Pre Acquisition Applicants

[Roomwithaview]

fubar

The whole premise of this thread is flawed. It doesn't matter how many AAI pilots have apps at SWA.

Doesn't matter what you think. Only the arbitrator.

Or as you'll be referring to him post award "the abitraitor"

 

[sooner01]

if i understand the opening of this post. if the airtran pilots that had apps on file at southwest went to the bottom would the southwest guys give the ones that didnt, relative seniority? i dont think that is possible as that would result in seniority out of order.

 

[sooner01]

also several have said date of hire, with some opposed to that. how does date of hire affect both sides seniority?

 

[Roomwithaview]

Depends?

if i understand the opening of this post. if the airtran pilots that had apps on file at southwest went to the bottom would the southwest guys give the ones that didnt, relative seniority? i dont think that is possible as that would result in seniority out of order.

Where are you going to put the guys from SWA that had apps on file at AAI? Wait! Nevermind!!

 

[canyonblue]

Bob Jordan was in our crew room the other day talking to pilots. He said that he was obviously disappointed with our MEC, but he said we are family now .....

Kind of like the Manson Family.

 

[canyonblue]

I'm not anti-SWA. I'm anti-SWA f/o SLI arrogance.

'Arrogance'

I like that. That's nice.

You know what I'm going to do? I'm going to leave your words right up here for all of Flight Info to enjoy, giving you full credit of course, Mr. Fubijaakr.

 

[Tripower455]

if i understand the opening of this post. if the airtran pilots that had apps on file at southwest went to the bottom would the southwest guys give the ones that didnt, relative seniority? i dont think that is possible as that would result in seniority out of order.

The argument is one of "career expectations". The large number of AT guy who've either LEFT AT for SW and other places vs. the number of SW guys that have left for AT and other places illustrates the difference in "career expectations" between SW and AT.

This point, more than any other, proves just how different a career at AT is than SW. If they were equals, why would so many folks leave or attempt to leave AT?

In spite of what some of the vocal posters (trolls) say on here, "career expectations" ARE a player in arbitration.

 

[Ty Webb]

The argument is one of "career expectations". The large number of AT guy who've either LEFT AT for SW and other places vs. the number of SW guys that have left for AT and other places illustrates the difference in "career expectations" between SW and AT.

This point, more than any other, proves just how different a career at AT is than SW. If they were equals, why would so many folks leave or attempt to leave AT?

In spite of what some of the vocal posters (trolls) say on here, "career expectations" ARE a player in arbitration.

There are two sides to every argument . . . I would say that the 1600 of us who did NOT go to SWA obviously believed that their career expectations were better at AirTran, by a margin of 16 to 1.

It may make you feel better, but an Arbitrator will not be impressed by people choosing to go from the bottom of one list to the bottom of the other. Give it a rest, already.

 

[swingtrader]

Back in '08 AAI furloughed 169 pilots. You can bet everyone of them applied at any and all airlines that were even thinking of hiring. Can you blame them? Duh!

 

[Beetle007]

Andy, FWIW, the M-B trigger isn't 51% of the airframes. . . It's based on assets.

More than 50% of assets or equity is the trigger for M-B.