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- Dec 15, 2001
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All members,
We are happy to share some good news to our pilots who have waited a long time for some growth, and who have been concerned about how that growth would be filled.
RAH management has informed us that they will open a vacancy bid for 20 First Officer positions to fill growth in MKE and DEN. We will distribute details as soon as the vacancy is posted (likely Monday) so please be looking out for that. Based on a lack of response from Frontier VLOA pilots wanting to return, they plan on hiring pilots to fill most of the First Officer vacancies. A letter has been sent to the Republic pilots notifying them of this opportunity, and clarifying that any Republic pilots who wish to be hired in these Airbus First Officer positions must resign their current position (and seniority number) at Republic in order *****to come to Frontier as a traditional new hire. Their seniority rights under the IMSL for their previous position will no longer apply, except under the terms that may be provided to new hire pilots in the award. The decision to add staffing, and the method of adding those pilots, was made after discussion between your FAPA representatives and senior
RAH management. We appreciate RAH management’s interest in discussing these issues with us prior to the decisions being made, and we agree that the process is in compliance with the current status of the FAPA and IBT CBA’s and the IMSL award.
We also expect RAH to reach out to furloughed Midwest pilots to offer them positions that remain after the Republic pilots have the opportunity. FAPA is very pleased about this opportunity to bring some of these very experienced, professional and highly qualified pilots back on property – and hopefully home to MKE. We do not know how many Midwest pilots will take these positions, but please join us in extended a very warm welcome to those who do.
While we believe the requirement for Republic pilots to resign their seniority on the IBT list is appropriate and in compliance with all current agreements (and, in fact, what every one of our pilots has done), we also recognize that this will make it a very difficult decision for those pilots. During the SLI negotiations, we did attempt to negotiate a “flow through” agreement for Republic pilots to come to Frontier to avoid just such a situation, but the Local 357 leadership was unfortunately not interested in discussing the issue at all while dismissing it as unnecessary. While there have certainly been some tensions between the pilot groups, we ask that you please recognize the challenging *****position these Republic line pilots have been put in while making a decision to pursue these new-hire positions with Frontier Airlines on the Airbus. We hope that some of these professional pilots will join us at Frontier, and FAPA will obviously extend all benefits, protections and
assistance to these pilots just as we would welcome any other pilot new to our group. Please help us in making them feel welcome.
We will provide more information as it becomes available.
Fraternally,
FAPA BOD
We are happy to share some good news to our pilots who have waited a long time for some growth, and who have been concerned about how that growth would be filled.
RAH management has informed us that they will open a vacancy bid for 20 First Officer positions to fill growth in MKE and DEN. We will distribute details as soon as the vacancy is posted (likely Monday) so please be looking out for that. Based on a lack of response from Frontier VLOA pilots wanting to return, they plan on hiring pilots to fill most of the First Officer vacancies. A letter has been sent to the Republic pilots notifying them of this opportunity, and clarifying that any Republic pilots who wish to be hired in these Airbus First Officer positions must resign their current position (and seniority number) at Republic in order *****to come to Frontier as a traditional new hire. Their seniority rights under the IMSL for their previous position will no longer apply, except under the terms that may be provided to new hire pilots in the award. The decision to add staffing, and the method of adding those pilots, was made after discussion between your FAPA representatives and senior
RAH management. We appreciate RAH management’s interest in discussing these issues with us prior to the decisions being made, and we agree that the process is in compliance with the current status of the FAPA and IBT CBA’s and the IMSL award.
We also expect RAH to reach out to furloughed Midwest pilots to offer them positions that remain after the Republic pilots have the opportunity. FAPA is very pleased about this opportunity to bring some of these very experienced, professional and highly qualified pilots back on property – and hopefully home to MKE. We do not know how many Midwest pilots will take these positions, but please join us in extended a very warm welcome to those who do.
While we believe the requirement for Republic pilots to resign their seniority on the IBT list is appropriate and in compliance with all current agreements (and, in fact, what every one of our pilots has done), we also recognize that this will make it a very difficult decision for those pilots. During the SLI negotiations, we did attempt to negotiate a “flow through” agreement for Republic pilots to come to Frontier to avoid just such a situation, but the Local 357 leadership was unfortunately not interested in discussing the issue at all while dismissing it as unnecessary. While there have certainly been some tensions between the pilot groups, we ask that you please recognize the challenging *****position these Republic line pilots have been put in while making a decision to pursue these new-hire positions with Frontier Airlines on the Airbus. We hope that some of these professional pilots will join us at Frontier, and FAPA will obviously extend all benefits, protections and
assistance to these pilots just as we would welcome any other pilot new to our group. Please help us in making them feel welcome.
We will provide more information as it becomes available.
Fraternally,
FAPA BOD
