Gary Kelly's ATN Comments at Message To The Field

[Wesb737fo]

apparently not everybody has read the memo.

 

[Dude]

I highly doubt anything said here would ever go before an arbitrator. Are you serious?!

This board is nothing more than a support group for closet Tourette's patients.

If I ever hear any of this $hit in my cockpit, someone is not finishing the trip! Me or the other dude....doesn't matter. I will not tolerate this buffoonery and nonsense while I am at the job I enjoy. Go ruin someone else's day.

Jackwagons!

 

[PapaWoody]

That's the thing-you don't lose a THING, other than your pride, maybe. You'll still upgrade with your percentage. You have had years of gains while aai has had jack. Now that they get gains you had, you also want something? It doesn't work that way.

We got what we negotiated, and so did you. Now you seem to think that you are entitled to what we negotiated without paying the same price that we did? I'm sorry, JJ, but it truly doesn't work THAT way.

As for the "you don't lose a THING comment", relative seniority for you guys would cost the bottom half of our seniority hundreds of thousands of dollars in career earnings from delayed upgrades (you guys would get a disproportionate benefit from our retirements) while every one on the AAI list would increase their career earning potential by at least 1 million dollars. So, actually, we would lose more than just our pride.

Speaking of pride, with all the gains that you guys are going to realize by reaping the benefits of the contract that SWAPA earned, it seems to me that all this talk about "losing our CA seats/lost upgrade potential/seniority is forever - even though I have 4 yrs. less longevity (on average) than all you guys" is nothing more than that - foolish pride.

Fraternally,
PapaWoody

 

[PapaWoody]

I highly doubt anything said here would ever go before an arbitrator. Are you serious?!

This board is nothing more than a support group for closet Tourette's patients.

If I ever hear any of this $hit in my cockpit, someone is not finishing the trip! Me or the other dude....doesn't matter. I will not tolerate this buffoonery and nonsense while I am at the job I enjoy. Go ruin someone else's day.

Jackwagons!

By the way, if you are the type of guy that refers to it as "my cockpit", you, sir, are the Jackwagon. By the way, the ******* retired Lieutenant Colonel store called -- they're out of you.

PW

 

[Lear70]

apparently not everybody has read the memo.

Clearly.

Finally, the Merger Committee continues to receive reports that AirTran pilots may be discussing the SLI and related merger topics on independent pilot message boards. The matter has risen to the level that both the ATN and SWA MC's have been in contact about posts which may have been written by each other’s pilots. Upon further review, it would appear that there are in fact a number of posts on these forums which attempt to make a case for either AirTran or Southwest pilots, but which are needlessly provocative, and are doing little more than aggravating these pilots’ future coworkers. Furthermore, it would appear that some could potentially even be harmful to one or the other side in the SLI process.

Posts from AirTran pilots need to stop, and as such, the Merger Committee requests the AirTran pilots refrain from posting anything pertaining to the merger on outside message boards. On the internet, people often say something wrong. But your reply is unlikely to make things right, and may even make things worse. In addition, it’s worth remembering that we do ourselves no favors when we get into heated conversations with Southwest pilots in airports, on layovers, or in crew vans. Only a tiny minority of your reported conversations with Southwest pilots has been anything less than friendly and welcoming, so let’s make sure our future interactions continue that trend.

In service,

Your ATN MEC Merger Committee

 

[Bill Nelson]

Lear,

Is that memo new?

 

[RIDETHELIGHTING]

Yes, today

 

[Lear70]

Yep, about 11 a.m. this morning.

 

[27 driver]

By the way, if you are the type of guy that refers to it as "my cockpit", you, sir, are the Jackwagon. By the way, the ******* retired Lieutenant Colonel store called -- they're out of you.

PW

Thats funny right there!

 

[On Your Six]

I highly doubt anything said here would ever go before an arbitrator. Are you serious?!

This board is nothing more than a support group for closet Tourette's patients.

If I ever hear any of this $hit in my cockpit, someone is not finishing the trip! Me or the other dude....doesn't matter. I will not tolerate this buffoonery and nonsense while I am at the job I enjoy. Go ruin someone else's day.

Jackwagons!

You sound like the Jackwagon! Go ahead and order people off YOUR plane if they ruin YOUR fun time! Yeah, GK sure would like you dumping your FO off in Omaha if he makes you upset Captain Stoobing! Time for you and Iasic the bartender to go smoke some weed in Julie's cabin on The Love Boat! I hope Ty Webb is senior to you eventually.


OYS

 

[GuppyWN]

That's the thing-you don't lose a THING, other than your pride, maybe. You'll still upgrade with your percentage. You have had years of gains while aai has had jack. Now that they get gains you had, you also want something? It doesn't work that way.

Even if you tried to make this argument it still fails. One side "not losing" anything while the other side "gains everything" is still not fair.

Gup

 

[dh82dvr]

I think there is much to be gained for everyone in the long term, if one can look ahead just a little.

 

[PRINCE AKEEM]

"Finally, the Merger Committee continues to receive reports that AirTran pilots may be discussing the SLI and related merger topics on independent pilot message boards. The matter has risen to the level that both the ATN and SWA MC's have been in contact about posts which may have been written by each other’s pilots. Upon further review, it would appear that there are in fact a number of posts on these forums which attempt to make a case for either AirTran or Southwest pilots, but which are needlessly provocative, and are doing little more than aggravating these pilots’ future coworkers. Furthermore, it would appear that some could potentially even be harmful to one or the other side in the SLI process."


Congrats Ty, you and your bloated ego got your very own paragraph from our union. Pathetic.

 

[Bob Dylan]

Congrats Ty, you and your bloated ego got your very own paragraph from our union. Pathetic.

The damage has already been done by him and a couple others and it cannot be undone. From what I'm hearing, there won't be an integration at all. Preferential interviews so that SWA can determine who really wants to be a SWA pilot is a likely solution.

 

[Kharma Police]

The damage has already been done by him and a couple others and it cannot be undone. From what I'm hearing, there won't be an integration at all. Preferential interviews so that SWA can determine who really wants to be a SWA pilot is a likely solution.

LOL!, did your Southwest Sock Puppet friend give you the details or did you get the information from your all knowing stockbroker?!?!

You are either a few chromosomes short or just another jealous provocateur. Have a nice flight tonight!