. Plenty of mainline pilots have been out of work for MANY years because of regionals flying their seats and routes. I hope for a CAL style scope in the merger.... but most likely a cap on the current # of RJ's will be the end result.

Those furloughed mainline are being absorbed by regionals and jets for jobs programs so they're still flying. I would not be surprised if we see 70+ seat UAX RJs flown by regional pilots with furloughed mainline pilots. Kind of like compass.

 

[Jetjockey]

It doesn't matter what CAL's scope is anymore. The new company is now called United and the scope UAL has, will be what will be.

Doesn't quite work that way Kentucky. Re: Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA). A new agreement is forthcoming, and I'm sure you will see changes. Get that "heavy" RJ time while you can.

 

[lookin4better]

Doesn't quite work that way Kentucky. Re: Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA). A new agreement is forthcoming, and I'm sure you will see changes. Get that "heavy" RJ time while you can.

Love it!

 

[Whydoitry]

Not to throw any cold water on the "CAL scope will prevail" crowd, but how do you see management agreeing to it? It's going to have to make economic sense, and at the very least the new UAL team will point to DAL and say "we need to be competitive with them". Of course we all know that there is more to costs than just rates, so will the new UAL pilot group make concessions to work rules and other benefits to regain the 70 seat flying? If they can put the genie back in the bottle great, I'm just a little skeptical.

 

[rumorhasit]

No more 70 seat contract awards...the current contracts will freeze where they are or....MAYBE...be reduced.


That's a longshot though.



[prays even though he's an atheist]

I believe scope is 50 seat on the jet, that's why xjt stayed with the 50 seaters.

 

[Jetjockey]

Can we put the genie back in the bottle? that would take a lot of horsepower. Can we fence in the genie, keep him on a short leash and make sure he doesn't reproduce??? YES.

Freeze the number of 70 seaters right where they are at. When contracts come up, they are not renewed. No replacements, no more growth. Anything in the future over 50 seats belongs to mainline.

 

[snap145]

so all those pretty new XJT United paint jobs are gonna go right back in the paint shop and get swapped back to CAL Express???

 

[CX880]

Freeze the number of 70 seaters right where they are at. When contracts come up, they are not renewed. No replacements, no more growth. Anything in the future over 50 seats belongs to mainline.

Why would they even think of granting that? ALPA and especially CAL/UAL alpa is the senior pilots union. They will come up with 10-20% pay raises and the pilots will cave.

 

[Jetjockey]

Why would they even think of granting that? ALPA and especially CAL/UAL alpa is the senior pilots union. They will come up with 10-20% pay raises and the pilots will cave.

Do you even work at either company? If so, do you go to union meetings, talk to reps, serve on a committee?

You're wrong. Scope was a huge issue at CAL before the merger. Scope is a huge issue at UAL post-bankruptcy, and you think a small percentage of close retirement age guys are going to make those concerns just go away with a meager 10% raise? Even us mid range guys care about the contined "outsourcing" of our jobs. Even if they offered $1200 per hour, it don't matter one bit if you loose jobs!

Scope in on the radar screen more than you realize.

 

[Flash]

Not to throw any cold water on the "CAL scope will prevail" crowd, but how do you see management agreeing to it? It's going to have to make economic sense, and at the very least the new UAL team will point to DAL and say "we need to be competitive with them". Of course we all know that there is more to costs than just rates, so will the new UAL pilot group make concessions to work rules and other benefits to regain the 70 seat flying? If they can put the genie back in the bottle great, I'm just a little skeptical.

I would tend to side with the policies of the airline that has been more profitable in the last ten years over the one that can't seem to make money in any environment.